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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.
Different jurisdictions express these definitions differently, like Argentina, may say the age of consent is 18, but an exception is made down to 13 years of age, if the older partner is not in a position of authority over the younger one. The data below reflects what each jurisdiction's legislation actually means, rather than what it states on the surface.
Countries and states | Must be married | Restricted by age difference | Restricted by authority | Unrestricted | Ref. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hetero | Homo | Hetero | Homo | Hetero | Homo | |||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
Australian Capital Territory | No | 10 | 16 | 18 | [2][3] | |||||||||
New South Wales | No | 14 | 16 | 17 | [4][5][6] | |||||||||
Queensland | No | — | — | 16 | [7] | |||||||||
Victoria | No | 12 | 16 | 18 | [8][9][10] | |||||||||
South Australia | No | 16 | 17 | 18 | [11][12] | |||||||||
Northern Territory | No | — | 16 | 18 | [13] | |||||||||
Tasmania | No | 12 | 17 | 18 | [14][15] | |||||||||
Western Australia | No | 13 | 16 | 18 | [16] |
Countries and states | Must be married | Restricted by age difference | Restricted by authority | Unrestricted | Ref. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hetero | Homo | Hetero | Homo | Hetero | Homo | |||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
Aguascalientes | No | 12 | — | 16 | 120 118 | |||||||||
Baja California | No | 14 | — | 18 | 177 Archived 2020-04-03 at the Wayback Machine 182 Archived 2020-04-03 at the Wayback Machine | |||||||||
Baja California Sur | No | 12 | — | 18 | 286 290 | |||||||||
Campeche | No | 12 | — | 18 | 162 164 | |||||||||
Chiapas | No | 12 | — | 18 | 235 239 | |||||||||
Chihuahua | No | 14 | — | 18 | 172 177 | |||||||||
Coahuila | No | 12 | — | 16 | 229 235 | |||||||||
Colima | No | 14 | — | 18 | 146 148 | |||||||||
Mexican Federal District | No | 12 | — | 18 | 181 bis 180 | |||||||||
Durango | No | 14 | — | 18 | 177 181 | |||||||||
Guanajuato | No | 12 | — | 16 | 181 185 | |||||||||
Guerrero | No | 12 | — | 18 | 179 187 | |||||||||
Hidalgo | No | 12 | — | 18 | 180 Archived 2020-01-10 at the Wayback Machine 185 Archived 2020-01-10 at the Wayback Machine | |||||||||
Jalisco | No | 12 | — | 18 | 142-L, 142-M | |||||||||
México (state) | No | 15 | — | 18 | 273 271 | |||||||||
Michoacán | No | 12 | — | 16 | 240 170 | |||||||||
Morelos | No | 12 | — | 18 | 154 159 | |||||||||
Nayarit | No | Puberty | — | 18 | 289 Archived 2019-12-12 at the Wayback Machine 291 Archived 2019-12-12 at the Wayback Machine | |||||||||
Nuevo León | No | 14 | — | 18 | 267 262 | |||||||||
Oaxaca | No | 12 | — | 18 | 247 Archived 2019-12-12 at the Wayback Machine 243 Archived 2019-12-12 at the Wayback Machine | |||||||||
Puebla | No | 12 | — | 18 | 272 264, 265 | |||||||||
Querétaro | No | 12 | — | 18 | 161 167 | |||||||||
Quintana Roo | No | 12 | — | 18 | 127 130 | |||||||||
San Luis Potosí | No | 12 | — | 16 | 173 179 | |||||||||
Sinaloa | No | 12 | — | 18 | 180 184 | |||||||||
Sonora | No | 12 | — | 18 | 219 215 | |||||||||
Tabasco | No | 12 | — | 17 | 150 153 | |||||||||
Tamaulipas | No | 12 | — | 18 | 275 270 | |||||||||
Tlaxcala | No | 14 | — | 18 | 289 291 | |||||||||
Veracruz | No | 14 | — | 16 | 190 Quater 189 | |||||||||
Yucatán | No | 13 | — | 16 | 315 311 | |||||||||
Zacatecas | No | 13 | — | 18 | 237.1 237.4 |
Countries and states | Region | Must be married | Restricted by age difference | Restricted 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 | — | 16 | [120][121][122] | |||||||||
Japan | Asia | No | 16 | 16 | 18 | [123][124] | |||||||||
Germany | Europe | No | — | 14 | 18 | [125][126][127] | |||||||||
United Kingdom | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [128][129][127] | |||||||||
France | Europe | No | — | 15 | 18 | [130][127] | |||||||||
India | Asia | No | — | — | 18 | [131][132][133][134] | |||||||||
Italy | Europe | No | 13 | 14 | 16 | [135][127] | |||||||||
Brazil | South America | No | — | — | 14 | [136] | |||||||||
Canada | North America | No | 12-16 | 16 | 18 | [137][138] [139] | |||||||||
South Korea | Asia | No | 13 | 16 | 16 | [140][141] | |||||||||
Russia | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [142][143][127] | |||||||||
