Voter turnout of registered voters in North Korea

North Korea: Voter turnout of registered voters was 99.99 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
99.99
World rank
1st
of 166 countries
All-time high
100
in 1962
All-time low
99.78
in 1990
Years of data
14
1948–2019

Voter turnout of registered voters in North Korea, 1948–2019

0204060801001948198320191948: 99.91957: 1001962: 1001967: 1001972: 1001977: 1001982: 1001986: 1001990: 99.81998: 99.82003: 99.92009: 1002014: 1002019: 100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

North Korea recorded 99.99 for voter turnout of registered voters in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voter turnout of registered voters in North Korea peaked at 100 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 99.78, in 1990.

That places North Korea 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Voter turnout of registered voters in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Voter turnout of registered voters in North Korea, 1948 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1948 99.91
1957 99.99 +0.1%
1962 100 +0.0%
1967 100 +0.0%
1972 100 +0.0%
1977 100 +0.0%
1982 100 +0.0%
1986 100 +0.0%
1990 99.78 -0.2%
1998 99.85 +0.1%
2003 99.9 +0.1%
2009 99.98 +0.1%
2014 99.97 -0.0%
2019 99.99 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 99.91 99.91 99.91 1
1950s 99.99 99.99 99.99 1
1960s 100 100 100 2
1970s 100 100 100 2
1980s 100 100 100 2
1990s 99.81 99.78 99.85 2
2000s 99.94 99.9 99.98 2
2010s 99.98 99.97 99.99 2

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 2 Burundi 98.88 compare
  2. 3 Equatorial Guinea 98.41 compare
  3. 4 Rwanda 98.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voter turnout of registered voters in North Korea?
Voter turnout of registered voters in North Korea was 99.99 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest voter turnout of registered voters recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 1962.
What is the lowest voter turnout of registered voters recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 99.78 in 1990.
How does North Korea rank for voter turnout of registered voters?
North Korea ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
Is voter turnout of registered voters rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this North Korea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Voter turnout of registered voters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Voter turnout of registered voters
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 3,355 data points, 1790–2025
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