As of 2024, 42.3 million South Africans were eligible to vote in the upcoming general elections in 2024. However, only 27.2 million were registered to vote as of February 2024. This means that, only around 64 percent of the country's citizens will partake in the elections.
Number of eligible and registered voters for the general election in South Africa in 2024
(in millions)
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Ipsos South Africa, & Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. (February 6, 2024). Number of eligible and registered voters for the general election in South Africa in 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440278/eligible-and-registered-voters-in-the-general-election-in-south-africa/
Ipsos South Africa, und Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. "Number of eligible and registered voters for the general election in South Africa in 2024 (in millions)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440278/eligible-and-registered-voters-in-the-general-election-in-south-africa/
Ipsos South Africa, Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. (2024). Number of eligible and registered voters for the general election in South Africa in 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440278/eligible-and-registered-voters-in-the-general-election-in-south-africa/
Ipsos South Africa, and Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. "Number of Eligible and Registered Voters for The General Election in South Africa in 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440278/eligible-and-registered-voters-in-the-general-election-in-south-africa/
Ipsos South Africa & Independent Electoral Commission South Africa, Number of eligible and registered voters for the general election in South Africa in 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440278/eligible-and-registered-voters-in-the-general-election-in-south-africa/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Number of eligible and registered voters for the general election in South Africa in 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Ipsos South Africa, & Independent Electoral Commission South Africa, February 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440278/eligible-and-registered-voters-in-the-general-election-in-south-africa/
