Turnout has fallen at every presidential election since 2003
Votes cast as a share of registered voters in Nigeria's presidential elections, 1999 to 2023.
Turnout in Nigeria’s presidential elections peaked at 69.1 percent in 2003. It has fallen at every election since, to 26.7 percent in 2023, when 24.97 million votes were cast out of 93.47 million registered voters.
Source: International IDEA Voter Turnout Database, from Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared results. The 2019 figure uses the register as collated on election day (82.3 million). On INEC's full register of 84.0 million, turnout was 34.1 percent. INEC has said it does not hold the full official results for 2007.
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| Election | Turnout |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.26% |
| 2003 | 69.08% |
| 2007 | 57.49% |
| 2011 | 53.68% |
| 2015 | 43.65% |
| 2019 | 34.75% |
| 2023 | 26.71% |
The register has grown by more than 35 million voters since 1999 while the number of votes cast has fallen. In 1999, 30.28 million votes were cast; in 2023, 24.97 million.
Source: International IDEA Voter Turnout Database, from Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared results. INEC's declaration for 2023 gives 24,965,218 votes cast; International IDEA gives 24,965,572. Turnout is 26.7 percent on either figure.
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| Election | Registered voters | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.94 | 30.28 |
| 2003 | 60.82 | 42.02 |
| 2007 | 61.57 | 35.40 |
| 2011 | 73.53 | 39.47 |
| 2015 | 67.42 | 29.43 |
| 2019 | 82.34 | 28.61 |
| 2023 | 93.47 | 24.97 |