Data source: Daniel Stockemer and Aksel Sundström
The WARP dataset is a comprehensive and ongoing data collection effort that provides information about the numerical presence of age groups in lower house parliaments, spanning across the globe and over time.
To date, it contains over 800 elections in 150 countries. In more detail, we provide information on the mean and median age of Members of Parliament (MPs), as well as information of the share of young or older MPs. It also provides figures that compare the presence of a certain age group of legislators in relation to the same age group in the general population. Finally, it includes gendered figures, such as the presence of young female MPs.
Notes: If more than one observation is listed per year, the latest available data is taken as a country score of the given year. We also underline that the WARP dataset coverage of MPs changes across years and countries, and coverage data can be obtained from the original website.
When using this dataset, please cite as:
(Stockemer & Sundström,
2022)
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yri_agi30
The percentage of MPs aged 30 or under relative to the percent of citizens aged 30 or under in the population.
yri_agi35
The percentage of MPs aged 35 or under relative to the percent of citizens aged 35 or under in the population.
yri_agi40
The percentage of MPs aged 40 or under relative to the percent of citizens aged 40 or under in the population.
yri_agi4160
The percentage of MPs aged 41 to 60 relative to the percent of citizens aged 41 to 60 in the population.
yri_agi61
The percentage of MPs aged 61 or over relative to the percent of citizens aged 61 or over in the population.
yri_fem30
The percentage of female MPs aged 30 or under of all female MPs.
yri_fem35
The percentage of female MPs aged 35 or under of all female MPs.
yri_fem40
The percentage of female MPs aged 40 or under of all female MPs.
yri_fem4160
The percentage of female MPs aged 41 to 60 of all female MPs.
yri_fem61
The percentage of female MPs aged 61 or over of all female MPs.
yri_medianage
The median age of MPs in the respective country.
yri_mp30
The percentage of MPs aged 30 or under.
yri_mp35
The percentage of MPs aged 35 or under.
yri_mp40
The percentage of female MPs aged 40 or under of all female MPs.