Age of consent in Asia

The legal age of consent for sexual activity varies by jurisdiction across Asia. The specific activity engaged in or the gender of participants can also be relevant factors. Below is a discussion of the various laws dealing with this subject. The highlighted age refers to an age at or above which an individual can engage in unfettered sexual relations with another who is also at or above that age. Other variables, such as homosexual relations or close in age exceptions, may exist, and are noted when relevant.

The unrestricted age of consent is the legal 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 lowest unrestricted age of consent in Asia is the onset of puberty, though this is only the case in Afghanistan. The highest unrestricted age of consent is 21, though this age of consent is only the case in Bahrain and the specific instance of females receiving anal sex in Hong Kong. Disregarding these exceptions, the unrestricted ages of consent in Asia range between 13 and 18.

Summary

All jurisdictions in Asia per List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia:

Definitions

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.

Table

Must be married	By age				By authority				Unrestricted				Ref.
	Hetero		Homo		Hetero		Homo		Hetero		Homo
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
China	Asia	No	—				—				14				[1][2][3]
Japan	Asia	No	13				16				18				[4][5]
Germany	Europe	No	—				14				18				[6][7][8]
United Kingdom	Europe	No	—				16				18				[9][10][8]
France	Europe	No	—				15				18				[11][8]
India	Asia	No	—				—				18				[12][13][14][15]
Italy	Europe	No	13				14				16				[16]
Brazil	South America	No	—				—				14				[17]
Canada	North America	No	12-15				16				18				[18][19][20]
South Korea	Asia	No	13				—				16				[21][22]
Russia	Europe	No	—				—				16				[23][24]
Spain	Europe	No	—				16				18				[25][26][8]
Indonesia	Asia	No	—				—				18				[27]
Netherlands	Europe	No	—				16				18				[28][29][8]
Turkey	Europe	No	—				—				18				[30][8]
Switzerland	Europe	No	—				—				16				[31][32][33]
Saudi Arabia	Asia	Yes	—				—				18		—		[34][35]
Sweden	Europe	No	—				15				18				[36]
Nigeria	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[37]
Poland	Europe	No	—				—				15				[38][39]
Argentina	South America	No	—				13				18				[40]
Belgium	Europe	No	14				—				16				[41][42][43]
Venezuela	South America	No	—				—				16				[44]
Norway	Europe	No	—				—				16				[45]
Austria	Europe	No	13				14				18				[46][47][48]
Iran	Asia	Yes	—				—				18	15	—		[49][50][51][52][53]
Thailand	Asia	No	14				15				18				[54][55]
United Arab Emirates	Asia	No	—				—				18		—		[56]
Colombia	South America	No	—				—				14				[57][58]
South Africa	Africa	No	12				—				16				[59][60]
Denmark	Europe	No	—				15				18				[61][8]
Malaysia	Asia	No	—				16		—		18		—		[62][63]
Singapore	Asia	No	—				16				18				[64]
Israel	Asia	No	14				—				16
Philippines	Asia	No	—				16				18				[65][66][67][68]
Egypt	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[69][70]
Hong Kong	Asia	No	—				—				16	21	16		[71][72][73][74][75][76]
Finland	Europe	No	—				16				18				[77][8]
Chile	South America	No	—				14				18				[78]
Pakistan	Asia	Yes	—				—				18		—		[79][80]
Ireland	Europe	No	—				—				17				[81][82][83][84][85]
Greece	Europe	No	—				15				18				[86][8]
Portugal	Europe	No	—				14				18				[87][8]
Iraq	Asia	No	—				—				18				[88][89][90]
Kazakhstan	Asia	No	—				—				16				[91]
Algeria	Africa	No	—				—				16		—		[92][93]
