ICTs in Elections Database

How is the national electoral register created?

Theme Voter registration and identification
Description Who is responsible for registering voters for the purpose of participating in elections.

Breakdown by continent

Continent No data Not specified Some combination of both (see comments) Extracted from a population/civil registry Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data Other Countries researched
Africa 0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(4.0%)
6
(12.0%)
42
(84.0%)
0
(0.0%)
50
Americas 0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(12.5%)
7
(29.2%)
14
(58.3%)
0
(0.0%)
24
Asia 0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
7
(16.7%)
20
(47.6%)
13
(31.0%)
2
(4.8%)
42
Europe 0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(4.8%)
36
(85.7%)
4
(9.5%)
0
(0.0%)
42
Oceania 0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(6.7%)
14
(93.3%)
0
(0.0%)
15
Total 0 0 14 70 87 2 173

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Albania 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Algeria 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Andorra 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Angola 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Argentina 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Armenia 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Australia 2022 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Austria 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Azerbaijan 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Bahrain 2022 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Bangladesh 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Belarus 2020 Some combination of both (see comments)
Belgium 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Belize 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Benin 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Bhutan 2018 Some combination of both (see comments)
Bolivia 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Botswana 2014 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Brazil 2017 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Bulgaria 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Burkina Faso 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Burundi 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Cambodia 2015 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Cameroon 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Canada 2019 Some combination of both (see comments)
Central African Republic 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Chad 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Chile 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Colombia 2017 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Comoros 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2017 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Cook Islands 2022 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Costa Rica 2022 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Croatia 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Cuba 2023 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Cyprus 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Czechia 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Côte d'Ivoire 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Denmark 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Djibouti 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Dominican Republic 2017 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Ecuador 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Egypt 2018 Extracted from a population/civil registry
El Salvador 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Equatorial Guinea 2014 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Eritrea 2014 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Estonia 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Eswatini 2014 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Ethiopia 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Fiji 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Finland 2023 Extracted from a population/civil registry
France 2022 Some combination of both (see comments)
Gabon 2017 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Georgia 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Germany 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Ghana 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Greece 2023 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Guatemala 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Guinea 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Haiti 2017 Some combination of both (see comments)
Honduras 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Hong Kong 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Hungary 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Iceland 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
India 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Indonesia 2019 Some combination of both (see comments)
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2021 Other
Iraq 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Ireland 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Israel 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Italy 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Jamaica 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Japan 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Jordan 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Kazakhstan 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Kenya 2022 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Kiribati 2016 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Korea, Republic of 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Kosovo 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Kuwait 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Kyrgyzstan 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Lao People's Dem. Republic 2016 Other
Latvia 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Lebanon 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Lesotho 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Liberia 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Libya 2014 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Liechtenstein 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Lithuania 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Luxembourg 2018 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Madagascar 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Malawi 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Malaysia 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Maldives 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Mali 2018 Some combination of both (see comments)
Malta 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Mauritania 2023 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Mauritius 2014 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Mexico 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Micronesia, Federated States of 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Moldova, Republic of 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Mongolia 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Montenegro 2023 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Morocco 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Mozambique 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Myanmar 2015 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Namibia 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Nauru 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Nepal 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Netherlands 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
New Zealand 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Nicaragua 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Niger 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Nigeria 2023 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Niue 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
North Macedonia, Republic of 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Norway 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Pakistan 2024 Some combination of both (see comments)
Palau 2017 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Panama 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Papua New Guinea 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Paraguay 2018 Some combination of both (see comments)
Peru 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Philippines 2022 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Poland 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Portugal 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Romania 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Russian Federation 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Rwanda 2018 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Samoa 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
San Marino 2018 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Senegal 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Serbia 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Seychelles 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Sierra Leone 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Singapore 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Slovakia 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Slovenia 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Solomon Islands 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
South Africa 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
South Sudan 2014 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Spain 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Sri Lanka 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
State of Palestine 2016 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Sudan 2014 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Sweden 2022 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Switzerland 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Syrian Arab Republic 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Taiwan 2020 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Tajikistan 2020 Some combination of both (see comments)
Tanzania, United Republic of 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Thailand 2019 Some combination of both (see comments)
The Gambia 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Timor-Leste 2022 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Togo 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Tonga 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Trinidad and Tobago 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Tunisia 2022 Some combination of both (see comments)
Turkey 2018 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Turkmenistan 2018 Some combination of both (see comments)
Tuvalu 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Uganda 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Ukraine 2019 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
United Arab Emirates 2019 Extracted from a population/civil registry
United Kingdom 2018 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
United States 2022 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Uruguay 2017 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Uzbekistan 2021 Some combination of both (see comments)
Vanuatu 2020 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Venezuela 2017 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Viet Nam 2021 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Yemen 2014 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Zambia 2021 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Zimbabwe 2023 Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data
Total number of countries in selected sample: 177
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