Millennials, Gen Z make up 63% of voting population

Filipinos from the ages of 18 to 44 make up the majority of voters for Eleksyon 2025, data compiled by GMA Integrated News Research showed.

According to a report on 24 Oras Weekend, the Philippines' voting population—or those who are of age to vote—increased by a little over 10 million to 75,940,535 for the 2025 national and local midterm elections, from 65,745,512 in 2022.

Of the 2025 total, Comelec data as of Jan. 23, 2025 shows that 69,673,655 are registered voters.

And of this number, the breakdown by generation is as follows, according to GMA Integrated News Research: 

• 25.94 million are Millennials, born in the period from 1981 to 1996, making up 34.15% of the voting-age population
• 21.87 million are Gen Z, born in the period from 1997 to 2007, making up 28.79% of the voting-age population
• 17.64 million are Gen X, born in the period from 1965 to 1980, making up 23.22% of the voting-age population
• 10.50 million are from the Baby Boom and Silent Generations, born in the 1946–1964 and 1928–1945 periods respectively, making up 13.83% of the voting-age population

This means Millennials and Gen Z voters make up about 63% of the voting-age population and 68% of the registered voters for Eleksyon 2025.

In 2022, millennials were still the biggest group of voters, followed by Gen X-ers at 16.78 million. Gen Z-ers saw the biggest increase in voters, from 13.11 million in 2022 to 21.87 million three years later.

The 2025 national and local midterm elections will take place on May 12. — BM, GMA Integrated News

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