The following elections occurred in the year 1981.

Africa

• Central African Republic presidential election
• Djiboutian presidential election
• Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
• Rwandan parliamentary election
• South African general election
• Sudanese parliamentary election
• Tunisian parliamentary election

Asia

• 1981 Burmese general election
• July 1981 Iranian presidential election
• October 1981 Iranian presidential election
• Israeli legislative election
• 1981 Kuwaiti general election
• Nepalese Rastriya Panchayat election
• South Korean presidential election

Europe

• 1981 Belgian general election
• 1981 Danish parliamentary election
• 1981 Dutch general election
• 1981 Greek legislative election
• 1981 Irish general election
• 1981 Maltese general election
• 1981 Norwegian parliamentary election

North America

• 1981 Honduran general election

Oceania

• 1981 New Zealand general election

South America

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