Parliament

Maldives

Composition

People's Majlis · IPU Parline

Gender

Women 3.2%Men 96.8%

Age distribution · avg 43.8

Under 304.3%

30–4547.3%

45+48.4%

Indicator	Value
Parliament	People's MajlisIPU Parline [2024]
Structure	UnicameralIPU Parline [2024]
Total seats	93 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Electoral system	Plurality / majorityIPU Parline [2024]
Last election	2024-04-21IPU Parline [2024]
Next election (expected)	2029-04-30IPU Parline [2024]
Voter turnout	73.91 %International IDEA Voter Turnout [2024]
Speaker	Abdul Raheem AbdullaIPU Parline [2024]
Women members (seats)	3 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Women in parliament	3.23 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Average member age	43.8 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

Maldives'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 (People's Majlis), structure (Unicameral). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.