Qatar	Asia	Yes	—				—				18	16	—		[94]
Czech Republic	Europe	No	—				15				18				[95][96][8]
Peru	South America	No	—				14				18				[97][98][99][100]
Romania	Europe	No	14				16				18				[101][8]
New Zealand	Oceania	No	—				—				16				[102][103]
Vietnam	Asia	No	—				—				16				[104]
Bangladesh	Asia	No	—				—				16	16	—		[105]
Kuwait	Asia	Yes	—				—				17	15	—		[106][107]
Angola	Africa	No	—				14				16				[108]
Hungary	Europe	No	12				—				14				[109]
Ukraine	Europe	No	—				—				16				[110][111]
Morocco	Africa	Yes	—				—				18		—		[112][113][114]
Ecuador	South America	No	—				—				14				[115]
Slovakia	Europe	No	—				—				15				[116]
Cuba	Insular America	No	—				—				16				[117]
Sudan	Africa	Yes	—				—				13	12	—		[118]
Oman	Asia	Yes	—				—				18		—		[119]
Belarus	Europe	No	—				—				16				[120]
Azerbaijan	Asia	No	—				—				16				[121]
Sri Lanka	Asia	No	—				—				16				[122][123]
Myanmar	Asia	No	—				—				16				[124][125]
Luxembourg	Europe	No	—				—				16				[126]
Dominican Republic	Insular America	No	—				—				18				[127]
Uzbekistan	Asia	No	—				—				16		—	16	[128][129][130]
Kenya	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[131]
Guatemala	Central America	No	—				—				18				[132]
Uruguay	South America	No	12				15				18				[133]
Croatia	Europe	No	—				—				15				[134]
Bulgaria	Europe	No	—				—				14				[135]
Macau	Asia	No	—				—				14				[136]
Ethiopia	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[137][138]
Lebanon	Asia	No	—				—				18				[139]
Costa Rica	Central America	No	—				15				18				[140]
Slovenia	Europe	No	—				—				15				[141]
Panama	Central America	No	—				14				18				[142]
Lithuania	Europe	No	—				16				18				[143][144][8]
Tanzania	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[145]
Turkmenistan	Asia	No	—				—				16				[146]
Tunisia	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[147][148]
Serbia	Europe	No	—				14				18				[149][8]
Libya	Africa	Yes	—				—				18	16	—		[150]
Ghana	Africa	No	—				—				16				[151]
Yemen	Asia	Yes	—				—				—				[152][153][154][155][156][157]
DR Congo	Africa	No	—				—				18				[158]
Jordan	Asia	No	—				—				18				[159]
Ivory Coast	Africa	No	—		—		15		—		18
Bahrain	Asia	No	—				16 (married)				21 (unmarried)				[160][161]
Bolivia	South America	No	14				—				18				[162][163][164][165][166]
Cameroon	Africa	No	—		—		16		—		21		—
Latvia	Europe	No	—				—				16				[167][168]
Paraguay	South America	No	—				—				14		16		[169]
Trinidad and Tobago	Insular America	No	—				12				18				[170][171]
Uganda	Africa	No	—				—				18				[172][173]
Zambia	Africa	No	—				—				16				[174]
Estonia	Europe	No	—				16				18				[175][8]
El Salvador	Central America	No	—				15				18				[176][177]
Cyprus	Europe	No	—				—				17				[178][179]
Afghanistan	Asia	Yes	—				—				Puberty		—		[180]
Honduras	Central America	No	—				14–17				18				[181]
Nepal	Asia	No	—				—				18				[182]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	No	—				14				18				[183][8]
Gabon	Africa	No	15		—		—				18		21		[184]
North Korea	Asia	No	—				—				15				[185]
Brunei	Asia	Yes	—				—				16		—		[186][187]
Mozambique	Africa	No	—				—				18				[188]
Iceland	Europe	No	14				15				18				[189][190][8]
Cambodia	Asia	No	—				—				15				[191][192][193][194][195]
Equatorial Guinea	Africa	No	—				—				18				[196]
Papua New Guinea	Oceania	No	12	14	—		—				16	17	—		[197]
Georgia	Asia	No	—				—				16				[198]
Botswana	Africa	No	—				—				18				[199]
Senegal	Africa	No	—				—				16		—		[200]
Zimbabwe	Africa	No	—				—				16		—		[201]