Spain | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [144][145][127] | |||||||||
Indonesia | Asia | No | — | 15 | — | 18 | [146] | ||||||||
Netherlands | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [147][148][127] | |||||||||
Turkey | Europe | No | — | — | 18 | [149][127] | |||||||||
Switzerland | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [150][151][152][127] | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | Asia | Yes | — | — | 18 | — | [153][154] | ||||||||
Sweden | Europe | No | — | 15 | 18 | [155] | |||||||||
Nigeria | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [156] | ||||||||
Poland | Europe | No | — | 15 | 18 | [157][158][127] | |||||||||
Argentina | South America | No | — | 13 | 18 | [159] | |||||||||
Belgium | Europe | No | 14 | 16 | 18 | [160][161][127][162] | |||||||||
Venezuela | South America | No | — | — | 16 | [163] | |||||||||
Norway | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [164][127] | |||||||||
Austria | Europe | No | 13 | 14 | 18 | [165][166][167][127] | |||||||||
Iran | Asia | Yes | — | — | 18 | 15 | — | [168][169][170][171][172] | |||||||
Thailand | Asia | No | 15 | — | 18 | [173][174] | |||||||||
United Arab Emirates | Asia | Yes | — | — | 18 | — | [175] | ||||||||
Colombia | South America | No | — | — | 14 | [176][177] | |||||||||
South Africa | Africa | No | 12 | — | 16 | [178][179] | |||||||||
Denmark | Europe | No | — | 15 | 18 | [180][127] | |||||||||
Malaysia | Asia | No | — | 16 | — | 18 | — | [181][182] | |||||||
Singapore | Asia | No | — | 16 | 18 | [183] | |||||||||
Israel | Asia | No | 14 | — | 16 | ||||||||||
Philippines | Asia | No | — | 16 | 18 | [184][185][186][187] | |||||||||
Egypt | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [188][189] | ||||||||
Hong Kong | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | 21 | 16 | [190][191][192][193][194][195] | |||||||
Finland | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [196][127] | |||||||||
Chile | South America | No | — | 14 | 18 | [197] | |||||||||
Pakistan | Asia | Yes | — | — | 18 | — | [198][199] | ||||||||
Ireland | Europe | No | — | — | 17 | [200][201][202][203][204] | |||||||||
Greece | Europe | No | — | 15 | 18 | [205][127] | |||||||||
Portugal | Europe | No | — | 14 | 18 | [206][127] | |||||||||
Iraq | Asia | No | — | — | 18 | [207][208][209] | |||||||||
Kazakhstan | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [210] | |||||||||
Algeria | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | — | [211][212] | ||||||||
Qatar | Asia | Yes | — | — | 18 | 16 | — | [213] | |||||||
Czech Republic | Europe | No | — | 15 | 18 | [214][215][127] | |||||||||
Peru | South America | No | — | 14 | 18 | [216][217][218][219] | |||||||||
Romania | Europe | No | 14 | 16 | 18 | [220][127] | |||||||||
New Zealand | Oceania | No | — | — | 16 | [221][222] | |||||||||
Vietnam | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [223] | |||||||||
Bangladesh | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | — | [224] | ||||||||
Kuwait | Asia | Yes | — | — | 17 | 15 | — | [225][226] | |||||||
Angola | Africa | No | 14 | — | 16 | [227] | |||||||||
Hungary | Europe | No | 12 | 14 | 18 | [228][127] | |||||||||
Ukraine | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [229][230][127] | |||||||||
Morocco | Africa | Yes | — | — | 18 | — | [231][232][233] | ||||||||
Ecuador | South America | No | — | — | 14 | [234] | |||||||||
Slovakia | Europe | No | — | 15 | 18 | [235][127] | |||||||||
Cuba | Insular America | No | — | — | 16 | [236] | |||||||||
Sudan | Africa | Yes | — | — | 13 | 12 | — | [237] | |||||||
Oman | Asia | Yes | — | — | 18 | — | [238] | ||||||||
Belarus | Europe | No | — | — | 16 | [239] | |||||||||
Azerbaijan | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [240] | |||||||||
Sri Lanka | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [241][242] | |||||||||
Myanmar | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [243][244] | |||||||||
Luxembourg | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [245][127] | |||||||||
Dominican Republic | Insular America | No | — | — | 18 | [246] | |||||||||
Uzbekistan | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | — | 16 | [247][248][249] | |||||||
