What is the voting age in Timor-Leste?

16–17

The voting age is 17.

Timor-Leste 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

Indonesia
16–17 The voting age is 17.
Malaysia
18 The voting age is 18.
Australia
18 The voting age is 18.
Brunei
18 The voting age is 18.
Palau
18 The voting age is 18.
Papua New Guinea
18 The voting age is 18.

Other laws in Timor-Leste

Compulsory Voting
Voluntary

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