World Age of Sexual Consent

This is not an official guide. We do not guarantee the accuracy of any of the information contained herein. Please help me keep this as correct as possible by sending any corrections that are needed as well as the SOURCE or site where we can verify the corrections. We derive our information mostly from the published laws of the various states and governments.
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This table lists the age when people of various sexualities can legally have sex right around the world. Some areas call this the age of sexual consent; others the age of consent; and even others, the age at which one cannot be convicted for "statutory rape" (also age of protection and age of sexual maturity). Read the DEFINITIONS page. Do NOT send us email until you have read the definitions and the documentation pages!

Where two ages are shown it is because sexual activity is legal at the lower age unless the younger person subsequently complains, or we cannot confirm a codified age. In certain countries, persons below the minimum age shown here can participate in sexual acts under certain conditions without either them or their partners necessarily committing a criminal offence. We suggest that you read the accompanying notes to any particular state or country if you are really interested.

Country		Male-Female Sex	Male-Male Sex	Female-Female Sex
Albania		14	14/18??	14
Algeria Rev 08/2000		16	illegal	illegal

Andorra Rev 01/2001		16	16	16
Antiqua (Barbuda) Rev 01/2001		16	18	16
Argentina Rev 01/2001		12/15/16	12/15/16	12/15/16
Armenia Rev 01/2001		16	illegal	unknown
Aruba Rev 01/2001		16	16	16
Australia	ACT Rev 03/2001	16	16	16
Australia	NSW Rev 03/2001	16	18 *	no laws
Australia	NT Rev 03/2001	16	18	no laws
Australia	Queensland Rev 03/2002	16	18 (READ)	16
Australia	SA Rev 03/2001	16/17	16/17	16/17
Australia	Tasmania Rev 03/2001	17	17 (legalised Apr 97 after 9 years battle)	no laws
Australia	Victoria Rev 03/2002	17	17	17
Australia	WA Rev 03/2001	16	21	16
Austria Rev 07/2002		14	Struck Down 14	14
Azerbaijan Rev 01/2001		16	illegal	undefined

Bahamas Rev 01/2001		16	18 (read)	18 (read)
Bahrain Rev 01/2001			illegal	illegal

Bangladesh Rev 01/2001			illegal	illegal
Barbados Rev 01/2001		16	illegal

Belarus Rev 01/2001		16/18	16	16
Belgium Rev 01/2001		16	16	16
Belize Rev 01/17/2001		16	legal?	legal?
Benin Rev 01/2001			illegal	illegal
Bermuda Rev 03/2002		16	18	16

Bhutan Rev 01/2001			illegal
Bolivia Rev 07/2002		17
Bosnia Rev 01/2001		16	16	16
Botswana Rev 01/2001		16-F/14-M	illegal
Brazil Rev 01/2001		14/18	14/18	14/18
Brunei Rev 01/2001		14/16	illegal	illegal

Bulgaria Rev 01/2001		14/15	14/18	14/18
Burkina Faso Rev 01/2001		13	21	21
Burma			illegal
Burundi			illegal
Cambodia (Kampuchea) Rev 07/2002		15/16	?	?
Cameroon			illegal
Canada Rev 07/2002		14	18	14
Cape Verde			illegal
Cayman Islands Rev 03/2002

Chile Rev 04/2002		12	18	18
China Rev 01/2001		14	not defined	not defined
China - Hong Kong Rev 01/2001		16	21	?

Colombia Rev 01/2001		12/14	14	14
Cook Islands Rev 01/17/2001

Costa Rica Rev 03/2002		15/16	15- illegal - ?	15 - illegal - ?
Cote D'Ivoire Rev 08/2000		15
Croatia Rev 01/2001		14	14/18?	14/18?
Cuba Rev 3/2002		16	16	16
Cyprus Rev 07/2002 NEW!		17	17	17
Cyprus - SARS Rev 07/2002 NEW!		17	17	17

Czech Republic Rev 01/2001		15	15	15
Denmark Rev 01/2001		15	15	15

Dominica Rev 01/2001		16	?	?
Dominican Republic Rev 01/2001		18	18	18
Dutch Antilles		16	16	16

Ecuador Rev 01/2001		undefined?	?
Egypt Rev 03/2002		18	18-illegal?	18-illegal?
El Salvador Rev 01/2001		16	?	?

Eritrea Rev 01/2001		18	18	18
Estonia Rev 07/2002		14	16?	16?
Ethiopa Rev 04/2001		15
Falken Isl Malvinas Rev 01/2001		16	18	16
Faroe Islands		15	18	18

Fiji Rev 01/17/2001		16	?	?
Finland (new laws 1/1/99?) Rev 01/2001		16	18	18
France Rev 01/2001		15	15	15
French Guiana Rev 01/2001		15	15	15
French Polynesia Tahiti		15	15	15
Gabon Rev 01/2001		15	15	15
Georgia (Russia) Rev 01/2001			illegal
Germany Rev 01/2001		14/16	14/16	14/16
Ghana			?

