Age of consent by country

Age of consent

Age of consent by country
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The age of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts and is thus the minimum age of a person with whom another person is legally permitted to engage in sexual activity. The distinguishing aspect of the age of consent laws is that the person below the minimum age is regarded as the victim, and their sex partner is regarded as the offender, unless both are underage.

## Definitions

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Main article: Age of consent § Defenses and exceptions

* Restricted by age difference: younger partner is deemed able to consent to having sex with an older one as long as their age difference does not exceed a specified amount.
* Restricted by authority: younger partner is deemed able to consent to having sex with any older partner, so long as said older partner is not in a legally recognised position of trust or authority, which the latter is abusing over the former.
* Unrestricted: age from which one is deemed able to consent to having sex with anyone else at or above the age of consent or the marriageable age if they must be married.

The data below reflects what each jurisdiction's legislation actually means, rather than what it states on the surface.

## Governed by state or province

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### Australia

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Main article: Ages of consent in Oceania § Australia

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State/territory  | By age  | By authority  | Unrestricted  | Ref.

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Australian Capital Territory | 10 | 16 | 18  | [2][3]
New South Wales | 14 | 16 | 17  | [4][5][6]
Northern Territory | — | 16 | 18  | [7]
Queensland | — | — | 16  | [8]
South Australia | 16 | 17 | 18  | [9][10]
Tasmania | 12 | 17 | 18  | [11][12]
Victoria | 12 | 16 | 18  | [13][14][15][16]
Western Australia | 13 | 16 | 18  | [17]

### Mexico

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Main article: Age of consent in Mexico

Ages of consent in Mexico  Area  | By age  | By authority  | Unrestricted  | Ref.

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Aguascalientes | 12 | — | 16  | 120 118
Baja California | 14 | — | 18  | 177, 182
Baja California Sur | 12 | — | 18  | 286 290
Campeche | 12 | — | 18  | 162 164
Chiapas | 12 | — | 18  | 235 239
Chihuahua | 14 | — | 18  | 172 177
Coahuila | 12 | — | 16  | 229 235
Colima | 14 | — | 18  | 146 148
Mexican Federal District | 12 | — | 18  | 181 bis 180
Durango | 14 | — | 18  | 177 181
Guanajuato | 12 | — | 16  | 181 185
Guerrero | 12 | — | 18  | 179 187
Hidalgo | 12 | — | 18  | 180, 185
Jalisco | 12 | — | 18  | 142-L, 142-M
México (state) | 15 | — | 18  | 273 271
Michoacán | 12 | — | 16  | 240 170
Morelos | 12 | — | 18  | 154 159
Nayarit | Puberty | — | 18  | 289, 291
Nuevo León | 14 | — | 18  | 267 262
Oaxaca | 12 | — | 18  | 247, 243
Puebla | 12 | — | 18  | 272 264, 265
Querétaro | 12 | — | 18  | 161 167
Quintana Roo | 12 | — | 18  | 127 130
San Luis Potosí | 12 | — | 16  | 173 179
Sinaloa | 12 | — | 18  | 180 184
Sonora | 12 | — | 18  | 219 215
Tabasco | 12 | — | 17  | 150 153
Tamaulipas | 12 | — | 18  | 275 270
Tlaxcala | 14 | — | 18  | 289 291
Veracruz | 14 | — | 16  | 190 Quater 189
Yucatán | 13 | — | 16  | 315 311
Zacatecas | 13 | — | 18  | 237.1 237.4

### United States

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Main article: Ages of consent in the United States

Ages of consent in the United States  State/territory  | By age  | By authority  | Unrestricted  | Ref.

