What is the age of consent around the world?

How the age of consent is treated in 188 countries, from sources last checked September 2026. Choose a country for its classification, the source, and how its neighbours compare.

Under 14 3 countries (2%): Argentina, Sudan and Niger.
14–15 59 countries (31%), including China, Brazil, Germany and Iran.
16–17 80 countries (43%), including Bangladesh, Russia, Japan and Philippines.
18+ 44 countries (23%), including India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Nigeria.
Must be married 2 countries (1%): Afghanistan and Yemen.

Under 14 3

14–15 59

16–17 80

18+ 44

Must be married 2

In the United States, state by state

Alabama: 16–17
Alaska: 18+
Arizona: 18+
Arkansas: 16–17
California: 18+
Colorado: 16–17
Connecticut: 16–17
Delaware: 18+
District of Columbia: 16–17
Florida: 18+
Georgia: 16–17
Hawaii: 16–17
Idaho: 18+
Illinois: 16–17
Indiana: 16–17
Iowa: 16–17
Kansas: 16–17
Kentucky: 16–17
Louisiana: 16–17
Maine: 16–17
Maryland: 16–17
Massachusetts: 16–17
Michigan: 16–17
Minnesota: 16–17
Mississippi: 16–17
Missouri: 16–17
Montana: 16–17
Nebraska: 16–17
Nevada: 16–17
New Hampshire: 16–17
New Jersey: 16–17
New Mexico: 16–17
New York: 16–17
North Carolina: 16–17
North Dakota: 18+
Ohio: 16–17
Oklahoma: 18+
Oregon: 18+
Pennsylvania: 16–17
Rhode Island: 16–17
South Carolina: 16–17
South Dakota: 16–17
Tennessee: 18+
Texas: 16–17
Utah: 18+
Vermont: 16–17
Virginia: 18+
Washington: 16–17
West Virginia: 16–17
Wisconsin: 18+
Wyoming: 16–17

About this data

Compiled from Wikipedia: Age of consent by country; sources last checked 17 September 2026. The full dataset is available as JSON.

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A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.