Driving Age by Country

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

16
Lowest Age
18
Highest Age
17.7
Average
18
Most Common
# Country Driving Age
1 United States 16
2 Canada 16
3 Australia 16
4 New Zealand 16
5 Colombia 16
6 United Kingdom 17
7 Ireland 17
8 Philippines 17
9 Indonesia 17
10 Malaysia 17
11 Israel 17
12 Hungary 17
13 Iceland 17
14 Germany 18
15 France 18
16 Japan 18
17 South Korea 18
18 China 18
19 India 18
20 Brazil 18
21 Mexico 18
22 Italy 18
23 Spain 18
24 Netherlands 18
25 Belgium 18
26 Sweden 18
27 Norway 18
28 Denmark 18
29 Finland 18
30 Switzerland 18
31 Austria 18
32 Portugal 18
33 Greece 18
34 Poland 18
35 Russia 18
36 South Africa 18
37 Argentina 18
38 Chile 18
39 Turkey 18
40 Saudi Arabia 18
41 United Arab Emirates 18
42 Egypt 18
43 Nigeria 18
44 Kenya 18
45 Thailand 18
46 Vietnam 18
47 Singapore 18
48 Taiwan 18
49 Czech Republic 18
50 Romania 18
51 Cuba 18
52 Peru 18
53 Pakistan 18
54 Bangladesh 18

Questions fréquemment posées

What is the lowest driving age in the world?

The lowest driving age in our data is 16 years old, found in countries like United States, Canada, Australia.

What is the highest driving age in the world?

The highest driving age in our data is 18 years old, found in countries like Germany, France, Japan.

What is the most common driving age?

The most common driving age is 18 years old, with 41 out of 54 countries using this threshold.


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