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Alabama | —  | 16  | 19  | [18]
Alaska | —  | 16  | 18  | [19][20]
American Samoa | —  | —  | 16  | [21]
Arizona | —  | —  | 18  | [22][23][24]
Arkansas | 14  | 16  | 18  | [25]
California | —  | —  | 18  | [26][27][28]
Colorado | 14  | —  | 17  |
Connecticut | 13  | 16  | 18  | [29][30][31][32][33]
Delaware | 16  | —  | 18  | [34]
Florida | 16  | —  | 18  | [35][36][37]
Georgia | —  | —  | 16  | [38][39]
Hawaii | 14  | —  | 16  | [40][41]
Idaho | —  | —  | 18  | [42][43][44][45]
Illinois | —  | 17  | 18  | [46][47][48][49][50][51]
Indiana | 14  | —  | 16  | [52][53]
Iowa | 14  | —  | 16  |
Kansas | —  | —  | 16  | [54]
Kentucky | 16  | —  | 18  | [55]
Louisiana | —  | —  | 17  | [56]
Maine | 14  | —  | 16  |
Maryland | 14  | 16  | 18  | [57][58][59][60]
Massachusetts | —  | —  | 16  | [61]
Michigan | —  | 16  | 18  | [62][63][64]
Minnesota | 13  | 16  | 18  | [65][66][67][68][69][70]
Mississippi | —  | —  | 16  | [71]
Missouri | 14  | —  | 17  |
Montana | —  | —  | 16  | [citation needed]
Nebraska | —  | —  | 16  | [72][73][74]
Nevada | —  | —  | 16  |
New Hampshire | 13  | 16  | 18  | [75][76][77]
New Jersey | 13  | 16  | 18  |
New Mexico | 13  | 16  | 18  | [78][79]
New York | —  | —  | 17  | [80]
North Carolina | 13  | —  | 16  | [81]
North Dakota | 15  | —  | 18  |
Northern Mariana Islands | 13  | 16  | 18  |
Ohio | 13  | 16  | 18  | [82][83][84]
Oklahoma | 16  | 18  | 20  | [85][86]
Oregon | —  | —  | 18  |
Pennsylvania | 13  | 16  | 18  | [87][88][89][90][91]
Puerto Rico | —  | —  | 16  | [citation needed]
Rhode Island | 14  | —  | 16  | [92][93][94][95]
South Carolina | 14  | —  | 16  |
South Dakota | —  | —  | 16  |
Tennessee | 13  | —  | 18  | [96]
Texas | —  | 17  | 18  | [97][98][99][100]
United States Virgin Islands | 13  | —  | 18  | [101][102]
Utah | 16  | —  | 18  | [103]
Vermont | 15  | 16  | 18  | [104]
Virginia | 15  | —  | 18  | [105][106][107]
Washington | —  | 16  | 21  | [108][109][110]
Washington, D.C. | —  | 16  | 18  | [111]
West Virginia | —  | —  | 16  | [112]
Wisconsin | —  | —  | 18  | [113][114][115]
Wyoming | —  | —  | 17  |

## Rest of the world

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Column headings explained (hover for details): "By age": Restricted by age difference. "By authority": Restricted by authority between partners. "Unrestricted": No restrictions after this age.

Ages of consent by country, sex, sex difference, age difference, and authority between partners.  Countries and states  | Region  | Must be married  | By age | By authority | Unrestricted | Ref.