Greece Rev 01/2001		15/17	17	15/17
Greenland
Grenada Rev 01/2001		17	illegal	illegal
Guam Rev 09/2000		16
Guadeloupe Rev 01/2001		15	15	15
Guatemala Rev 01/2001		18	18	18
Guinea Rev 01/2001		15

Guyana Rev 01/2001		13	illegal	illegal
Haiti		18	18	18
Honduras Rev 03/2002		14/17	14	14
Hong Kong Rev 09/2000		18M/16F	21	?
Hungary Rev 01/2001		14	18	18
Iceland Rev 03/2002		14	14	14
India Rev 01/2001		16	illegal	illegal
Indonesia Rev 03/2002		17	no laws	no laws
Iran Rev 07/2002		None outside marriage	illegal	illegal
Iraq Rev 01/2001		18	?	?
Ireland Rev 03/2001		17	17	17
Israel Rev 03/2001		16	16	16
Italy Rev 06/2001		14	14	14

Jamaica Rev 01/2001		16	illegal	illegal
Japan Rev 07/2002		16/18	16/18	16/18
Jordan		16	illegal	illegal

Kenya Rev 01/2001		16	illegal	illegal
Kiribati Rev 01/17/2001

Korea Rev 03/2002		13	13	13
Kosovo		14	18	14
Kuwait			illegal	illegal
Latvia Rev 04/2001		16	legal?	legal?
Lebanon Rev 03/2002		15/18	illegal	illegal
Liberia Rev 04/2001		16
Liechtenstein		14	14/18	14
Lithuania		16	18	16
Luxembourg Rev 01/2001		16	16	16
Macao Rev 08/2000		16/17
Madegascar Rev 09/2001		21?	21	21

Mali Rev 08/2000		16
Malta Rev 01/2001		12/18	12/18	12/18
Malaysia Rev 08/2000		married - 16?	illegal	illegal
Martinique		15	15	15
Mauritius Rev 01/2001		15	illegal	illegal
México Rev 07/2002		12	18	18
Moldova Rev 01/2001		16	16	16
Monaco Rev 01/2001		15	15	15
Montenegro Rev 01/2001		14	14	14
Morocco Rev 03/2001		15
Mozambique			illegal
Namibia Rev 04/2001		16	illegal
Nepal Rev 04/2001		16	?	?
Netherlands Rev 03/2002		12/16	12/16	12/16
Netherland Antilles		16	16	16
New Caledonia		15	15	15
New Zealand Rev 03/2002		16	16	16
Nicaragua			?

Nigeria Rev 06/2001		13	?	?
Niue Rev 01/17/2001
Norway Rev 01/2001		16	16	16

Oman Rev 01/2001		none!	illegal	illegal
Pakistan Rev 05/2003		none! (?)	(read comments)	(read comments)
Panama Rev 01/2001		12/18?	?
Papua - New Guinea		16	illegal	16

Paraquay Rev 07/2002		12	?
Peru Rev 06/2001		14	14	14
Pitcairn Rev 07/2002		unk (debate)
Poland Rev 01/2001		15	15	15
Portugal Rev 01/2001		14/16?	?	?
Philippines Rev 03/2002		12/18	18	18
Puerto Rico Rev 01/2001		14	Illegal (under appeal)	Illegal (under appeal)

Qatar			illegal	illegal
Romania Rev 01/2001		14	illegal	illegal
Russia Rev 06/2002		14/16? New Law??	14/16?	14/16?
Rwanda Rev 02/2001		18	18	18
San Marino Rev 01/2001		14/16	14/16	14/16
Saudi Arabia		must be married	illegal	illegal
Senegal			illegal	illegal
Serbia Rev 07/2002		14	18	14
Singapore Rev 07/2002 (Read)		14/16	illegal	illegal
Slovakia Rev 01/2001		15	15	15
Slovenia Rev 01/2001		14	14	14
Soloman Islands Rev 01/2001

South Africa Rev 04/2001		16	19	19
South Korea		13	13	13

Spain Rev 01/2001		13	13	13
Sri Lanka Rev 01/2001		16	illegal	16

St. Kitts and Nevis Rev 01/2001		14/16
St. Martin (Rev 11/2000)		?
Surinami		16	18	16
Sweden Rev 01/2001		15	15	15
Swaziland Rev 01/2001		18	illegal	illegal

