What is the voting age in North Korea?

16–17

The voting age is 17.

North Korea is one of 16 countries classified “16–17” for the voting age — 7% 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

South Korea
18 The voting age is 18.
Japan
18 The voting age is 18.
Taiwan
19+ The voting age is 20.
China
18 The voting age is 18.
Mongolia
18 The voting age is 18.
Hong Kong
18 The voting age is 18.

Other laws in North Korea

Compulsory Voting
Compulsory (enforced)
Minimum Working Age
16+

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