ZESN Report on the 31 July 2013 Harmonised Elections statistics from the Registrar-General’s office reflect that 5.82 per cent of registered voters are 80 years or older, the 2012 Census reflects that only 2.34 per cent of eligible voters should be this old. Table: 2 Table 2: Comparison of Registered Voters with Estimated Eligible Voters by Age Voters Roll 19 June 2013 Age Less than 18 2012 Census Estimate Per cent Difference 360 0.01% --- --- --- 18 to 22 140,689 2.39% 1,213,299 18.24% -15.85% 23 to 29 669,799 11.37% 1,527,932 22.97% -11.60% 30 to 39 1,783,808 30.28% 1,507,311 22.66% +7.62% 40 to 49 1,250,989 21.24% 831,482 12.50% +8.74% 50 to 59 858,414 14.57% 727,713 10.94% +3.63% 60 to 69 519,013 8.81% 441,683 6.64% +2.17% 70 to 79 323,913 5.50% 246,784 3.71% +1.79% 80 or More 343,187 5.82% 155,653 2.34% +3.48% Assessed comparatively with other countries in Africa, these figures are also worrying. The registration of young people in Zimbabwe is not only well below 2012 Census estimates; it is significantly lower than registration rates in other African countries for recent elections (see Table 3). Registration of young voters (under 25) is more than 10 per cent less in Zimbabwe than comparable countries. Even with immigration to other countries, the figure for youths’ registrants is still significantly low as compared to other countries where voter registration is also not compulsory. Table: 3 Table 3: Comparison of youth voter registration between African countries Country South Africa 32 32 Year Age Range 2009 18 to 25 Per cent of Registered Voters 16.50% Available at <http://www.elections.org.za/content/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=1287>. 33 | P a g e