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Politics and democracy · Switzerland

How many people in Switzerland vote?

Explore turnout in National Council elections. Follow participation over time and compare any of the 26 cantons with Switzerland.

Latest National Council election · 2023

46.7 %

Eligible voters who participated

Has voter participation changed?

National Council election turnout in Switzerland, 1991 to 2023.

The historical national trend is available. Canton comparisons will appear after the full official source is verified.

40%50%1991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 46.0 %1995: 42.2 %1999: 43.3 %2003: 45.2 %2007: 48.3 %2011: 48.5 %2015: 48.5 %2019: 45.1 %2023: 46.7 %
View the underlying values
Election yearSwitzerland
202346.7 %
201945.1 %
201548.5 %
201148.5 %
200748.3 %
200345.2 %
199943.3 %
199542.2 %
199146.0 %
Source and definitions

Turnout is the share of eligible voters who submitted a ballot, including blank or invalid ballots. It is not the share of the total resident population.

This page covers elections to the National Council. Federal referendum turnout is a separate measure and will be added as its own comparison.

Federal Statistical Office source dataset · Download the original CSV