Congo	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[202]
Jamaica	Insular America	No	—				—				16				[203]
Namibia	Africa	No	—				—				16		—	16	[204]
Albania	Europe	No	—				14				18				[205][8]
Chad	Africa	No	—				—				16		—		[206]
Burkina Faso	Africa	No	15		—		—				18				[207]
Mauritius	Africa	No	—				—				16				[208]
Mongolia	Asia	No	—				—				16				[209]
Mali	Africa	No	—				—				15				[210]
Nicaragua	Central America	No	—				16				18				[211]
Laos	Asia	No	—				—				15				[212][213]
North Macedonia	Europe	No	—				16				18				[214][8]
South Sudan	Africa	No	—				—				18				[215][216][217]
Armenia	Asia	No	—				—				16				[135]
Madagascar	Africa	No	—				—				14		21		[218]
Malta	Europe	No	—				—				16				[219][220][221][222]
Benin	Africa	No	—				—				16		21		[223]
Tajikistan	Asia	No	—				—				16				[224]
Haiti	Insular America	No	—				—				15				[225]
Bahamas	Insular America	No	—				—				16		18		[226]
Niger	Africa	No	—				—				13		21		[227]
Moldova	Europe	No	—				—				16				[135]
Rwanda	Africa	No	—				—				18				[70]
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	No	—				—				16				[228]
Kosovo	Europe	No	—				—				16				[229]
Monaco	Europe	No	—				—				15				[230]
Guinea	Africa	No	—				—				15				[231]
Liechtenstein	Europe	No	12				14				16				[232]
Malawi	Africa	No	—				—				16				[233]
Bermuda	Insular America	No	—				—				16				[234]
Suriname	South America	No	—				—				16				[235]
Mauritania	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[236]
Timor-Leste	Asia	No	—				—				14				[237]
Sierra Leone	Africa	No	—				—				18				[238]
Montenegro	Europe	No	—				14				18				[239][8]
Togo	Africa	No	—				—				15				[240]
Fiji	Oceania	No	—				—				16
Eswatini	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[241]
Barbados	Insular America	No	—				—				16				[242]
Eritrea	Africa	No	—				—				18				[243]
Andorra	Europe	No	—				14				18				[244][8]
Curaçao	South America	No	—				—				15				[245]
Guyana	South America	No	—				—				16				[246][247][248]
Maldives	Asia	Yes	—				—				18		—
Burundi	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[249][250]
Aruba	South America	No	—				—				15				[251]
Liberia	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[252][253][254]
Lesotho	Africa	No	—				—				18				[255]
Bhutan	Asia	No	—				—				18				[256]
Cape Verde	Africa	No	14				—				16				[257]
San Marino	Europe	No	—				14				18				[258][259][8]
Central African Republic	Africa	No	—				—				18				[260]
Belize	Central America	No	—				—				16				[261][262]
Djibouti	Africa	No	15		—		—				18		—		[263][236]
Seychelles	Africa	No	—				—				15				[264]
Saint Lucia	South America	No	—				—				16				[265]
Somalia	Africa	No	—				—				18		—		[266][267]
Antigua and Barbuda	South America	No	—				—				16				[268]
Guinea-Bissau	Africa	No	—				—				16				[269]
Gambia	Africa	No	—				—				16		18		[270]
Samoa	Oceania	No	—				—				16				[271]
Vanuatu	Oceania	No	—				15				18				[272][273]
Comoros	Africa	No	—				—				15		—		[274]
Dominica	South America	No	—				—				16		—		[275][276]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Africa	No	—				14		—		16				[277]
Kiribati	Oceania	No	—				—				15	18	—		[278]
Tuvalu	Oceania	No	—				15				18				[279]
Syria	Asia	No	—				—				15				[280]
Taiwan	Asia	No	—				—				16				[281]
Vatican City	Europe	No	—				—				18				[282][283][284]
Gaza Strip	Asia	Yes	—				—				18	18	—		[285]
West Bank	Asia	No	—				—				18				[286]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	Africa	No	—				—				13				[287]

