What is the voting age in South Korea?

18

The voting age is 18.

South Korea 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

North Korea
16–17 The voting age is 17.
Japan
18 The voting age is 18.
Taiwan
19+ The voting age is 20.
China
18 The voting age is 18.
Hong Kong
18 The voting age is 18.
Macau
18 The voting age is 18.

Other laws in South Korea

Compulsory Voting
Voluntary
Minimum Working Age
14–15

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