What is the voting age in New Zealand?
18
The voting age is 18.
New Zealand 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
- Norfolk Island
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- New Caledonia
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Tonga
- 19+ The voting age is 21.
- Fiji
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Vanuatu
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Niue
- 18 The voting age is 18.
Other laws in New Zealand
- Compulsory Voting
- Voluntary
- Minimum Working Age
- 14–15
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