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Voter registration statistics

Registered voters as at 12 October 2024

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Registered voters demographics by age-group and gender

18 - 19

Male
0.75%
208,354
Female
0.99%
274,766

20 - 29

Male
6.96%
1,925,081
Female
8.54%
2,363,866

30 - 39

Male
11.31%
3,129,526
Female
13.16%
3,642,000

40 - 49

Male
10.37%
2,870,147
Female
11.43%
3,162,829

50 - 59

Male
7.51%
2,077,917
Female
9.09%
2,515,858

60 - 69

Male
4.8%
1,329,570
Female
6.59%
1,822,898

70 - 79

Male
2.13%
590,287
Female
3.46%
957,771

80+

Male
0.75%
207,300
Female
1.83%
506,741

Overall

Male
44.75%
12,384,101
Female
55.25%
15,288,163

Total

27,672,264

Registered voters by province
3,418,882
12.35%
1,445,721
5.22%
6,506,625
23.51%
5,710,110
20.63%
2,015,092
7.28%
652,401
2.36%
2,778,512
10.04%
1,761,070
6.36%
3,296,498
11.91%

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