Age of Consent by Country

Compare the legal age of consent across 54 countries worldwide, sorted from lowest to highest.

13
Lowest Age
18
Highest Age
15.8
Average
16
Most Common
# Country Age of Consent
1 Argentina 13
2 Germany 14
3 China 14
4 Brazil 14
5 Italy 14
6 Austria 14
7 Portugal 14
8 Colombia 14
9 Chile 14
10 Hungary 14
11 Peru 14
12 France 15
13 Mexico 15
14 Sweden 15
15 Denmark 15
16 Greece 15
17 Poland 15
18 Thailand 15
19 Czech Republic 15
20 Iceland 15
21 United Kingdom 16
22 Canada 16
23 Australia 16
24 Japan 16
25 South Korea 16
26 Spain 16
27 Netherlands 16
28 Belgium 16
29 Norway 16
30 Finland 16
31 Switzerland 16
32 New Zealand 16
33 Russia 16
34 South Africa 16
35 Nigeria 16
36 Vietnam 16
37 Philippines 16
38 Indonesia 16
39 Malaysia 16
40 Singapore 16
41 Taiwan 16
42 Israel 16
43 Romania 16
44 Cuba 16
45 Ireland 17
46 United States 18
47 India 18
48 Turkey 18
49 Saudi Arabia 18
50 United Arab Emirates 18
51 Egypt 18
52 Kenya 18
53 Pakistan 18
54 Bangladesh 18

Questions fréquemment posées

What is the lowest age of consent in the world?

The lowest age of consent in our data is 13 years old, found in countries like Argentina.

What is the highest age of consent in the world?

The highest age of consent in our data is 18 years old, found in countries like United States, India, Turkey.

What is the most common age of consent?

The most common age of consent is 16 years old, with 24 out of 54 countries using this threshold.


Compare age of consent across 54+ countries. See which countries have the highest and lowest age of consent requirements.