Denmark: voter turnout of parliamentary elections 2022

Voter turnout at parliamentary elections in Denmark has generally been high, never dropping below 80 percent. However, after reaching 87.7 percent in 2011, it has been dropping slightly in the following elections, dropping to 84.16 in 2022. This places Denmark with one of the highest voter turnouts worldwide.

Voter turnout of national parliamentary elections in Denmark from 1945 to 2022

Characteristic	Voter turnout
2022	84.16%
2019	84.6%
2015	85.89%
2011	87.74%
2007	86.59%
2005	84.54%
2001	87.15%
1998	85.95%
1994	84.25%
1990	82.85%
1988	85.7%
1987	86.74%
1984	88.44%
1981	87.77%
1979	85.62%
1977	88.7%
1975	88.23%
1973	88.72%
1971	87.16%
1968	89.28%
1966	88.61%
1964	85.51%
1960	85.84%
1957	83.73%
1953	80.58%
1950	81.87%
1947	85.78%
1945	86.29%

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

Denmark

Survey time period

1945 to 2022

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Elections for the Danish Parliament (Folketing) are usually held every four years. A proportional election system is being used, the amount of mandates is distributed accordingly to the share of votes received by a party. The prospective members are selected by their party. In order to win seats in the Folketing, a party must win at least two percent of the vote nationally. The unicameral Parliament of Denmark has 179 members, of which two are elected in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland.

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