Parliament

Iceland

Composition

Parliament · IPU Parline

Gender

Women 46%Men 54%

Age distribution · avg 51.9

Under 303.2%

30–4522.2%

45+74.6%

Indicator	Value
Parliament	ParliamentIPU Parline [2024]
Structure	UnicameralIPU Parline [2024]
Total seats	63 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Electoral system	Proportional representationIPU Parline [2024]
Last election	2024-11-30IPU Parline [2024]
Next election (expected)	2028-11-30IPU Parline [2024]
Voter turnout	80.18 %International IDEA Voter Turnout [2024]
Speaker	Thorunn SveinbjarnardottirIPU Parline [2024]
Women members (seats)	29 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Women in parliament	46 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Average member age	51.9 yearsIPU Parline [2024]

Section metadata

Data year2025

EditionDatabook 2026

Coverage11/11

LicenseCC-BY

Datasets on this page

IPU Parline
ipu_parline
Edition: 2024
International IDEA Voter Turnout
idea_voter_turnout
Edition: 2026
World Bank WDI
world_bank_wdi
Edition: 2024

About this data

Iceland's parliament on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 3 open datasets including IPU Parline, International IDEA Voter Turnout, World Bank WDI. Key figures include parliament (Parliament), structure (Unicameral). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.