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Hetero | Homo | Hetero | Homo | Hetero | Homo
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F
China | Asia  | No  | — | — | 14  | [116][117][118]
Japan | Asia  | No  | 13 | 16 | 18  | [119][120]
Germany | Europe  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [121][122][123]
United Kingdom | Europe  | No  | — | 16 | 18  | [124][125][123]
France | Europe  | No  | — | 15 | 18  | [126][123]
India | Asia  | No  | — | — | 18  | [127][128][129][130]
Italy | Europe  | No  | 13 | 14 | 16  | [131]
Brazil | South America  | No  | — | — | 14  | [132]
Canada | North America  | No  | 12-15 | 16 | 18  | [133][134][135]
South Korea | Asia  | No  | 13 | — | 16  | [136][137]
Russia | Europe  | No  | — | — | 16  | [138][139]
Spain | Europe  | No  | — | 16 | 18  | [140][141][123]
Indonesia | Asia  | No  | — | — | 18  | [142]
Netherlands | Europe  | No  | — | 16 | 18  | [143][144][123]
Turkey | Europe  | No  | — | — | 18  | [145][123]
Switzerland | Europe  | No  | — | — | 16  | [146][147][148]
Saudi Arabia | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | 18 | —  | [149][150]
Sweden | Europe  | No  | — | 15 | 18  | [151]
Nigeria | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [152]
Poland | Europe  | No  | — | — | 15  | [153][154]
Argentina | South America  | No  | — | 13 | 18  | [155]
Belgium | Europe  | No  | 14 | — | 16  | [156][157][158]
Venezuela | South America  | No  | — | — | 16  | [159]
Norway | Europe  | No  | — | — | 16  | [160]
Austria | Europe  | No  | 13 | 14 | 18  | [161][162][163]
Iran | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | 18 | 15 | —  | [164][165][166][167][168]
Thailand | Asia  | No  | 14 | 15 | 18  | [169][170]
United Arab Emirates | Asia  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [171]
Colombia | South America  | No  | — | — | 14  | [172][173]
South Africa | Africa  | No  | 12 | — | 16  | [174][175]
Denmark | Europe  | No  | — | 15 | 18  | [176][123]
Malaysia | Asia  | No  | — | 16 | — | 18 | —  | [177][178]
Singapore | Asia  | No  | — | 16 | 18  | [179]
Israel | Asia  | No  | 14 | — | 16  |
Philippines | Asia  | No  | — | 16 | 18  | [180][181][182][183]
Egypt | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [184][185]
Hong Kong | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | 21  | 16  | [186][187][188][189][190][191]
Finland | Europe  | No  | — | 16 | 18  | [192][123]
Chile | South America  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [193]
Pakistan | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | 18 | —  | [194][195]
Ireland | Europe  | No  | — | — | 17  | [196][197][198][199][200]
Greece | Europe  | No  | — | 15 | 18  | [201][123]
Portugal | Europe  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [202][123]
Iraq | Asia  | No  | — | — | 18  | [203][204][205]
Kazakhstan | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [206]
Algeria | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16 | —  | [207][208]
Qatar | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | 18 | 16 | —  | [209]
Czech Republic | Europe  | No  | — | 15 | 18  | [210][211][123]
Peru | South America  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [212][213][214][215]
Romania | Europe  | No  | 14 | 16 | 18  | [216][123]
New Zealand | Oceania  | No  | — | — | 16  | [217][218]
Vietnam | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [219]
Bangladesh | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16 | 16 | —  | [220]
Kuwait | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | 17 | 15 | —  | [221][222]
Angola | Africa  | No  | — | 14 | 16  | [223]
Hungary | Europe  | No  | 12 | — | 14  | [224]
Ukraine | Europe  | No  | — | — | 16  | [225][226]
Morocco | Africa  | Yes  | — | — | 18 | —  | [227][228][229]
Ecuador | South America  | No  | — | — | 14  | [230]
Slovakia | Europe  | No  | — | — | 15  | [231]
Cuba | Insular America  | No  | — | — | 16  | [232]
Sudan | Africa  | Yes  | — | — | 13 | 12 | —  | [233]
Oman | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | 18 | —  | [234]
Belarus | Europe  | No  | — | — | 16  | [235]
Azerbaijan | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [236]
Sri Lanka | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [237][238]
Myanmar | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [239][240]
Luxembourg | Europe  | No  | — | — | 16  | [241]
Dominican Republic | Insular America  | No  | — | — | 18  | [242]
Uzbekistan | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16 | — | 16  | [243][244][245]
Kenya | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [246]
Guatemala | Central America  | No  | — | — | 18  | [247]
Uruguay | South America  | No  | 12 | 15 | 18  | [248]
Croatia | Europe  | No  | — | — | 15  | [249]
Bulgaria | Europe  | No  | — | — | 14  | [250]
Macau | Asia  | No  | — | — | 14  | [251]
Ethiopia | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [252][253]
Lebanon | Asia  | No  | — | — | 18  | [254]
Costa Rica | Central America  | No  | — | 15 | 18  | [255]
Slovenia | Europe  | No  | — | — | 15  | [256]
Panama | Central America  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [257]
Lithuania | Europe  | No  | — | 16 | 18  | [258][259][123]
Tanzania | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [260]
Turkmenistan | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [261]
Tunisia | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [262][263]
Serbia | Europe  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [264][123]
Libya | Africa  | Yes  | — | — | 18 | 16 | —  | [265]
Ghana | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16  | [266]
Yemen | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | —  | [267][268][269][270][271][272]
DR Congo | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [273]
Jordan | Asia  | No  | — | — | 18  | [274]
Ivory Coast | Africa  | No  | — | — | 15 | — | 18  |
Bahrain | Asia  | No  | — | 16 (married) | 21 (unmarried)  | [275][276]
Bolivia | South America  | No  | 14 | — | 18  | [277][278][279][280][281]
