Voting Age by Country

Compare the legal voting age across 54 countries worldwide, sorted from lowest to highest.

16
Lowest Age
25
Highest Age
18.1
Average
18
Most Common
# Country Voting Age
1 Brazil 16
2 Austria 16
3 Argentina 16
4 Cuba 16
5 Greece 17
6 Indonesia 17
7 United States 18
8 United Kingdom 18
9 Canada 18
10 Australia 18
11 Germany 18
12 France 18
13 Japan 18
14 South Korea 18
15 China 18
16 India 18
17 Mexico 18
18 Italy 18
19 Spain 18
20 Netherlands 18
21 Belgium 18
22 Sweden 18
23 Norway 18
24 Denmark 18
25 Finland 18
26 Switzerland 18
27 Portugal 18
28 Poland 18
29 Ireland 18
30 New Zealand 18
31 Russia 18
32 South Africa 18
33 Colombia 18
34 Chile 18
35 Turkey 18
36 Egypt 18
37 Nigeria 18
38 Kenya 18
39 Thailand 18
40 Vietnam 18
41 Philippines 18
42 Malaysia 18
43 Taiwan 18
44 Israel 18
45 Czech Republic 18
46 Hungary 18
47 Romania 18
48 Iceland 18
49 Peru 18
50 Pakistan 18
51 Bangladesh 18
52 Saudi Arabia 21
53 Singapore 21
54 United Arab Emirates 25

Domande Frequenti

What is the lowest voting age in the world?

The lowest voting age in our data is 16 years old, found in countries like Brazil, Austria, Argentina.

What is the highest voting age in the world?

The highest voting age in our data is 25 years old, found in countries like United Arab Emirates.

What is the most common voting age?

The most common voting age is 18 years old, with 45 out of 54 countries using this threshold.


Compare voting age across 54+ countries. See which countries have the highest and lowest voting age requirements.