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Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in New Zealand

New Zealand: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1893
All-time low
0.0%
in 1841
Years of data
185
1841–2025

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in New Zealand, 1841–2025

020406080100184119332025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 100.0% for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in 2025. That is the highest value across all 185 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in New Zealand peaked at 100.0% in 1893 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1841.

That places New Zealand 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in New Zealand, year by year

Year % Change
1841 0.0% —
1842 0.0% —
1843 0.0% —
1844 0.0% —
1845 0.0% —
1846 0.0% —
1847 0.0% —
1848 0.0% —
1849 0.0% —
1850 0.0% —
1851 0.0% —
1852 37.5% —
1853 37.5% +0.0%
1854 37.5% +0.0%
1855 37.5% +0.0%
1856 37.5% +0.0%
1857 37.5% +0.0%
1858 37.5% +0.0%
1859 35.0% -6.7%
1860 35.0% +0.0%
1861 35.0% +0.0%
1862 35.0% +0.0%
1863 35.0% +0.0%
1864 35.0% +0.0%
1865 35.0% +0.0%
1866 35.0% +0.0%
1867 35.0% +0.0%
1868 35.0% +0.0%
1869 35.0% +0.0%
1870 35.0% +0.0%
1871 35.0% +0.0%
1872 35.0% +0.0%
1873 35.0% +0.0%
1874 35.0% +0.0%
1875 35.0% +0.0%
1876 35.0% +0.0%
1877 35.0% +0.0%
1878 35.0% +0.0%
1879 50.0% +42.9%
1880 50.0% +0.0%
1881 50.0% +0.0%
1882 50.0% +0.0%
1883 50.0% +0.0%
1884 50.0% +0.0%
1885 50.0% +0.0%
1886 50.0% +0.0%
1887 50.0% +0.0%
1888 50.0% +0.0%
1889 50.0% +0.0%
1890 50.0% +0.0%
1891 50.0% +0.0%
1892 50.0% +0.0%
1893 100.0% +100.0%
1894 100.0% +0.0%
1895 100.0% +0.0%
1896 100.0% +0.0%
1897 100.0% +0.0%
1898 100.0% +0.0%
1899 100.0% +0.0%
1900 100.0% +0.0%
1901 100.0% +0.0%
1902 100.0% +0.0%
1903 100.0% +0.0%
1904 100.0% +0.0%
1905 100.0% +0.0%
1906 100.0% +0.0%
1907 100.0% +0.0%
1908 100.0% +0.0%
1909 100.0% +0.0%
1910 100.0% +0.0%
1911 100.0% +0.0%
1912 100.0% +0.0%
1913 100.0% +0.0%
1914 100.0% +0.0%
1915 100.0% +0.0%
1916 100.0% +0.0%
1917 100.0% +0.0%
1918 100.0% +0.0%
1919 100.0% +0.0%
1920 100.0% +0.0%
1921 100.0% +0.0%
1922 100.0% +0.0%
1923 100.0% +0.0%
1924 100.0% +0.0%
1925 100.0% +0.0%
1926 100.0% +0.0%
1927 100.0% +0.0%
1928 100.0% +0.0%
1929 100.0% +0.0%
1930 100.0% +0.0%
1931 100.0% +0.0%
1932 100.0% +0.0%
1933 100.0% +0.0%
1934 100.0% +0.0%
1935 100.0% +0.0%
1936 100.0% +0.0%
1937 100.0% +0.0%
1938 100.0% +0.0%
1939 100.0% +0.0%
1940 100.0% +0.0%
1941 100.0% +0.0%
1942 100.0% +0.0%
1943 100.0% +0.0%
1944 100.0% +0.0%
1945 100.0% +0.0%
1946 100.0% +0.0%
1947 100.0% +0.0%
1948 100.0% +0.0%
1949 100.0% +0.0%
1950 100.0% +0.0%
1951 100.0% +0.0%
1952 100.0% +0.0%
1953 100.0% +0.0%
1954 100.0% +0.0%
1955 100.0% +0.0%
1956 100.0% +0.0%
1957 100.0% +0.0%
1958 100.0% +0.0%
1959 100.0% +0.0%
1960 100.0% +0.0%
1961 100.0% +0.0%
1962 100.0% +0.0%
1963 100.0% +0.0%
1964 100.0% +0.0%
1965 100.0% +0.0%
1966 100.0% +0.0%
1967 100.0% +0.0%
1968 100.0% +0.0%
1969 100.0% +0.0%
1970 100.0% +0.0%
1971 100.0% +0.0%
1972 100.0% +0.0%
1973 100.0% +0.0%
1974 100.0% +0.0%
1975 100.0% +0.0%
1976 100.0% +0.0%
1977 100.0% +0.0%
1978 100.0% +0.0%
1979 100.0% +0.0%
1980 100.0% +0.0%
1981 100.0% +0.0%
1982 100.0% +0.0%
1983 100.0% +0.0%
1984 100.0% +0.0%
1985 100.0% +0.0%
1986 100.0% +0.0%
1987 100.0% +0.0%
1988 100.0% +0.0%
1989 100.0% +0.0%
1990 100.0% +0.0%
1991 100.0% +0.0%
1992 100.0% +0.0%
1993 100.0% +0.0%
1994 100.0% +0.0%
1995 100.0% +0.0%
1996 100.0% +0.0%
1997 100.0% +0.0%
1998 100.0% +0.0%
1999 100.0% +0.0%
2000 100.0% +0.0%
2001 100.0% +0.0%
2002 100.0% +0.0%
2003 100.0% +0.0%
2004 100.0% +0.0%
2005 100.0% +0.0%
2006 100.0% +0.0%
2007 100.0% +0.0%
2008 100.0% +0.0%
2009 100.0% +0.0%
2010 100.0% +0.0%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +0.0%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%
2018 100.0% +0.0%
2019 100.0% +0.0%
2020 100.0% +0.0%
2021 100.0% +0.0%
2022 100.0% +0.0%
2023 100.0% +0.0%
2024 100.0% +0.0%
2025 100.0% +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
1850s 29.8% 0.0% 37.5% 10
1860s 35.0% 35.0% 35.0% 10
1870s 36.5% 35.0% 50.0% 10
1880s 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 10
1890s 85.0% 50.0% 100.0% 10
1900s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1910s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1920s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1930s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1940s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1950s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1960s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1970s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1980s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in New Zealand?
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in New Zealand was 100.0% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1893.
What is the lowest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1841.
How does New Zealand rank for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
New Zealand ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
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Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.