See also

• 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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| style="text-align:left"| Armenia || No || 16 || 16 || 16 || — || - || - || - || - || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 ||

^[2]

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| style="text-align:left"| Azerbaijan || No || — || — || — || — || - || - || - || - || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 ||

^[3]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Bahrain || No || 18 (if married) || 16 (if married) || - || - || — || — || — || — || 21 || 21 || 21 || 21 || |- | style="text-align:left"| Bangladesh || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || — || — || |-

| style="text-align:left"| Bhutan || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 ||

^[4]

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| style="text-align:left"| Brunei || Yes || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || - || - ||

^[5]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Cambodia || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 15 || 15 || 15 || 15 || |- | style="text-align:left"| China || No || Under 14 (With someone who under 16) || Under 14 (With someone who under 16) || — || — || — || — || — || — || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14 || |- | style="text-align:left"| Gaza Strip || Yes || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || — || — || |-

| style="text-align:left"| Georgia || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 ||

^[6]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Hong Kong || No || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 21 || 21 || 21 || 21 || |- | style="text-align:left"| India || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 || |-

| style="text-align:left"| Indonesia || No until 2026. Yes in Aceh.^[7] || 15 || 15 || 15 || 15 || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 ||

^[8]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Iran || Yes || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 15 || 13 || — || — || |- | style="text-align:left"| Iraq || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || — || — || |- | style="text-align:left"| Israel || No || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14 || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || |- | style="text-align:left"| Japan || No || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 ||^[9][10] |-

| style="text-align:left"| Jordan || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 ||

^[11]

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| style="text-align:left"| Kazakhstan || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 ||

^[12]

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| style="text-align:left"| Kuwait || Yes || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 17 || 15 || — || — ||

^[13][14]

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| style="text-align:left"| Kyrgyzstan || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 ||

^[15]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Laos || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 15 || 15 || 15 || 15 || |-

| style="text-align:left"| Lebanon || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 ||

^[16]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Macau || No || — || — || — || — || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 || |- | style="text-align:left"| Malaysia || No || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || — || — || 18 || 18 || — || — || |- | style="text-align:left"| Maldives || Yes || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || — || — || 18 || 18 || — || — || |- | style="text-align:left"| Mongolia || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || |- | style="text-align:left"| Myanmar || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || — || — || |- | style="text-align:left"| Nepal || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 || |- | style="text-align:left"| North Korea || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 15 || 15 || 15 || 15 || |-

| style="text-align:left"| Oman || Yes || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || — || — ||

^[17]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Pakistan || Yes || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 16 (18 in Sindh and the Punjab) || — || — || |-

| style="text-align:left"| Philippines || No || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 ||

^[18][19]

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| style="text-align:left"| Qatar || Yes || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 16 || — || — ||

^[20]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Saudi Arabia || Yes || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || — || — || |- | style="text-align:left"| Singapore || No || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 || |-

| style="text-align:left"| South Korea || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 ||

^[21][22][23]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Sri Lanka || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || — || — || |-

| style="text-align:left"| Syria || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 15 || 15 || 15 || 15 ||

^[24]

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| style="text-align:left"| Taiwan || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 ||

^[25]

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| style="text-align:left"| Tajikistan || No || — || — || — || — || - || - || - || - || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 ||

^[26]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Thailand || No || — || — || — || — || 15 || 15 || 15 || 15 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 || |-

|align=left|  Timor-Leste || No || — || — || — || — || 14 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 ||

^[27]

|-

| style="text-align:left"| Turkey || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 ||

^[28]

|-

| style="text-align:left"| Turkmenistan || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || — | — ||

^[29]

|-

| style="text-align:left"| United Arab Emirates || Yes || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 18 || — || — ||

^[30]

|- | style="text-align:left"| Uzbekistan || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || — || — || |- | style="text-align:left"| Vietnam || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16|| 16|| 16|| |- | style="text-align:left"| West Bank || No || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || |- | style="text-align:left"| Yemen || Yes || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 15 || 15 || — || — || |}