What is the voting age in the Netherlands?
18
The voting age is 18.
The Netherlands is one of 196 countries classified “18” for the voting age — 88% of the 222 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Voting age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Belgium
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Luxembourg
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Germany
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Denmark
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- France
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- United Kingdom
- 18 The voting age is 18 for UK general elections; 16 for Scottish and Welsh devolved elections, and a reduction to 16 for all elections has been announced.
Other laws in Netherlands
- Compulsory Voting
- Voluntary
- Minimum Working Age
- Under 14
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