For the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections, there Figure 3: Distribution of SK Registered Voters

are a total of 20,626,220 million Filipino youth voters by Age Group

aged 15 to 30 years old. SK voters comprised 35% of
the total registered voters in the Philippines.

Eight percent or 1,638,350 youth voters belong to age

bracket 15 to 17 years old, while 92% or 18,987,870
youth voters are aged 18 to 30 years old.

Based on Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and

COMELEC data, 6 out of 10 Filipino youth (15-30 years
old) are registered voters.

Figure 1: Distribution of SK Registered Voters

by Island Group
Figure 4. Number of Elective Positions for
Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
May 14, 2018 Sangguniang Kabataan Election

Among the 20 million youth registered voters for the

Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Luzon has the most
number of youth voters with 7,676,907 (37.22%), followed Figure 5. Distribution of SK Candidates by
by Visayas with 5,829,407 (28.26%), while Mindanao has Elective Position, by Sex
5,065,674 (24.56%) voters. Lastly, National Capital Region May 14, 2018 Sangguniang Kabataan Election
comprised 9.96% or 2,054,232 of the registered youth
voters.

Figure 2: Distribution of SK Registered Voters by Sex

Republic Act 10742 or the SK Reform Act which was
signed into law in January 2016 expanded the age
bracket of the SK voters from 15-21 years old to 15-30 Of the 20 million youth
years old. Hence, SK voters are straddling two age voters, 51 percent were
groups: 15-17 and 18-30. The latter can vote both for female while 49 percent
SK and Barangay Elections. were male.
 Republic of the Philippines
Past Election Data Commission on Elections
Intramuros, Manila
Table 1. Comparative Number of Registered Voters,
Voters who Actually Voted and Voters’ Turnout
1992 to 2010 Sangguniang Kabataan Elections

Registered Actually Voters'

Election Year
Voters Voted Turnout (%)

2010 2,321,052 2,101,405 90.54%

2007 2,980,863 2,542,408 85.29%

2002 2,560,349 1,980,829 77.37%

1996 4,289,178 3,340,926 77.89%

1992 4,180,479 3,227,329 77.20%

Figure 6. Distribution of Registered Voters and

Voters Who Actually Voted
1992 to 2010 Sangguniang Kabataan Elections

Date of release: March 8, 2018

SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN
ELECTIONS

In year 2018, there is a percent decrease of 31% in

Since 1992, the number of SK registered voters has the number of SK female candidates against
been decreasing. However, despite the trend in
election year 2010.
registration, voters’ turnout has been increasing.

Male candidates for 2018 also decreased by 3%

since election year 2010.

Data as of: April 30, 2018