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Age of Consent Lookup

Two ages, one country. The general age of consent (AOC) is the legal minimum for consensual sex; the sex-work minimum is the legal age for commercial transactions where sex work is legal at all. They are not the same. Pick a country to see both.

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  • The AOC is when adults can legally have sex with each other.
  • The sex-work minimum is the lowest age at which someone can legally sell sex (where sex work is legal at all). It is almost always 18 or higher even where the AOC is lower.
  • Many countries impose extraterritorial child-sex-tourism laws — you can be prosecuted at home for an offence committed abroad. The UN-recommended floor is 18.
  • The default ethical and operational floor for everything on this site is 18+, regardless of what local AOC permits.

Europe (26)

Austria AOC 14 · SW 18 Belgium AOC 16 · SW 18 Bulgaria AOC 14 · SW 18 Cyprus AOC 17 · SW 18 Czech Republic AOC 15 · SW 18 Denmark AOC 15 · SW 18 Finland AOC 16 · SW 18 France AOC 15 · SW 18 Germany AOC 14 · SW 18 Greece AOC 15 · SW 18 Hungary AOC 14 · SW 18 Ireland AOC 17 · SW 18 Italy AOC 14 · SW 18 Latvia AOC 16 · SW 18 Netherlands AOC 16 · SW 21 Norway AOC 16 · SW 18 Poland AOC 15 · SW 18 Portugal AOC 14 · SW 18 Romania AOC 15 · SW 18 Russia AOC 16 · SW 18 Spain AOC 16 · SW 18 Sweden AOC 15 · SW 18 Switzerland AOC 16 · SW 18 Turkey AOC 18 Ukraine AOC 16 · SW 18 United Kingdom AOC 16 · SW 18

Americas (13)

Argentina AOC 13 · SW 18 Bahamas AOC 16 · SW 18 Brazil AOC 14 · SW 18 Canada AOC 16 · SW 18 Chile AOC 14 · SW 18 Colombia AOC 14 · SW 18 Costa Rica AOC 18 Cuba AOC 16 · SW 18 Dominican Republic AOC 18 Mexico AOC 17 · SW 18 Peru AOC 14 · SW 18 United States AOC 17 · SW 18 Venezuela AOC 16 · SW 18

Asia (12)

Cambodia AOC 15 · SW 18 Hong Kong AOC 16 · SW 18 India AOC 18 Indonesia AOC 19 · SW 18 Japan AOC 16 · SW 18 Malaysia AOC 16 · SW 18 Philippines AOC 16 · SW 18 Singapore AOC 16 · SW 18 South Korea AOC 20 · SW 19 Taiwan AOC 16 · SW 18 Thailand AOC 15 · SW 18 Vietnam AOC 16 · SW 18

Oceania (2)

Australia AOC 16 · SW 18 New Zealand AOC 16 · SW 18

Middle East (2)

Israel AOC 16 · SW 18 United Arab Emirates AOC 18 · SW illegal

Africa (5)

Kenya AOC 18 Morocco AOC 18 · SW illegal Nigeria AOC 11 · SW 18 Senegal AOC 18 · SW 21 South Africa AOC 16 · SW 18

Last verified April 2026. Cross-checked against national criminal codes and the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote Convention reports. Laws and enforcement change — verify current status before any travel decision. The UN-recommended minimum for any commercial sexual transaction is 18, and most home-country extraterritorial laws apply that floor regardless of local AOC.

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