Suffrage

This entry gives the age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted.

Argentina

18-70 years of age; universal and compulsory; 16-17 years of age - optional for national elections

Australia

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Belgium

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Bolivia

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Bosnia and Herzegovina

18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

Brazil

voluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age; note - military conscripts by law cannot vote

Brunei

18 years of age for village elections; universal

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Costa Rica

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Dominican Republic

18 years of age; universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age can vote; note - members of the armed forces and national police by law cannot vote

Ecuador

18-65 years of age; universal and compulsory; 16-18, over 65, and other eligible voters, voluntary

Egypt

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Estonia

18 years of age; universal; age 16 for local elections

European Union

18 years of age (16 years in Austria); universal; voting for the European Parliament is permitted in each member state

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

18 years of age; universal

Germany

18 years of age; universal; age 16 for some state and municipal elections

Gibraltar

18 years of age; universal; and British citizens with six months residence or more

Greece

17 years of age; universal and compulsory

Guam

18 years of age; universal; note - Guamanians are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Guatemala

18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day

Holy See (Vatican City)

election of the pope is limited to cardinals less than 80 years old

Honduras

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

18 years of age in direct elections for 20 of the 90 Legislative Council seats and all of the seats in 18 district councils; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past 7 years; note - in indirect elections, suffrage is limited to about 220,000 members of functional constituencies for the other 70 legislature seats and a 1,500-member election committee for the chief executive drawn from broad sectoral groupings, central government bodies, municipal organizations, and elected Hong Kong officials

Hungary

18 years of age, 16 if married and marriage is registered in Hungary; universal

Iceland

18 years of age; universal

India

18 years of age; universal

Indonesia

17 years of age; universal; married persons regardless of age

Iran

18 years of age; universal

Iraq

18 years of age; universal

Ireland

18 years of age; universal

Isle of Man

16 years of age; universal

Israel

18 years of age; universal; 17 years of age for municipal elections

Italy

18 years of age; universal except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25

Jamaica

18 years of age; universal

Japan

18 years of age; universal

Jersey

16 years of age; universal

Jordan

18 years of age; universal

Kazakhstan

18 years of age; universal

Kenya

18 years of age; universal

Kiribati

18 years of age; universal

Korea, North

17 years of age; universal and compulsory

Korea, South

18 years of age; universal; note - the voting age was lowered from 19 to 18 beginning with the 2020 national election

Kosovo

18 years of age; universal

Kuwait

21 years of age and at least 20-year citizenship

Kyrgyzstan

18 years of age; universal

Laos

18 years of age; universal

Latvia

18 years of age; universal

Lebanon

21 years of age; authorized for all men and women regardless of religion; excludes persons convicted of felonies and other crimes or those imprisoned; excludes all military and security service personnel regardless of rank

Lesotho

18 years of age; universal

Liberia

18 years of age; universal

Libya

18 years of age, universal

Liechtenstein

18 years of age; universal

Lithuania

18 years of age; universal

Luxembourg

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Macau

18 years of age in direct elections for some legislative positions, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past 7 years; note - indirect elections are limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" and an election committee for the chief executive drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, central government bodies, and elected Macau officials

Madagascar

18 years of age; universal

Malawi

18 years of age; universal

Malaysia

18 years of age; universal (2019)

Maldives

18 years of age; universal

Mali

18 years of age; universal

Malta

18 years of age (16 in local council elections); universal

Marshall Islands

18 years of age; universal

Mauritania

18 years of age; universal

Mauritius

18 years of age; universal

Mexico

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Micronesia, Federated States of

18 years of age; universal

Moldova

18 years of age; universal

Monaco

18 years of age; universal

Mongolia

18 years of age; universal

Montenegro

18 years of age; universal

Montserrat

18 years of age; universal

Morocco

18 years of age; universal

Mozambique

18 years of age; universal

Namibia

18 years of age; universal

Nauru

20 years of age; universal and compulsory

Nepal

18 years of age; universal

Netherlands

18 years of age; universal

New Caledonia

18 years of age; universal

New Zealand

18 years of age; universal

Nicaragua

16 years of age; universal

Niger

18 years of age; universal

Nigeria

18 years of age; universal

Niue

18 years of age; universal

Norfolk Island

18 years of age; universal

North Macedonia

18 years of age; universal

Northern Mariana Islands

18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Norway

18 years of age; universal

Oman

21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military and security forces by law cannot vote

Pakistan

18 years of age; universal; note - there are joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims

Palau

18 years of age; universal

Panama

18 years of age; universal

Papua New Guinea

18 years of age; universal

Paraguay

18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 75

Peru

18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 70

Philippines

18 years of age; universal

Pitcairn Islands

18 years of age; universal with three years residency

Poland

18 years of age; universal

Portugal

18 years of age; universal

Puerto Rico

18 years of age; universal; note - island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Qatar

18 years of age; universal

Romania

18 years of age; universal

Russia

18 years of age; universal

Rwanda

18 years of age; universal

Saint Barthelemy

18 years of age, universal

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

18 years of age

Saint Kitts and Nevis

18 years of age; universal

Saint Lucia

18 years of age; universal

Saint Martin

18 years of age, universal

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

18 years of age; universal

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

18 years of age; universal

Samoa

21 years of age; universal

San Marino

18 years of age; universal

Sao Tome and Principe

18 years of age; universal

Saudi Arabia

18 years of age; universal for municipal elections

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Senegal

18 years of age; universal

Serbia

18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

Seychelles

18 years of age; universal

Sierra Leone

18 years of age; universal

Singapore

21 years of age; universal and compulsory

Sint Maarten

18 years of age; universal

Slovakia

18 years of age; universal

Slovenia

18 years of age; universal

Solomon Islands

21 years of age; universal

Somalia

18 years of age; universal

South Africa

18 years of age; universal

South Sudan

18 years of age; universal

Spain

18 years of age; universal

Sri Lanka

18 years of age; universal

Sudan

17 years of age; universal

Suriname

18 years of age; universal

Sweden

18 years of age; universal

Switzerland

18 years of age; universal

Syria

18 years of age; universal

Taiwan

20 years of age; universal; note - in March 2022, the Legislative Yuan approved lowering the voting age to 18, but the change will require a constitutional amendment that must be submitted to a referendum

Tajikistan

18 years of age; universal

Tanzania

18 years of age; universal

Thailand

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Timor-Leste

17 years of age; universal

Togo

18 years of age; universal

Tokelau

21 years of age; universal

Tonga

21 years of age; universal

Trinidad and Tobago

18 years of age; universal

Tunisia

18 years of age; universal except for active government security forces (including the police and the military), people with mental disabilities, people who have served more than three months in prison (criminal cases only), and people given a suspended sentence of more than six months