What is the voting age in South Africa?
18
The voting age is 18.
South Africa 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
Other laws in South Africa
- Compulsory Voting
- Voluntary
- Minimum Working Age
- 14–15
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