--- description: In the biggest-ever year of elections globally, here are the contests to watch. title: Elections Around the World in 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f0eda166635c2e6/698a4384cabb1dbf61e5215c/elections-2024-around-the-world.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [elections](/tag/elections/) ## elections Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Ultimate Election Year: All the Elections Around the World in 2024 Dec 28, 2023 5:00 AM CUT  vote me message in lightbox vote me message in lightboxGetty Images by [Koh Ewe](/author/koh-ewe/) ## Koh Ewe Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore. Dec 28, 2023 5:00 AM CUT 2024 is not just _an_ election year. It’s perhaps _the_ election year. Globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls as at least 64 countries (plus the European Union)—representing a combined population of about 49% of the people in the world—are meant to hold national elections, the results of which, for many, will prove consequential for years to come. **\[This story has not been updated. We are tracking election results** [**here**](https://time.com/6991526/world-elections-results-2024/ "undefined")**.\]** In Taiwan, for example, who becomes the next president will fundamentally shape Beijing’s approach to the self-governed island it has repeatedly threatened with invasion. **Read More:** [_Taiwan’s Presidential Frontrunner Faces Balancing Act With China_](https://time.com/6336441/taiwan-presidental-election-william-lai-profile/ "undefined") Of course, simply holding an election does not mean the process will be free or fair. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appears set to win a fourth consecutive term in January, though the election is being boycotted by the country’s main opposition party in protest of a monthslong crackdown on political dissent. **Read More:** [_Sheikh Hasina and the Future of Democracy in Bangladesh_](https://time.com/6330463/bangladesh-sheikh-hasina-wazed-profile/ "undefined") Similarly, in Pakistan, the country’s most popular politician, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, [sits in jail](https://time.com/6316623/pakistan-elections-imran-khan-jail/ "undefined"), while his party has been [suppressed](https://time.com/6548669/imran-khan-virtual-rally-artificial-intelligence/ "undefined") and his supporters arrested in the run-up to February’s election. **Read More:** [_Imran Khan on His Plan to Return to Power_](https://time.com/6267954/imran-khan-pakistan-prime-minister-exclusive/ "undefined") Elections with all-but-certain outcomes can still be worth watching. While Vladimir Putin may be embarking on a sure-win reelection campaign, the March presidential election results, if the true vote breakdown is disclosed, may be viewed as a potential indicator of the strongman’s support—and whether the Russian public continues to back his seemingly endless war. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, it’s [unclear](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-ponders-idea-2024-election-during-war-2023-11-03/ "undefined") if a planned 2024 presidential vote will take place while the besieged nation is currently under martial law, though incumbent leader Volodomyr Zelensky has said he intends to seek another term and his ratings remain high. **Read More:** [_Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight_](https://time.com/6329188/ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-interview/ "undefined") Elsewhere, key political successions are also already brewing. With a bleak economic outlook casting a shadow over the U.K.’s ruling Conservative Party, which has been in power for nearly 14 years, [opinion polls](https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/ipsos-britons-predictions-for-2024 "undefined") suggest the opposition Labour Party will likely come out on top in Britain’s next general election, which embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has [promised](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-general-election-keir-starmer-b2466424.html "undefined") to call at some point in 2024. **Read More:** [_The Man Who Wants to Fix Britain_](https://time.com/6275507/keir-starmer-interview-uk/ "undefined") Not to mention, the elephant in the room; the U.S. presidential race culminating in November has the potential to unleash what the _Economist_ recently described as “[the biggest danger to the world](https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/11/16/donald-trump-poses-the-biggest-danger-to-the-world-in-2024 "undefined")” of 2024: former President Donald Trump securing a second term. Below are all the elections scheduled or expected to take place in 2024—compiled from information by the [National Democratic Institute](https://www.ndi.org/elections-calendar "undefined"), the [International Foundation for Electoral Systems](https://www.electionguide.org/elections/type/upcoming/ "undefined"), and [Anchor Change](https://www.anchorchange.com/election-cycle-calendar "undefined"), among other sources, and ordered by population according to projections by the [United Nations](https://population.un.org/wpp/ "undefined"). (Countries and dates are subject to change.) For context, each listing also includes the country’s “freedom and fairness score” that ranges from zero (least free and fair) to one (most free and fair) from [Our World in Data](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/free-and-fair-elections-index "undefined")’s free and fair elections index, which is based on expert assessments by the Swedish think-tank [V-Dem](https://v-dem.net/ "undefined") (Varieties of Democracy). --- --- ## INDIA **Population:** 1.44B **Election(s):** Lok Sabha (House of the People) **Date(s):** [expected April - May ](https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/12/07/decoding-india-s-2024-election-contest-pub-91178 "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.53 ## EUROPEAN UNION **Population:** 448M (total of 27 E.U. member states) **Election(s):** [European Parliament ](https://elections.europa.eu/en/easy-to-read/ "undefined")**Date(s):** June 6-9 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.91 (average of 27 E.U. member states) ## UNITED STATES OF AMERICA **Population:** 341M **Election(s):** Presidency, Senate, and House of Representatives **Date(s):** Nov. 5 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.83 ## INDONESIA **Population:** 279M **Election(s):** Presidency, Regional Representative Council, House of Representatives **Date(s):** Feb. 14 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.68 ## PAKISTAN **Population:** 243M **Election(s):** National Assembly **Date(s):** Feb. 8 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.30 ## BANGLADESH **Population:** 174M **Election(s):** National Parliament **Date(s):** Jan. 7 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.16 ## RUSSIAN FEDERATION **Population:** 144M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** March 15-17 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.25 ## MEXICO **Population:** 129M **Election(s):** Presidency, Senate, Chamber of Deputies **Date(s):** June 2 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.75 ## IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) **Population:** 89.5M **Election(s):** Islamic Consultative Assembly, Assembly of Experts **Date(s):** March 1 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.32 ## UNITED KINGDOM **Population:** 67.9M **Election(s):** House of Commons **Date(s):** [expected in 2024](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/when-general-election-rishi-sunak-2024-b996692.html "undefined"), [required by Jan. 28, 2025 ](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62064552 "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.93 ## SOUTH AFRICA **Population:** 60.7M **Election(s):** National Assembly **Date(s):** [expected May - August ](https://www.elections.org.za/pw/News-And-Media/News-List/News/News-Article/Electoral-Commission-Launches-South-Africa%E2%80%99s-2024-National-and-Provincial-Elections-Programme?a=AISDGvpz75ps1usOfX7oiolV1Pqd2pZG9y9cLNFMpYw= "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.72 ## REPUBLIC OF KOREA \[SOUTH KOREA\] **Population:** 51.8M **Election(s):** National Assembly **Date(s):** April 10 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.95 ## ALGERIA **Population:** 46M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** [expected in December ](https://almashhad.com/article/773112298002792-News/123848205953372-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1/ "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.29 ## UKRAINE **Population:** 37.4M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** scheduled\* March 31 (\*may not occur due to martial law) **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.57 ## UZBEKISTAN **Population:** 35.4M **Election(s):** Legislative Chamber **Date(s):** [expected in October,](https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/calendar?filters=+im%5Ftaxonomy%5Fvid%5F5:%28323%29 "undefined") [due by December ](https://www.oscepa.org/en/documents/autumn-meetings/2023-yerevan/reports-and-speeches-9/4844-report-of-special-representative-on-central-asia-farah-karimi-21st-osce-pa-autumn-meeting-18-20-november-2023/file "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.33 ## GHANA **Population:** 34.4M **Election(s):** Presidency, Parliament **Date(s):** Dec. 7 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.62 ## MOZAMBIQUE **Population:** 34.4M **Election(s):** Presidency, Assembly of the Republic **Date(s):** Oct. 9 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.18 ## MADAGASCAR **Population:** 30.7M **Election(s):** National Assembly **Date(s):** due by May **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.43 ## VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF **Population:** 29.1M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** [expected in December ](https://elpais.com/america/2023-10-18/el-chavismo-y-la-oposicion-acuerdan-celebrar-las-elecciones-presidenciales-en-el-segundo-semestre-de-2024.html "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.11 ## DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA \[NORTH KOREA\] **Population:** 26.2M **Election(s):** Supreme People’s Assembly **Date(s):** April 10 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.14 ## TAIWAN **Population:** 23.9M **Election(s):** Presidency, Legislative Yuan **Date(s):** Jan. 13 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.94 ## SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC **Population:** 23.8M **Election(s):** People’s Assembly **Date(s):** TBD **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.00 ## MALI **Population:** 23.6M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** [scheduled for February, junta postponed indefinitely for “technical reasons” ](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/mali-junta-postpones-presidential-elections/3000700 "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.00 ## SRI LANKA **Population:** 21.9M **Election(s):** Presidency, Parliament **Date(s):** TBD **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.76 ## ROMANIA **Population:** 19.7M **Election(s):** Presidency, Senate, Chamber of Deputies **Date(s):** expected November - December **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.86 ## CHAD **Population:** 18.6M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** expected in October **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.00 ## SENEGAL **Population:** 18.0M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** Feb. 25 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.75 ## CAMBODIA **Population:** 17.0M **Election(s):** Senate **Date(s):** Feb. 25 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.14 ## RWANDA **Population:** 14.3M **Election(s):** Presidency, Chamber of Deputies **Date(s):** July 15 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.37 ## TUNISIA **Population:** 12.5M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** [expected in fall ](https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/4400566-tunisia-announces-three-dates-upcoming-elections "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.02 ## BELGIUM **Population:** 11.7M **Election(s):** Chamber of Representatives **Date(s):** June 9 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.97 ## DOMINICAN REPUBLIC **Population:** 11.4M **Election(s):** Presidency, Senate, Chamber of Deputies **Date(s):** May 19 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.63 ## JORDAN **Population:** 11.4M **Election(s):** House of Representatives **Date(s):** [expected in November ](https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2023/september-2023/speaker-hoyle-welcomes-jordanian-counterpart-in-his-first-uk-visit/ "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.49 ## SOUTH SUDAN **Population:** 11.2M **Election(s):** Presidency, National Legislature **Date(s):** [expected in December ](https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-sudan-south-juba-4f35064ef1173a9e14f6e60f55d36b50 "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.00 ## CZECHIA \[CZECH REPUBLIC\] **Population:** 10.5M **Election(s):** Senate **Date(s):** TBD **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.95 ## AZERBAIJAN **Population:** 10.4M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** Feb. 7 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.08 ## PORTUGAL **Population:** 10.2M **Election(s):** Assembly of the Republic **Date(s):** March 10 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.95 ## BELARUS **Population:** 9.5M **Election(s):** Chamber of Representatives **Date(s):** Feb. 25 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.14 ## TOGO **Population:** 9.2M **Election(s):** National Assembly **Date(s):** [expected in early 2024 ](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231128-togo-announces-legislative-and-regional-elections-will-be-held-early-2024 "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.40 ## AUSTRIA **Population:** 9.0M **Election(s):** National Council **Date(s):** [expected on Sept. 29 ](https://www.heute.at/s/fahrplan-steht-wann-oesterreich-jetzt-wirklich-waehlt-120010415 "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.93 ## EL SALVADOR **Population:** 6.4M **Election(s):** Presidency, Legislative Assembly **Date(s):** Feb. 4 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.35 ## SLOVAKIA **Population:** 5.7M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** TBD **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.93 ## FINLAND **Population:** 5.5M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** Jan. 28 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.96 ## MAURITANIA **Population:** 4.9M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** June 22 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.42 ## PANAMA **Population:** 4.5M **Election(s):** Presidency, National Assembly **Date(s):** May 5 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.86 ## CROATIA **Population:** 4.0M **Election(s):** Presidency, Parliament **Date(s):** [presidential election expected in December](https://izbori2024.hr/koji-ce-se-sve-izbori-odrzati-u-hrvatskoj-u-2024-godini/ "undefined"); date of parliamentary elections TBD **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.92 ## GEORGIA **Population:** 3.7M **Election(s):** Presidency, Parliament **Date(s):** parliamentary elections on Oct. 26; date of presidential election TBD **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.59 ## MONGOLIA **Population:** 3.5M **Election(s):** State Great Khural **Date(s):** expected in June **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.65 ## URUGUAY **Population:** 3.4M **Election(s):** Presidency, Senate, Chamber of Representatives **Date(s):** Oct. 27 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.93 ## REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA **Population:** 3.4M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** expected in November **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.82 ## LITHUANIA **Population:** 2.7M **Election(s):** Presidency, Seimas **Date(s):** presidential election on May 12; parliamentary elections on Oct. 13 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.89 ## BOTSWANA **Population:** 2.7M **Election(s):** National Assembly **Date(s):** expected in October **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.58 ## NAMIBIA **Population:** 2.6M **Election(s):** Presidency, National Assembly **Date(s):** TBD **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.65 ## GUINEA BISSAU **Population:** 2.2M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** TBD **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.23 ## NORTH MACEDONIA **Population:** 2.1M **Election(s):** Presidency, Assembly **Date(s):** presidential election on April 24; parliamentary elections on May 8 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.60 ## MAURITIUS **Population:** 1.3M **Election(s):** National Assembly **Date(s):** TBD **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.57 ## COMOROS **Population:** 0.86M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** Jan. 14 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.07 ## BHUTAN **Population:** 0.79M **Election(s):** National Assembly **Date(s):** Jan. 9 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.85 ## SOLOMON ISLANDS **Population:** 0.75M **Election(s):** National Parliament **Date(s):** [expected in April ](https://solomons.gov.sb/towards-synchronised-elections-with-parliamentary-passing-of-bills/ "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.63 ## MALDIVES **Population:** 0.52M **Election(s):** People’s Majlis **Date(s):** [expected March - May ](https://mvrepublic.com/main-stories-in-maldives/elections-commission-to-announce-parliamentary-election-date-in-january/ "undefined")**Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.66 ## ICELAND **Population:** 0.38M **Election(s):** Presidency **Date(s):** June 1 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** 0.89 ## KIRIBATI **Population:** 0.14M **Election(s):** Presidency, House of Assembly **Date(s):** TBD **Freedom and Fairness Score:** not available ## SAN MARINO **Population:** 0.03M **Election(s):** Grand and General Council **Date(s):** expected in December **Freedom and Fairness Score:** NA ## PALAU **Population:** 0.02M **Election(s):** Presidency, Senate, House of Delegates **Date(s):** Nov. 12 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** NA ## TUVALU **Population:** 0.01M **Election(s):** Parliament **Date(s):** Jan. 26 **Freedom and Fairness Score:** NA ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6550920/world-elections-2024/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6550920/world-elections-2024/"},"headline":"The Ultimate Election Year: All the Elections Around the World in 2024","datePublished":"2023-12-28T05:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T16:53:40.747Z","description":"In the biggest-ever year of elections globally, here are the contests to watch.","url":"https://time.com/6550920/world-elections-2024/","keywords":["elections","feature","overnight","Evergreen"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Koh Ewe","jobTitle":"Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore.","url":"https://time.com/author/koh-ewe/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/elections/","name":"elections"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6550920/world-elections-2024/","name":"The Ultimate Election Year: All the Elections Around the World in 2024"}}]}] ```