Kenya | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [250] | ||||||||
Guatemala | Central America | No | — | — | 18 | [251] | |||||||||
Uruguay | South America | No | 12 | 15 | 18 | [252] | |||||||||
Croatia | Europe | No | — | 15 | 18 | [253][127] | |||||||||
Bulgaria | Europe | No | — | 14 | 18 | [254][127] | |||||||||
Macau | Asia | No | — | — | 14 | [255] | |||||||||
Ethiopia | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [256][257] | ||||||||
Lebanon | Asia | No | — | — | 18 | [258] | |||||||||
Costa Rica | Central America | No | — | 15 | 18 | [259] | |||||||||
Slovenia | Europe | No | — | 15 | 18 | [260][127] | |||||||||
Panama | Central America | No | — | 14 | 18 | [261] | |||||||||
Lithuania | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [262][263][127] | |||||||||
Tanzania | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [264] | ||||||||
Turkmenistan | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [265] | |||||||||
Tunisia | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [266][267] | ||||||||
Serbia | Europe | No | — | 14 | 18 | [268][127] | |||||||||
Libya | Africa | Yes | — | — | 18 | 16 | — | [269] | |||||||
Ghana | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | [270] | |||||||||
Yemen | Asia | Yes | — | — | — | [271][272][273][274][275][276] | |||||||||
DR Congo | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [277] | |||||||||
Jordan | Asia | No | — | — | 18 | [278] | |||||||||
Ivory Coast | Africa | No | 15 | — | — | 18 | — | [279] | |||||||
Bahrain | Asia | No | 16 (married) | — | 21 (unmarried) | [280][281] | |||||||||
Bolivia | South America | No | 14 | — | 18 | [282][283][284][285][286] | |||||||||
Cameroon | Africa | No | 16 | — | — | 21 | — | [287] | |||||||
Latvia | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [288][289][127] | |||||||||
Paraguay | South America | No | — | — | 14 | 16 | [290] | ||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | Insular America | No | — | 12 | 18 | [291][292] | |||||||||
Uganda | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [293][294] | |||||||||
Zambia | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | [295] | |||||||||
Estonia | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [296][127] | |||||||||
El Salvador | Central America | No | — | 15 | 18 | [297][298] | |||||||||
Cyprus | Europe | No | — | 17 | 18 | [299][300][127] | |||||||||
Afghanistan | Asia | Yes | — | — | Puberty | — | [301] | ||||||||
Honduras | Central America | No | — | 14–17 | 18 | [302] | |||||||||
Nepal | Asia | No | — | — | 18 | [303] | |||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | No | — | 14 | 18 | [304][127] | |||||||||
Gabon | Africa | No | 15 | — | — | 18 | 21 | [305] | |||||||
North Korea | Asia | No | — | — | 15 | [306] | |||||||||
Brunei | Asia | Yes | — | — | 16 | — | [307][308] | ||||||||
Mozambique | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [309] | |||||||||
Iceland | Europe | No | 14 | 15 | 18 | [310][311][127] | |||||||||
Cambodia | Asia | No | — | — | 15 | [312][313][314][315][316] | |||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [317] | |||||||||
Papua New Guinea | Oceania | No | 12 | 14 | — | — | 16 | 17 | — | [318] | |||||
Georgia | Asia | No | — | 16 | 18 | [319][127] | |||||||||
Botswana | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [320] | |||||||||
Senegal | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | — | [321] | ||||||||
Zimbabwe | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | — | [322] | ||||||||
Congo | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [323] | ||||||||
Jamaica | Insular America | No | — | — | 16 | [324] | |||||||||
Namibia | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | — | 16 | [325] | |||||||
Albania | Europe | No | — | 14 | 18 | [326][127] | |||||||||
Chad | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | — | [327] | ||||||||
Burkina Faso | Africa | No | 15 | — | — | 18 | [328] | ||||||||
Mauritius | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | [329] | |||||||||
Mongolia | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [330] | |||||||||
Mali | Africa | No | — | — | 15 | [331] | |||||||||
Nicaragua | Central America | No | — | 16 | 18 | [332] | |||||||||
Laos | Asia | No | — | — | 15 | [333][334] | |||||||||
