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Israeli Elections: Voter Turnout

(1949 - Present)

 


All Israeli citizens 18 years of age and older are eligible voters in Israel.

Knesset Number
Year
Population
Eligible Voters
Turnout
% All Voters % Arab/Druze Voters
Twenty-Fifth
2022
9,593,000 6,788,804 4,763,694 70.6% 53.2%
Twenty-Fourth
2021
9,291,000 6,578,084 4,410,052 67.4% 44.6%
Twenty-Third
2020
9,136,000 6,453,255 4,612,297 71.3% 64.8%
Twenty-Second
2019*
9,092,000 6,394,030 4,436,806 69.4% 59.2%
Twenty-First
2019
8,972,000
6,339,729
4,340,253
68.5%
49.2%
Twentieth
2015
8,462,000
5,881,696
4,210,884
71.6%
63.5%
Nineteenth
2013
7,933,200
5,656,705
3,792,742
67.0%
56.5%
Eighteenth
2009
7,233,701
5,278,985
3,373,490
63.9%
53.4%
Seventeenth
2006
7,116,700
5,014,622
3,137,064
62.6%
56.3%
Sixteenth
2003
6,748,400
4,720,075
3,148,364
66.7%
62.0%
Fifteenth
1999
6,089,384
4,285,428
3,309,416
77.2%
75.0%
Fourteenth
1996
5,669,000
3,933,250
3,052,130
77.6%
 
Thirteenth
1992
5,123,000
3,409,015
2,616,841
76.8%
 
Twelfth
1988
4,442,000
2,894,267
2,283,123
78.9%
 
Eleventh
1984
4,194,000
2,654,613
2,073,321
78.1%
 
Tenth
1981
3,948,000
2,490,014
1,937,366
77.8%
 
Nineth
1977
3,613,000
2,236,293
1,747,820
78.2%
 
Eighth
1973
3,210,000
2,037,478
1,566,855
76.9%
 
Seventh
1969
2,820,000
1,758,685
1,367,743
77.8%
 
Sixth
1965
2,560,000
1,499,988
1,206,728
80.4%
 
Fifth
1961
2,185,000
1,274,280
1,006,964
79.0%
 
Fourth
1959
2,061,000
1,218,724
969,337
79.5%
 
Third
1955
1,748,000
1,057,609
853,219
80.7%
 
Second
1951
1,516,000
924,885
687,492
74.3%
 
First
1949
1,066,000
506,567
434,684
85.8%
 
   
 
 
Average
74.3%
58.0%

*Second election in September 2019 after no government could be formed following the April 2019 election.


Sources: The Knesset.
Israel Democracy Institute.
Central Elections Committee.