Cameroon | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16 | —  | 21  | —  |
Latvia | Europe  | No  | — | — | 16  | [282][283]
Paraguay | South America  | No  | — | — | 14 | 16  | [284]
Trinidad and Tobago | Insular America  | No  | — | 12 | 18  | [285][286]
Uganda | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [287][288]
Zambia | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16  | [289]
Estonia | Europe  | No  | — | 16 | 18  | [290][123]
El Salvador | Central America  | No  | — | 15 | 18  | [291][292]
Cyprus | Europe  | No  | — | — | 17  | [293][294]
Afghanistan | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | Puberty | —  | [295]
Honduras | Central America  | No  | — | 14–17 | 18  | [296]
Nepal | Asia  | No  | — | — | 18  | [297]
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [298][123]
Gabon | Africa  | No  | 15 | — | — | 18 | 21  | [299]
North Korea | Asia  | No  | — | — | 15  | [300]
Brunei | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | 16 | —  | [301][302]
Mozambique | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [303]
Iceland | Europe  | No  | 14 | 15 | 18  | [304][305][123]
Cambodia | Asia  | No  | — | — | 15  | [306][307][308][309][310]
Equatorial Guinea | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [311]
Papua New Guinea | Oceania  | No  | 12 | 14 | — | — | 16 | 17 | —  | [312]
Georgia | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [313]
Botswana | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [314]
Senegal | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16 | —  | [315]
Zimbabwe | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16 | —  | [316]
Congo | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [317]
Jamaica | Insular America  | No  | — | — | 16  | [318]
Namibia | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16 | — | 16  | [319]
Albania | Europe  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [320][123]
Chad | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16 | —  | [321]
Burkina Faso | Africa  | No  | 15 | — | — | 18  | [322]
Mauritius | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16  | [323]
Mongolia | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [324]
Mali | Africa  | No  | — | — | 15  | [325]
Nicaragua | Central America  | No  | — | 16 | 18  | [326]
Laos | Asia  | No  | — | — | 15  | [327][328]
North Macedonia | Europe  | No  | — | 16 | 18  | [329][123]
South Sudan | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [330][331][332]
Armenia | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [250]
Madagascar | Africa  | No  | — | — | 14 | 21  | [333]
Malta | Europe  | No  | — | — | 16  | [334][335][336][337]
Benin | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16 | 21  | [338]
Tajikistan | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [339]
Haiti | Insular America  | No  | — | — | 15  | [340]
Bahamas | Insular America  | No  | — | — | 16 | 18  | [341]
Niger | Africa  | No  | — | — | 13 | 21  | [342]
Moldova | Europe  | No  | — | — | 16  | [250]
Rwanda | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [185]
Kyrgyzstan | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [343]
Kosovo | Europe  | No  | — | — | 16  | [344]
Monaco | Europe  | No  | — | — | 15  | [345]
Guinea | Africa  | No  | — | — | 15  | [346]
Liechtenstein | Europe  | No  | 12 | 14 | 16  | [347]
Malawi | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16  | [348]
Bermuda | Insular America  | No  | — | — | 16  | [349]
Suriname | South America  | No  | — | — | 16  | [350]
Mauritania | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [351]
Timor-Leste | Asia  | No  | — | — | 14  | [352]
Sierra Leone | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [353]
Montenegro | Europe  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [354][123]
Togo | Africa  | No  | — | — | 15  | [355]
Fiji | Oceania  | No  | — | — | 16  |
Eswatini | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [356]
Barbados | Insular America  | No  | — | — | 16  | [357]
Eritrea | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [358]
Andorra | Europe  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [359][123]
Curaçao | South America  | No  | — | — | 15  | [360]
Guyana | South America  | No  | — | — | 16  | [361][362][363]
Maldives | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | 18 | —  |
Burundi | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [364][365]
Aruba | South America  | No  | — | — | 15  | [366]
Liberia | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [367][368][369]
Lesotho | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [370]
Bhutan | Asia  | No  | — | — | 18  | [371]
Cape Verde | Africa  | No  | 14 | — | 16  | [372]
San Marino | Europe  | No  | — | 14 | 18  | [373][374][123]
Central African Republic | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18  | [375]
Belize | Central America  | No  | — | — | 16  | [376][377]
Djibouti | Africa  | No  | 15 | — | — | 18 | —  | [378][351]
Seychelles | Africa  | No  | — | — | 15  | [379]
Saint Lucia | South America  | No  | — | — | 16  | [380]
Somalia | Africa  | No  | — | — | 18 | —  | [381][382]
Antigua and Barbuda | South America  | No  | — | — | 16  | [383]
Guinea-Bissau | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16  | [384]
Gambia | Africa  | No  | — | — | 16 | 18  | [385]
Samoa | Oceania  | No  | — | — | 16  | [386]
Vanuatu | Oceania  | No  | — | 15 | 18  | [387][388]
Comoros | Africa  | No  | — | — | 15 | —  | [389]
Dominica | South America  | No  | — | — | 16 | —  | [390][391]
São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa  | No  | — | 14 | — | 16  | [392]
Kiribati | Oceania  | No  | — | — | 15 | 18 | —  | [393]
Tuvalu | Oceania  | No  | — | 15 | 18  | [394]
Syria | Asia  | No  | — | — | 15  | [395]
Taiwan | Asia  | No  | — | — | 16  | [396]
Vatican City | Europe  | No  | — | — | 18  | [397][398][399]
Gaza Strip | Asia  | Yes  | — | — | 18 | 18 | —  | [400]
West Bank | Asia  | No  | — | — | 18  | [401]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Africa  | No  | — | — | 13  | [402]

