Minimum Legal Age for Drinking Alcohol around the World

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Country name	Drinking age	Note

Albania	None
Cambodia	None
Comoros	None
Cuba	None
Denmark	None	There is no law about alcohol consumption in Denmark. If a shop or bar fails to ask for an ID-card and they are identified having sold alcohol to an underage (18), they are fined. A national ID-card, obtained in the local town hall, can serve as age verification.
Equatorial Guinea	None
Gabon	None
Ghana	None
Guinea-Bissau	None
Jamaica	None
Kyrgyzstan	None
Morocco	None
Swaziland	None
Togo	None
Bahrain	Illegal	21 for non-Muslim population
Oman	Illegal	21 for non-Muslim population
Pakistan	Illegal	21 for non-Muslim population
Qatar	Illegal	21 for non-Muslim population
Somalia	Illegal	21 for non-Muslim population
United Arab Emirates	Illegal	21 for non-Muslim population
Afghanistan	Illegal
Bangladesh	Illegal
Brunei	Illegal
Gambia, The	Illegal	18 for non-Muslim population 5% of total population
Iran	Illegal
Kuwait	Illegal
Libya	Illegal
Saudi Arabia	Illegal
Sudan	Illegal
Yemen	Illegal
Fiji	21
Indonesia	21
Kazakhstan	21
Micronesia, Federated States of	21
Palau	21
Solomon Islands	21
Sri Lanka	21
Tajikistan	21
United States	21
Iceland	20
Japan	20
Paraguay	20
Korea, South	19
Nicaragua	19
Egypt	18/21	18 for beer; 21 for wine and spirits
Norway	18/20	18 but 20 for spirits defined as 22% ABV
Canada	18/19	18 in Manitoba Alberta and Quebec. 19 in British Columbia New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Saskatchewan and Yukon.
India	18 to 25	18 to 25 depending on state
Burundi	18	18 unless accompanied by parents
Spain	18	16 in Asturias
Algeria	18
Argentina	18
Australia	18
Azerbaijan	18
Bahamas, The	18
Belarus	18
Belize	18
Bolivia	18
Botswana	18
Brazil	18
Bulgaria	18
Cameroon	18
Cape Verde	18
Central African Republic	18
Chile	18
China	18
Colombia	18
Congo, Republic of the	18
Costa Rica	18
Croatia	18
Czech Republic	18
Dominican Republic	18
Ecuador	18
El Salvador	18
Eritrea	18
Estonia	18
Ethiopia	18
Finland	18
France	18
Greece	18
Guatemala	18
Guyana	18
Hungary	18
Iraq	18
Ireland	18
Israel	18
Jordan	18
Kenya	18
Laos	18
Latvia	18
Lesotho	18
Lithuania	18
Malawi	18
Malaysia	18
Mauritius	18
Mexico	18
Mongolia	18
Mozambique	18
Namibia	18
Nepal	18
New Zealand	18	18 year olds will still be permitted to drink in hotels, bars and restaurants but they will not be allowed to buy alcohol from shops and supermarkets until they are 20. Adults will also face fines of $2,000 for serving alcohol to under-18s unless they have a parent's consent.
Niger	18
Nigeria	18
Panama	18
Papua New Guinea	18
Peru	18
Philippines	18
Poland	18
Puerto Rico	18
Romania	18	Ref needed
Russia	18
Samoa	18
Serbia	18	Ref needed
Seychelles	18
Singapore	18
Slovakia	18
Slovenia	18
South Africa	18
Sweden	18	20 but 18 for beer with ABV of 3.5% or less
Taiwan	18
Tanzania	18
Thailand	18
Tonga	18
Trinidad and Tobago	18
Turkey	18
Turkmenistan	18
Uganda	18
Ukraine	18
Uruguay	18
Vanuatu	18
Venezuela	18
Vietnam	18	Ref needed
Zambia	18
Zimbabwe	18
Cyprus	17
Austria	16/18	For distilled spirits the age limit is 16 in three Federal States and 18 in six Federal States (there are nine Federal States in Austria ). However some Federal States differentiate by alcohol content rather than by beverage type. Thus drinks with an alcohol content of 12% ABV or more can only be consumed by individuals aged 18 and over which therefore includes some wines and all mixtures containing spirits (e.g. alcopops cocktails).
Belgium	16/18	Drinking - 16 beer and wine; 18 for spirits \| Purchase - None for beer and wine;18 for spirits
Germany	16/18	16 for beer and wine;18 spirits
Isle of Man	16/18	16 (in public with a meal) 18 otherwise
Netherlands	16/18	16 but 18 for spirits that have an ABV of over 15%
Portugal	16/18	16 for beer and wine;18 spirits
Switzerland	16/18	depending on the canton for beer and wine; 18 in all canto
United Kingdom	16/18	In bars and off-licensed premises the Minimum Drinking Age and Minimum Purchasing Age are 18. The Minimum Purchasing Age are for beer and cider is 16 when purchased for consumption with meals (except when in a bar). Children over five may consume alcoholic beverages at home with their parent's consent.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	16
Georgia	16
Haiti	16
Italy	16
Lebanon	16
Luxembourg	16
Macedonia [FYROM]	16
Malta	16
Tunisia	15
Åland Islands	N/A
American Samoa	N/A
Andorra	N/A
Angola	N/A
Anguilla	N/A
Antarctica	N/A
Antigua and Barbuda	N/A
Armenia	N/A
Aruba	N/A
Barbados	N/A
Benin	N/A
Bermuda	N/A
Bhutan	N/A
Bouvet Island	N/A
British Indian Ocean Territory	N/A
Burkina Faso	N/A
Cayman Islands	N/A
Chad	N/A
Christmas Island	N/A
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	N/A
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	N/A
Cook Islands	N/A
Côte d'Ivoire	N/A
Djibouti	N/A
Dominica	N/A
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	N/A
Faroe Islands	N/A
French Guiana	N/A
French Polynesia	N/A
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	N/A
Gibraltar	N/A
Greenland	N/A
Grenada	N/A
Guadeloupe	N/A
Guam	N/A
Guernsey	N/A
Guinea	N/A
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	N/A
Holy See (Vatican City)	N/A
Honduras	N/A
Hong Kong	N/A
Jersey	N/A
Kiribati	N/A
Korea, North	N/A
Liberia	N/A
Liechtenstein	N/A
Macau	N/A
Madagascar	N/A
Maldives	N/A
Mali	N/A
Marshall Islands	N/A
Martinique	N/A
Mauritania	N/A
Mayotte	N/A
Moldova	N/A
Monaco	N/A
Montenegro	N/A
Montserrat	N/A
Burma	N/A
Nauru	N/A
Netherlands Antilles	N/A
New Caledonia	N/A
Niue	N/A
Norfolk Island	N/A
Northern Mariana Islands	N/A
Palestinian territories	N/A
Pitcairn Islands	N/A
Réunion	N/A
Rwanda	N/A
Saint Barthélemy	N/A
Saint Helena	N/A
Saint Kitts and Nevis	N/A
Saint Lucia	N/A
Saint Martin	N/A
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	N/A
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	N/A
San Marino	N/A
Sao Tome and Principe	N/A
Senegal	N/A
Sierra Leone	N/A
South Georgia and the Islands	N/A
Suriname	N/A
Svalbard	N/A
Syria	N/A
Timor-Leste	N/A
Tokelau	N/A
Turks and Caicos Islands	N/A
Tuvalu	N/A
United States Minor Outlying Islands	N/A
Uzbekistan	N/A
British Virgin Islands	N/A
Virgin Islands	N/A
Wallis and Futuna	N/A
Western Sahara	N/A
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