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Did you know? Young people are not at the centre of political decision making even though almost half the world’s population is under 30 years old. More info on #YouthStats:

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#YouthStats: Public and Civic Participation

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•  Young people are not at the center of political decision making even though almost half the world’s population is under 30 years old.[UNDP, 2013, http://bit.ly/1dd2a2L]

• Globally, less than 6% of the parliamentarians are under 35 years old [UNDP, Fast Facts: Civic Engagement and Participation of Youth in Politics and Public Institutions, 2014, p.1, http://goo.gl/b5uGWX]

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• Globally, less than 2 per cent of parliamentarians are under 30 years old. [SDG indicator 16.7.1; Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2016: Youth participation in national parliaments, 2016,http://goo.gl/A83XGf]

• The average age in parliament in 53 years old. [UNDP, 2013,http://bit.ly/1dd2a2L]

• Only 1.65% of parliamentarians around the world are in their 20’s and for a third of countries, eligibility for national parliament starts at 25 years old. [UNDP, 2013,http://bit.ly/1dd2a2L]

• Voter turnout among 18-25 year olds continues to be lower than other age groups [UNDP, Fast Facts: Civic Engagement and Participation of Youth in Politics and Public Institutions, 2014, p.1, http://goo.gl/b5uGWX]

• 2 out of 3 countries DO NOT consult young people as a part of the process of preparing poverty reduction strategies or national development plans. [The Global Youth Call “Prioritizing Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda,” http://bit.ly/1HeSd9S]

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