## See also

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* Human sexuality portal
* Law portal
* LGBTQ portal

* Age of consent
* Ages of consent in Africa
* Ages of consent in Asia
* Ages of consent in Europe
* Ages of consent in North America
* Ages of consent in the United States
* Ages of consent in Oceania
* Ages of consent in South America
* Age-of-consent reform
* Age-of-consent reform in Canada
* Age-of-consent reform in the United Kingdom
* Age of Consent Act, 1891
* French petition against age of consent laws
* Youth
* Youth suffrage
* Youth rights
* Legal age
* Legal drinking age
* Age of majority
* Age of reason (canon law)
* Age of criminal responsibility
* Mature minor doctrine
* Emancipation of minors
* Fitness to plead, law of England and Wales
* Minors and abortion
* Convention on the Rights of the Child
* Child sexual abuse
* Sex-positive movement
* Age disparity in sexual relationships
* Comprehensive sex education
* Adult film industry regulations
* Sodomy law
* The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon

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3. ^ Crimes Act 1900 (ACT) s 55A.
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8. ^ Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld) s 215.
9. ^ Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) s 49.
10. ^ Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) s 57.
11. ^ Criminal Code Act 1924 (Tas) s 124.
12. ^ Criminal Code Act 1924 (Tas) s 124A.
13. ^ Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s 49A.
14. ^ Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s 49B.
15. ^ Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s 49C.
16. ^ Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s 49V.
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*["By age":]: Younger partner is deemed able to consent to having sex with an older one as long as their age difference doesn't exceed a specified amount.
*["By authority":]: Younger partner is deemed able to consent to having sex with an older one as long as the latter is not in a position of trust or authority, or is recognised to be abusing the inexperience of the younger one.
*["Unrestricted":]: Age from which one is deemed able to consent to having sex with anyone else of consenting age or above or the marriageable age if they must be married.
*[Hetero]: Heterosexual partners
*[Homo]: Homosexual partners
*[M]: Male
*[F]: Female