Geography & Countries

The Countries with the Most Registered Voters

The number of people on the electoral roll at each country’s most recent national election. These are not one snapshot: the years run from 2023 to 2026 because countries vote on different schedules, and a roll counts people registered, not everyone old enough to vote.

Video thumbnail from an explainer on the Indian electoral process

Pictured: India (video thumbnail from an explainer film, “Indian Electoral Process demystified”), #1 with about 980 million registered electors.

Rank Country Registered voters (millions) Election (type) and year Turnout (%) Region Election type
1India979.75General election (Lok Sabha), 202465.8AsiaLegislative
2United States211.1General election, 2024—North AmericaPresidential and legislative
3Indonesia204.8General election, 202481.8AsiaPresidential and legislative
4Brazil158.7General election (first round), 2026—South AmericaPresidential and legislative
5Pakistan128.6General election, 202447.6AsiaLegislative
6Bangladesh127.7Parliamentary election, 202659.4AsiaLegislative
7Russia111.0State Duma election, 202659.8EuropeLegislative
8Japan103.5House of Representatives election, 202656.3AsiaLegislative
9Mexico98.3General election, 202460.9North AmericaPresidential and legislative
10Nigeria93.5General election, 202327.1AfricaPresidential and legislative
11Vietnam76.4National Assembly election, 202699.7AsiaLegislative
12Egypt69.9House of Representatives election, 202532.4AfricaLegislative
13Philippines68.6Midterm election, 202581.7AsiaLegislative
14Turkey64.1General election, 202387.0AsiaPresidential and legislative
15Iran61.5Presidential election (first round), 202439.9AsiaPresidential

Read this first: the election year differs by row (2023–2026), so this compares each country’s latest roll, not a single moment. “Registered voters” is the number of names on an electoral roll, which is not the same as the voting-age population: some countries register automatically, others require people to sign up, and rolls can include people who have moved or died. The United States has no national roll; the figure shown (about 211 million) is the EAC’s count of active registered voters compiled from state data, so treat it as an estimate.[4] Brazil’s figure is the eligible electorate for the 2026 first round, and its turnout is not shown. Turnout is the official figure for the same election; for the Philippines it varies by count (81.65–82.2%), and Iran’s figure is for the first round only. Most figures come from national electoral bodies (see Sources); the International IDEA Voter Turnout Database is a useful cross-check but is updated with a lag. The list stops at 15 because Germany (59.2 million, 2025) and Ethiopia (about 54 million, 2026) follow just below.[21]

The Top 10

#1

India — about 980 million

India’s Election Commission counted 979,751,847 registered electors for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, up 7.4% from about 912 million in 2019; 646 million of them voted, a turnout of 65.79%.[2] The figure is higher than the roughly 968.8 million announced when the schedule was set, because the roll kept growing during the seven-phase vote, which ran from 19 April to 1 June 2024 across 543 constituencies.[3] The rolls are compiled and updated by the Election Commission itself.[2]

#2

United States — about 211 million (estimate)

The United States has no single national voter roll; each state keeps its own, so a national total has to be added up from roughly 6,400 local jurisdictions in the Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS).[4] For 2024 the EAC counted 234.5 million registered voters, of whom 211.1 million were active and 23.2 million inactive (people who must confirm their address before getting a ballot).[4] This list uses the active figure, which equals 86.6% of the citizen voting-age population; counting inactive records would not change the US rank.[4] More than 158 million ballots were counted in 2024.[5]

#3

Indonesia — 204.8 million

Indonesia’s final voter list for 2024 held 204,807,222 people, including 1,750,474 registered to vote abroad, spread over 514 districts and cities and 128 countries.[6] About 115 million of them, roughly 56%, live on Java.[6] The vote is often called the world’s biggest single-day election: about 800,000 polling stations, five ballots per voter, and a presidential-vote turnout of 81.78%.[7]

#4

Brazil — 158.7 million

Brazil’s electoral court (TSE) counts 158,745,463 people eligible to vote in the 2026 general election, a record that is 2.29 million (1.46%) more than the 156,454,011 on the roll in 2022.[8] Women make up 52.83% of the roll.[8] Voting is compulsory for most adults, and the TSE publishes an online simulator so voters can practise on the electronic ballot box before election day; turnout for the 2026 vote is not yet available here.[9]

#5

Pakistan — 128.6 million

Pakistan’s roll grew from about 106 million in 2018 to 128.6 million for the 8 February 2024 election, a record addition of 22.6 million names.[10] Because the roll grew so fast, turnout fell to 47.6% even though more people (60.6 million) voted than in 2018.[10]

#6

Bangladesh — 127.7 million

Bangladesh’s Election Commission listed 127,711,793 registered voters for the 12 February 2026 parliamentary election, which was held alongside a referendum; turnout was reported at 59.44%.[11] Commonwealth observers noted that voting was open to millions of citizens both at home and in 122 countries.[12]

#7

Russia — about 111 million

For the 18–20 September 2026 State Duma election, Russia’s Central Election Commission said about 111 million people were eligible, including roughly 1.8 million registered abroad.[13] Voting runs over three days, and the official turnout figure was 59.8% (60,448,094 voters).[13] The previous national vote, the March 2024 presidential election, had 112.3 million registered voters.[14]

