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Voter registration statistics

Registered voters as at 24 May 2022

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Registered voters demographics by age-group and gender

18 - 19

Male
0.25%
65,114
Female
0.33%
85,307

20 - 29

Male
7.22%
1,884,972
Female
8.66%
2,258,485

30 - 39

Male
11.99%
3,129,425
Female
13.83%
3,608,098

40 - 49

Male
10.39%
2,710,252
Female
11.48%
2,994,280

50 - 59

Male
7.5%
1,957,563
Female
9.32%
2,430,605

60 - 69

Male
4.68%
1,219,897
Female
6.42%
1,674,465

70 - 79

Male
2.02%
526,289
Female
3.33%
868,402

80+

Male
0.74%
192,310
Female
1.86%
484,988

Overall

Male
44.79%
11,685,822
Female
55.21%
14,404,630

Total

26,090,452

Registered voters by province
3,231,644
12.39%
1,401,958
5.37%
6,162,506
23.62%
5,440,916
20.85%
1,894,703
7.26%
618,821
2.37%
2,587,080
9.92%
1,661,237
6.37%
3,091,587
11.85%

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