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Age of Majority by Country 2024

The age of majority is the age when a child becomes an adult under the laws of that country. The age of majority may differ within a country for when a child becomes an adult regarding criminal charges and when a child can get married or obtain other rights of an adult.

  • The age of majority is the age at which an individual is legally considered to be an adult rather than a minor.

189 countries

Country
Age of Majority
Egypt21
Madagascar21
Ivory Coast21
Cameroon21
United Arab Emirates21
Honduras21
Singapore21
Kuwait21
Namibia21
Gabon21
Lesotho21
Bahrain21
Eswatini21
Samoa21
Grenada21
Japan20
Thailand20
New Zealand20
South Korea19
Algeria19
India18
China18
United States18
Pakistan18
Nigeria18
Brazil18
Bangladesh18
Russia18
Ethiopia18
Mexico18
Philippines18
DR Congo18
Turkey18
Germany18
United Kingdom18
Tanzania18
France18
South Africa18
Italy18
Kenya18
Colombia18
Sudan18
Uganda18
Spain18
Iraq18
Argentina18
Afghanistan18
Canada18
Poland18
Morocco18
Angola18
Ukraine18
Uzbekistan18
Malaysia18
Mozambique18
Ghana18
Peru18
Nepal18
Venezuela18
Niger18
Australia18
Syria18
Mali18
Burkina Faso18
Taiwan18
Sri Lanka18
Malawi18
Kazakhstan18
Chad18
Chile18
Romania18
Senegal18
Guatemala18
Netherlands18
Ecuador18
Zimbabwe18
Guinea18
Benin18
Rwanda18
Burundi18
Bolivia18
Tunisia18
South Sudan18
Haiti18
Belgium18
Jordan18
Dominican Republic18
Czech Republic18
Sweden18
Tajikistan18
Papua New Guinea18
Portugal18
Azerbaijan18
Greece18
Hungary18
Togo18
Israel18
Austria18
Belarus18
Switzerland18
Sierra Leone18
Laos18
Turkmenistan18
Libya18
Paraguay18
Nicaragua18
Bulgaria18
Serbia18
El Salvador18
Republic of the Congo18
Denmark18
Lebanon18
Finland18
Liberia18
Norway18
Slovakia18
Palestine18
Central African Republic18
Oman18
Ireland18
Mauritania18
Costa Rica18
Panama18
Croatia18
Georgia18
Eritrea18
Mongolia18
Uruguay18
Bosnia and Herzegovina18
Qatar18
Moldova18
Armenia18
Lithuania18
Jamaica18
Albania18
Gambia18
Botswana18
Guinea Bissau18
Slovenia18
Equatorial Guinea18
Latvia18
Trinidad and Tobago18
Estonia18
Cyprus18
Mauritius18
Djibouti18
Fiji18
Comoros18
Guyana18
Solomon Islands18
Bhutan18
Luxembourg18
Montenegro18
Suriname18
Malta18
Maldives18
Cape Verde18
Brunei18
Belize18
Bahamas18
Iceland18
Vanuatu18
Barbados18
Sao Tome and Principe18
Saint Lucia18
Seychelles18
Micronesia18
Tonga18
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18
Antigua and Barbuda18
Andorra18
Dominica18
Saint Kitts and Nevis18
Liechtenstein18
Monaco18
San Marino18
Palau18
Nauru18
North Korea17
Timor Leste17
Vietnam16
Myanmar16
Cambodia16
Cuba16
Kyrgyzstan16
Indonesia15
Yemen15
Saudi Arabia15
Iran9

What country has the lowest age of majority?

The majority of countries have set their age of majority at 18 years of age. However, you can be held criminally liable when you are just 10 years of age in the country of Australia.

What is the oldest age of majority in the world?

While you can do many things in the US once you turn 18, there are many things you must wait until you are 21 to legally do. This is the oldest age of majority in the world.

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