This statistic shows the evolution of the voter turnout rate in German federal elections from 1949 to 2025. For the February 2025 elections, the turnout rate was 82.5 percent, the highest rate since reunification.
For comparison, the voter turnout rate in the legislative elections in France was 66.63 percent in the second round of 2024.
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Bundeswahlleiterin. (February 23, 2025). Evolution of the voter turnout and abstention rates in the German federal elections from 1949 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 14, 2026, from /statistics/1629401/participation-legislative-elections-germany/
Bundeswahlleiterin. "Evolution of the voter turnout and abstention rates in the German federal elections from 1949 to 2025." Chart. February 23, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 14, 2026. /statistics/1629401/participation-legislative-elections-germany/
Bundeswahlleiterin. (2025). Evolution of the voter turnout and abstention rates in the German federal elections from 1949 to 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2026. /statistics/1629401/participation-legislative-elections-germany/
Bundeswahlleiterin. "Evolution of The Voter Turnout and Abstention Rates in The German Federal Elections from 1949 to 2025." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Feb 2025, /statistics/1629401/participation-legislative-elections-germany/
Bundeswahlleiterin, Evolution of the voter turnout and abstention rates in the German federal elections from 1949 to 2025 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1629401/participation-legislative-elections-germany/ (last visited July 14, 2026)
Evolution of the voter turnout and abstention rates in the German federal elections from 1949 to 2025 [Graph], Bundeswahlleiterin, February 23, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1629401/participation-legislative-elections-germany/
