This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.
| Indicator |
Indicator 16.7.1.a: Ratio between the proportion of seat taken in the Parliament by persons from certain groups of population and proportion of the respective group in total population |
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| Definition and concepts |
The indicator aims to compare the proportion of different demographic groups (depending on aged and sex) represented in the Parliament with the proportion of these groups in the national population with the right to vote. The right to elect and to be elected belongs to the citizens of the Republic of Moldova who have, including on the day of elections, the age of 18 years old, except for those deprived of this right as established by law (art. 11; 12 of the Electoral Code no. 1381/1997). |
| Unit of measure |
Percent, % |
| Method of computation |
For single-chamber parliaments, just like the one in the Republic of Moldova, the indicator is measured through 4 sub-indicators (1 for the young population and 3 for women), of which 2 are calculated as rates and 2 are presented as absolute numbers: 1. Rate 1 = Proportion of young members in the Parliament aged 18-44 years old out of the proportion of population aged 18-44 years old *100. where: Numerator: The number of Members of Parliament aged 18–44 in relation to the total number of Members of Parliament. Denominator: The total population aged 18–44 in relation to the total population. 2. Rate 2 = Proportion of women / men in the Parliament out of the proportion of women / men in total population with the right to vote (18 years old +) where: Numerator: The number of women Members of Parliament / men Members of Parliament in relation to the total number of Members of Parliament *100 Denominator: The number of women / men with the right to vote aged 18 and over in relation to the total population aged 18 and over. 3. President of the Parliament: is not calculated, as there is only one President in the Parliament, being registered only his/her individual characteristics, meaning: age group and sex. 4. Chairs of parliamentary standing committees (Public Administration Committee; Agriculture and Food Industry Committee; Culture, Education, Research, Youth, Sport, and Mass-media Committee; Public Finance Control Committee; Human Rights and Interethnic Relations Committee; Economy, Budget and Finance Committee; Legal, Appointments and Immunities Committee; Environment and Regional Development Committee; Foreign Policy and European Integration Committee; Social Protection, Health and Family Committee, and National Security, Defence and Public Order Committee): not calculated, as data are collected for the 11 chairs of the committees. Only their individual characteristics are registered, meaning: age group and sex. |
| Comparability with global indicator |
Unlike the global indicator, whose sub-indicator 3 is calculated as an absolute number of chairs of 5 standing committees (Foreign Affairs, Defence, Finance, Human Rights and Gender Equality), the national indicator is calculated as an absolute number of 11 chairs of standing parliamentary committees established in the X legislature. |
| Periodicity |
annual |
| Data last updated | Oct 06, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | Oct 06, 2025 |