#8

Japan — 103.5 million

Japan’s internal affairs ministry reported 103,517,115 eligible voters, in Japan and overseas, for the 8 February 2026 House of Representatives election.[15] Turnout was 56.26%, and a record 27.0 million people voted early, about 26% of all eligible voters.[16] Voters fill in two ballots, one for a district candidate and one for a party list.[17]

#9

Mexico — 98.3 million

Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) reported 98,329,591 people on the nominal list for the 2 June 2024 election, the largest electorate in the country’s history, and turnout was 60.9%.[18] INE distinguishes the broader padrón electoral (everyone registered) from the lista nominal (those holding a valid voter card), and only the nominal list is counted here; a government release cited a slightly higher 98.5 million figure.[18][19]

#10

Nigeria — 93.5 million

Nigeria’s election commission (INEC) published a final register of about 93.4 million voters for the February 2023 elections, up from 84 million in 2019.[20] Only about 25.3 million voted, a turnout near 27%, the lowest of any election since 1999 and a sharp gap between the size of the roll and actual participation.[20]

Voting Elections Countries Demographics

Sources

  1. Table figures: national electoral bodies, International IDEA Voter Turnout Database and news agencies as cited below; figures are the registered electors reported for each country’s most recent national election as of 6 October 2026. Where a body published several figures, the final or official roll figure was used.
  2. Election Commission of India, Statistical Reports, Lok Sabha General Election 2024 (97,97,51,847 electors; 64.64 crore voters; 65.79% turnout), as reported by DT Next, Business World and Deccan Chronicle.
  3. Election Commission of India announcement of about 968.8 million registered voters before polling, via Wikipedia, “2024 Indian general election”, and Eastern Eye.
  4. U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) Report and Data Brief (234,504,358 registered; 211,144,275 active; 23,184,185 inactive; 6,461 jurisdictions); eac.gov.
  5. Congressional Research Service, “The Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS): Overview and 2024 Findings”; Fox News, “Over 158 million Americans voted in 2024” (ballots counted).
  6. Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) final voter list (DPT) of 204,807,222, via Tempo.co, Suara Surabaya and Katadata Databoks.
  7. Antara News and Katadata Databoks (turnout 81.78%); Inquirer.net and Arab News, “How Indonesia holds the world’s biggest single-day election” (polling stations, ballots).
  8. Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE), electorate statistics for 2022 (156,454,011) and the 20 July 2026 update (158,745,463), via Gazeta do Povo, Poder360, Band and Brazilian Report.
  9. TSE video “Tutorial: Como usar o Simulador de Votação da urna eletrônica”; TSE news on the voting simulator.
  10. Election Commission of Pakistan and FAFEN, “GE-2024 Turnout Analysis” (128.6 million registered; 60.6 million voted; 47.6%), via Geo News, Arab News and Queen’s University.
  11. Bangladesh Election Commission figures (127,711,793 registered; 59.44% turnout), via Wikipedia, “2026 Bangladeshi general election”, and Al Jazeera.
  12. The Commonwealth, “Historic poll sees millions vote at home in Bangladesh and 122 countries”.
  13. Russia Central Election Commission, 2026 State Duma election (about 111 million eligible, 1.8 million abroad; 59.8% turnout), via Anadolu Agency, TASS and Wikipedia, “2026 Russian legislative election”.
  14. Russia Central Election Commission, 2024 presidential election (112.3 million registered; 77.44% turnout), via OSCE/ODIHR and Wikipedia.
  15. Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, via Adnkronos (103,517,115 eligible voters, published at the start of the campaign).
  16. Adnkronos, “Voter Turnout in Sunday’s General Election Stands at 56.26 Pct” and “Record 27.01 M. People Vote Early in Japan General Election”.
  17. NHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS, “Electoral system for Japan’s Lower House vote”.
  18. Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) lista nominal figures via UC San Diego USMEX Democratic Integrity report (98,329,591; 60.9% turnout) and Sopitas.
  19. Secretaría de Gobernación figures as cited in Sopitas, “Elecciones 2024: participación ciudadana” (98.5 million on the nominal list); INE video “¿Sabes qué es la Lista Nominal de Electores?”.
  20. INEC Nigeria final register of 93.4 million (Guardian Nigeria, BusinessDay), turnout analysis by ICIR Nigeria and Dataphyte.
  21. Rows 11–15: Vietnam National Election Council, 15 March 2026 (76.19 million ballots at 99.68% turnout, giving about 76.4 million electors; Vietnam is a one-party state and turnout is near-universal), via VnEconomy and Vietnam News Agency; Egypt National Election Authority, 2025 House of Representatives (69,891,913 eligible; 32.41% turnout), via Zawya and Al-Manassa; Philippines Comelec, 2025 midterms (68,618,667 registered; turnout 81.65–82.2% depending on the count), via Inquirer and Philstar; Turkey Supreme Election Board (YSK), 2023 (64,145,504 registered; 87.0%), via NTV; Iran, 2024 snap presidential election (61,452,321 eligible; 39.93% first round), via Anadolu and Wikipedia; Germany (59.2 million eligible, 2025) via the Federal Returning Officer and ECRE; Ethiopia (54,057,861 registered, 2026) via NEBE and Dawan Africa.