North Macedonia | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [335][127] | |||||||||
South Sudan | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [336][337][338] | |||||||||
Armenia | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [254] | |||||||||
Madagascar | Africa | No | — | — | 14 | 21 | [339] | ||||||||
Malta | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [340][341][342][343][127] | |||||||||
Benin | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | 21 | [344] | ||||||||
Tajikistan | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [345] | |||||||||
Haiti | Insular America | No | — | — | 18 | [346] | |||||||||
Bahamas | Insular America | No | — | — | 16 | 18 | [347] | ||||||||
Niger | Africa | No | — | — | 13 | 21 | [348] | ||||||||
Moldova | Europe | No | — | 16 | 18 | [254][127] | |||||||||
Rwanda | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [189] | |||||||||
Kyrgyzstan | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [349] | |||||||||
Kosovo | Europe | No | — | — | 16 | [350] | |||||||||
Monaco | Europe | No | — | 15 | 18 | [351][127] | |||||||||
Guinea | Africa | No | — | — | 15 | [352] | |||||||||
Liechtenstein | Europe | No | — | 14 | 18 | [353][127] | |||||||||
Malawi | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | [354] | |||||||||
Bermuda | Insular America | No | — | — | 16 | [355] | |||||||||
Suriname | South America | No | — | — | 16 | [356] | |||||||||
Mauritania | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [357] | ||||||||
East Timor | Asia | No | — | — | 14 | [358] | |||||||||
Sierra Leone | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [359] | |||||||||
Montenegro | Europe | No | — | 14 | 18 | [360][127] | |||||||||
Togo | Africa | No | — | — | 15 | [361] | |||||||||
Fiji | Oceania | No | — | — | 16 | ||||||||||
Eswatini | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [362] | ||||||||
Barbados | Insular America | No | — | — | 16 | [363] | |||||||||
Eritrea | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [364] | |||||||||
Andorra | Europe | No | — | 14 | 18 | [365][127] | |||||||||
Curaçao | South America | No | — | — | 15 | [366] | |||||||||
Guyana | South America | No | — | — | 16 | [367][368][369] | |||||||||
Maldives | Asia | Yes | — | — | 18 | — | |||||||||
Burundi | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [370][371] | ||||||||
Aruba | South America | No | — | — | 15 | [372] | |||||||||
Liberia | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [373][374][375] | ||||||||
Lesotho | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [376] | |||||||||
Bhutan | Asia | No | — | — | 18 | [377] | |||||||||
Cape Verde | Africa | No | 14 | — | 16 | [378] | |||||||||
San Marino | Europe | No | — | 14 | 18 | [379][380][127] | |||||||||
Central African Republic | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [381] | |||||||||
Belize | Central America | No | — | — | 16 | [382][383] | |||||||||
Djibouti | Africa | No | 15 | — | — | 18 | — | [384][357] | |||||||
Seychelles | Africa | No | — | — | 15 | [385] | |||||||||
Saint Lucia | South America | No | — | — | 16 | [386] | |||||||||
Somalia | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | — | [387][388] | ||||||||
Antigua and Barbuda | South America | No | — | — | 16 | [389] | |||||||||
Guinea-Bissau | Africa | No | — | — | 16 | [390] | |||||||||
Gambia | Africa | No | — | — | 18 | [391] | |||||||||
Samoa | Oceania | No | — | — | 16 | [392] | |||||||||
Vanuatu | Oceania | No | — | 15 | 18 | [393][394] | |||||||||
Comoros | Africa | No | — | — | 15 | — | [395] | ||||||||
Dominica | South America | No | — | — | 16 | — | [396][397] | ||||||||
São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa | No | — | 14 | — | 16 | [398] | ||||||||
Kiribati | Oceania | No | — | — | 15 | 18 | — | [399] | |||||||
Tuvalu | Oceania | No | — | 15 | 18 | [400] | |||||||||
Syria | Asia | No | — | — | 15 | [401] | |||||||||
Taiwan | Asia | No | — | — | 16 | [402] | |||||||||
Vatican City | Europe | No | — | — | 18 | [403][404][405] | |||||||||
Gaza Strip | Asia | Yes | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | [406] | |||||||
West Bank | Asia | No | — | — | 18 | [407] | |||||||||
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Africa | No | — | — | 13 | [408] |
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