This electoral calendar for the year 2001 lists the national/federal direct elections to be held in that year in both the de jure and de facto sovereign states. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

• 14 January:
  • Portugal, President
  • Cape Verde, Parliament
  • Ivory Coast, Parliament (26 seats had postponed declarations)

• 6 February: Israel, Prime Minister
• 11 February: Cape Verde, President

• 2 March: Samoa, Legislative Assembly^[1]
• 4 March:
  • Andorra, Parliament
  • Elections in Benin, President
• 12 March: Elections in Uganda, President

• 29 April: Senegal, Parliament

• 13 May: Italy, Parliament
• 20 May: Chad, President

• 7 June: United Kingdom, Parliament
• 7 June: United Kingdom, Local
• 24 June: Albania, Parliament (first round)
• 26 June: Uganda, Parliament

• 8 July: Albania, Parliament (second round)
• 29 July: São Tomé and Príncipe, President

• 31 August to 2 September: Seychelles, President

• 9-10 September: Norway, Parliament
• 23 September: Poland, Parliament

• 14 October: Argentina, Parliament
• 18 October: The Gambia, President
• 19 and 26 October: Mauritania, Parliament

• 20 November: Denmark, Parliament
• 25 November: Honduras, President and Parliament

• Chile: Parliament (16 December)
• Madagascar: President (16 December)
• Gabon: Parliament (9 and 23 December)
• Zambia: President and Parliament (27 December)