Switzerland Rev 01/2001		16	16	16
Syria Rev 01/2001		13/15	illegal	illegal
Taiwan		16	16	16
Tanzania Rev 01/2001		16	illegal	illegal

Thailand Rev 07/2002		15	legal at all ages?	?
Togo Rev 08/2000		14
Tonga Rev 01/17/2001		16	illegal
Trinidad & Tobago Rev 03/2002		16	illegal	illegal
Tunisia Rev 01/2001		20	illegal	illegal
Turkey Rev 03/2003		15/16 unmarried-illegal	18	18
Tuvalu Rev 01/17/2001			illegal

Uganda Rev 01/2001		18	illegal	illegal
Ukraine Rev 01/2001		16	16	16
United Arab Emirates		18	Illegal?	Illegal?

Uzbekistan Rev 01/2001		16	illegal	16
Uruguay Rev 01/2001		16	?
Vanuatu Rev 01/17/2001		18	18	18
Venezuela Rev 04/2001		16	16	16
Vietnam Rev 03/2002		18	?	?
Vojvodina		14	18	14
Western Samoa Rev 01/17/2001
Yemen			illegal
Yugoslavia Rev 07/2002		?	18
Zaire Rev 07/2002			illegal
Zambia Rev 07/2002		16

Zimbabwe Rev 01/2001		12/16	illegal	illegal
United Kingdom	England, Scotland & Wales Rev 06/2001	16	16	16
United Kingdom	Northern Ireland Rev 06/2001	17	17	17
USA	Alabama Rev 06/2001	16	illegal	illegal
USA	Alaska Rev 08/2000	16	16	16
USA	Arizona Rev 06/2001	18	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	Arkansas Rev 03/2001	16	Law Invalidated	Law Invalidated
USA	California Rev 04/2001	18	18	18
USA	Colorado Rev 04/2002	15/17	17	17
USA	Connecticut Rev 04/2001	16	16	16
USA	D.C. Rev 08/2000	16	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	Delaware Rev 03/2002	16/18	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	Florida Rev 06/2001	16/18	Illegal	Illegal
USA	Georgia Rev 07/2002 MUST READ!	16	16	16
USA	Hawaii Rev 03/2002	16	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	Idaho Rev 04/2001	16/18	Illegal	Illegal
USA	Illinois	17	17	17
USA	Indiana	16	16	16
USA	Iowa Rev 03/2002	14/16	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	Kansas Rev 06/2001	16	illegal	illegal
USA	Kentucky	16	Law Invalidated	Law Invalidated
USA	Louisiana Rev 03/2002	17	Illegal	Illegal
USA	Maine	16	16	16
USA	Maryland Rev 04/2002	16	Law Invalidated	Law Invalidated
USA	Massachusetts Rev 07/2002	16/18	READ -Law Invalidated	READ -Law Invalidated
USA	Michigan Rev 04/2001	16	Illegal	Illegal
USA	Minnesota Rev 03/2002	16	Law Invalidated	Law Invalidated
USA	Mississippi Rev 03/2002	16 (laws passed June 1, 1998)	Illegal	Illegal
USA	Missouri Rev 03/2002	14/17	Illegal	Illegal
USA	Montana Rev 10/99	16/18	18	18
USA	Nebraska	17	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	Nevada Rev 1/2000	16	18	18
USA	New Hampshire Rev 03/2002	16	18	18
USA	New Jersey	16	16	16
USA	New Mexico	17	13	13
USA	New York Rev 03/2002	17	17	17
USA	North Carolina Rev 03/2002	16	Illegal	Illegal
USA	North Dakota	18	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	Ohio Rev 11/2000	16	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	Oklahoma Rev 03/2002	16	16 -illegal???	16 -illegal???
USA	Oregon	18	18	18
USA	Pennsylvania	16	16	16
USA	Rhode Island Rev 06/2001	16	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	South Carolina Rev 03/2002	14/16-bill pending	Illegal	Illegal
USA	South Dakota	16	Law Repealed 16	Law Repealed 16
USA	Tennessee Rev 04/2001	18	Law Invalidated	Law Invalidated
USA	Texas Rev 03/2002	17	Illegal 03/2001	Illegal 03/2001
USA	Utah Rev Rev 04/2001	16/18	Illegal	Illegal
USA	Vermont	16	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	Virginia Rev 07/2000	18	illegal	illegal
USA	Washington Rev 06/2001	16/18	16/18	16/18
USA	West Virginia	16	18?	18?
USA	Wisconsin Rev 03/2002	18	18	18
USA	Wyoming Rev 12/99	16 / 18?	Law Repealed	Law Repealed
USA	Military Rev 06/2001	16	illegal	illegal
USA	Traveling Citizens	READ
	Rev 07/2002

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