Voters in Their 30s and 40s Decrease, Those Aged 60 and Over Increase
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] Among the voters participating in the 21st National Assembly election, those in their 30s and 40s have significantly decreased compared to four years ago, while those in their 60s and 70s and above have increased.
The National Election Commission announced on the 5th that 43,994,247 voters will participate in this general election. This corresponds to 84.9% of the total population of 51,843,268, including 26,048 overseas voters. This is an increase of 1,893,849 people compared to the 20th general election.
Excluding overseas voters, by age group, there are 1.15 million teenagers (2.6%), 6.8 million people in their 20s (15.5%), 6.99 million in their 30s (15.9%), 8.36 million in their 40s (19.0%), 8.65 million in their 50s (19.7%), 6.44 million in their 60s (14.6%), and 5.57 million aged 70 and above (12.7%).
Compared to four years ago, the 20s decreased by 0.5 percentage points, the 30s by 2.2 percentage points, the 40s by 2.0 percentage points, and the 50s by 0.2 percentage points. On the other hand, the 60s increased by 2.2 percentage points, and those aged 70 and above increased by 1.7 percentage points. The teenage group increased by 1.0 percentage point, which is believed to be due to the lowering of the voting age limit.
By gender, there are 21.79 million men (49.6%) and 22.17 million women (50.4%). By region, Gyeonggi-do has the largest number with about 11.06 million (25.2%), and Sejong Special Self-Governing City has the smallest with 260,000 (0.6%).
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The domestic voter registry was finalized as of the 24th of last month, targeting voters registered in the jurisdiction of districts, cities, and counties. Those who registered their move after the 25th must vote at their previous address on election day. During the early voting period (April 10-11), voters can vote at any nearby early voting station nationwide without separate notification.
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