Legal Ages of Consent By Country

The Age of Consent is the legal age at which an individual is considered mature enough to consent to sex. Sexual relations with someone under the Age of Consent are considered statutory rape, even (in some jurisdictions), if both partners are themselves younger than the Age of Consent. To learn more, choose a country from the list below or learn about the highest and lowest ages of consent worldwide.

Age of Consent Map:

Must be married
14 years old
15 years old
16 years old
17 years old
18 years old
> 19 years old

Age of Consent Around the World

The legal Age of Consent varies from 11 to 21 years old from country to country around the world. In some countries, there is no legal age of consent but all sexual relations are forbidden outside of marriage. Choose any country for more details about local laws.

Country Region Age Of Consent
Afghanistan Asia Must be married
Albania Europe 14
Algeria Africa 16
American Samoa Oceania 16
Andorra Europe 16
Angola Africa 12
Antigua and Barbuda North America 16
Argentina South America 18
Armenia Europe 16
Aruba North America 15
Australia Oceania 16
Austria Europe 14
Azerbaijan Europe 16
Bahamas North America 16
Bahrain Asia 21
Bangladesh Asia 14
Barbados North America 16
Belarus Europe 16
Belgium Europe 16
Belize North America 16
Benin Africa 18
Bhutan Asia 18
Bolivia South America 14
Bosnia and Heregovina Europe 14
Botswana Africa 16
Brazil South America 14
Brunei Asia 16
Bulgaria Europe 14
Burkina Faso Africa 13
Burundi Africa 18
Cambodia Asia 15
Cameroon Africa 16
Canada North America 16
Cape Verde Africa 14
Caribbean Netherlands North America 16
Central African Verde Africa 18
Chad Africa 14
Chile South America 18
China Asia 14
Colombia South America 14
Comoros Africa 13
Cook Islands Oceania 16
Costa Rica North America 15
Croatia Europe 15
Cuba North America 16
Cyprus Europe 17
Czech Republic Europe 15
Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa 14
Denmark Europe 15
Djibouti Africa 18
Dominica North America 16
Dominican Republic North America 18
East Timor Asia 14
Ecuador South America 14
Egypt Africa 18
El Salvador North America 18
Equatorial Guinea Africa 18
Eritrea Africa 18
Estonia Europe 14
Ethiopia Africa 18
Federated States of Micronesia Oceania 14
Fiji Oceania 16
Finland Europe 16
France Europe 15
Gabon Africa 18
Gambia Africa 18
Georgia Europe 16
Germany Europe 14
Ghana Africa 16
Greece Europe 15
Grenada North America 16
Guam Oceania 16
Guatemala North America 18
Guinea Africa 15
Guinea Bissau Africa 16
Haiti North America 18
Honduras North America 15
Hungary Europe 14
Iceland Europe 15
India Asia 18
Indonesia Asia 16
Iran Asia Must be married
Iraq Asia 18
Ireland Europe 17
Israel Asia 16
Italy Europe 14
Ivory Coast Africa 18
Jamaica North America 16
Japan Asia 13
Jordan Asia 16
Kazakhstan Europe 16
Kenya Africa 18
Kiribati Oceania 15
Kuwait Asia Must be married
Kyrgyzstan Asia 16
Laos Asia 15
Latvia Europe 16
Lebanon Asia 18
Lesotho Africa 16
Liberia Africa 18
Libya Africa Must be married
Liechtenstein Europe 14
Lithuania Europe 16
Luxembourg Europe 16
Macedonia Europe 14
Madagascar Africa 14
Malawi Africa 14
Malaysia Asia 16
Maldives Asia Must be married
Mali Africa 18
Malta Europe 18
Marshall Islands Oceania 16
Mauritania Africa 16
Mauritius Africa 14
Mexico North America 17
Moldova Europe 16
Monaco Europe 15
Mongolia Asia 16
Montenegro Europe 14
Myanmar Asia 14
Namibia Africa 16
Nauru Oceania 17
Nepal Asia 16
Netherlands Europe 16
New Zealand Oceania 16
Nicaragua North America 18
Niger Africa 13
Nigeria Africa 11
Niue Oceania 19
North Korea Asia 15
Northern Cyprus Europe 16
Northern Mariana Islands Oceania 18
Norway Europe 16
Oman Asia Must be married
Pakistan Asia Must be married
Palau Oceania 16
Palestine Gaza Strip Asia Must be married
Panama North America 18
Papua New Guinea Oceania 16
Paraguay South America 14
Peru South America 14
Philippines Asia 12
Poland Europe 15
Portugal Europe 14
Qatar Asia Must be married
Republic of the Congo Africa 18
Romania Europe 15
Russia Europe 16
Rwanda Africa 18
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Africa 13
Saint Kitts and Nevis North America 16
Saint Lucia North America 16
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines North America 15
Samoa Oceania 16
San Marino Europe 14
Sao Tome and Principe Africa 14
Saudi Arabia Asia Must be married
Senegal Africa 16
Serbia Europe 14
Seychelles Africa 18
Sierra Leone Africa 18
Singapore Asia 16
Slovak Republic Europe 15
Slovenia Europe 15
Solomon Islands Oceania 15
Somalia Africa 18
South Africa Africa 16
South Korea Asia 20
South Sudan Africa 18
Spain Europe 16
Sri Lanka Asia 16
Sudan Africa Must be married
Suriname South America 16
Swaziland Africa 16
Sweden Europe 15
Switzerland Europe 16
Syria Asia 15
Taiwan Asia 16
Tajikistan Asia 16
Tanzania Africa 18
Thailand Asia 15
Togo Africa 16
Tonga Oceania 16
Trinidad and Tobago North America 16
Tunisia Africa 18
Turkey Europe 18
Turkmenistan Asia 16
Uganda Africa 18
Ukraine Europe 16
United Arab Emirates Asia Must be married
United Kingdom Europe 16
United States North America 16
Uruguay South America 15
Uzbekistan Asia 16
Vanuatu Oceania 16
Vatican City Europe 18
Venezuela South America 16
Vietnam Asia 18
Yemen Asia Must be married
Zambia Africa 16
Zimbabwe Africa 16

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