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What was the total number of registered voters or, where there was no voter roll, the estimated number of eligible voters?

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  • Argentina
    REGISTERED ELECTORS 34,231,721. PERCENTAGE OF VOTERS 80.42%
  • Azerbaijan
    The election commission said turnout was about 75 percent and there were no complaints about irregularities.
  • Belgium
    7 767 552 registered voters in the last legislative elections in 2010. 6 527 367 valid votes
  • Cape Verde
    349,521 registered voters according to the 2025 electoral census.
  • Cyprus
    383 763 registered voters
  • Germany
    60.4 Million
  • Spain
    In the last parliamentary elections in 2011 the voting population was equal to 34,301,332 people.
  • Finland
    In the last parliamentary elections (17 April 2011) there were 4 387 701 registered voters, among which 4 159 857 voters residing in Finland and 227 844 voters living abroad.
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
    Election of Congress of the FSM total registered voters: 65,943
  • France
    Presidential elections 2012, 1st round: 46 028 542 registered voters; 35 883 209 voted
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    45,597,461 registered voters
  • Ireland
    In the most recent general elections held on Friday 25th February 2011 there were 3,209,244 registered voters (2,243,176 actually voted).
  • India
    Over 900 million people registered to vote (world's largest democratic elections).
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
    48,288,799
  • Italy
    In the April 2008 election, the eligible voters for the Chamber of Deputies were 47.041.814 and for the Senate 42.358.775. (To this number, one should add the voters in Aosta Valley and the Abroad Constituencies - about 3 million).
  • Jamaica
    2,077,799
  • Jordan
    At the end of this process, the IEC stated that the total number of registered voters was 2.27 million or 70 percent of eligible voters, but the number used by citizen election monitoring groups was about 65 percent (for the 2013 parliamentary elections).
  • Kenya
    22,120,458 million registered voters in the entire country
  • Kiribati
    40,000
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Number of registered electors: 42,185 (16 February 2015)
  • Sri Lanka
    15,044,490
  • Lesotho
    1,210,079
  • Luxembourg
    240 673 voters
  • Monaco
    6 316 registered voters
  • Moldova, Republic of
    PSs had to process up to 5,000 voters during election days, unlike in the in-country PSs for which the Election Code provides for a maximum of 3,000 registered voters.
  • Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
    Registered voters in the 2019 presidential elections: 1,808,131
  • Malawi
    For 2025 Tripartite Elections: Total: 7,200,905 (65.7% of projected eligible population) Males: 3,087,563 (60%) | Females: 4,133,342 (70.8%)
  • New Zealand
    The total enrolled voters are 3,382,193. The estimated eligible population is 4,003,723
  • Portugal
    National parliamentary elections (4 October 2015) there were 9,682,553 total registered voters. National presidential election (24 September 2016) there were 9,741,377 total registered voters. National parliamentary elections (06 Oct 2019) there were 9,343,084 total registered voters. Portuguese Presidency (24 Jan 2021) there were 10,847,434 total registered voters. National parliamentary elections (30 JAN 2022) there were 10,818,226 total registered voters. National parliamentary elections (10 MARCH 2024) there were 9,298,390 total registered voters.
  • Serbia
    Republic Electoral Commission states that there are a total of 6,510,323 registered voters in Serbia.
  • Russian Federation
    The estimated number of eligible voters - 111724534, among the in the Russian Federation - 109820679 (as for January 1, 2016).
  • Seychelles
    For the 2015 presidential election, there were 70,934 registered voters, of which 50.65% were women.
  • Sweden
    In the Riksdag election on September 19, 2010 there were 7 123 651 registered voters.
  • Tonga
    A total of 59,003 voters were enrolled for the 2017 election. The average enrolment by constituency was 3,471 voters. Enrolment by constituency was highest in Tongatapu 3, with 4,765 enrolled voters, and the lowest was in Ongo Niua, with 1,138 enrolled voters. Approximately 51.9 percent of enrolled voters were women and 48.1 percent were men.
  • Turkey
    56,965,099
  • Trinidad and Tobago
    1,040,127
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
    A total of 37,647,235 voters were registered for the 2025 elections
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Registered voters in 2015: 89,527
  • Viet Nam
    Number of registered voters 43,493,624
  • Vanuatu
    192,632