Legal Ages of Consent by Country in Asia

What is the legal Age of Consent in countries in Asia?

In Asia, the age of consent is the legal age at which an individual is considered mature enough to consent to sex. Sexual relations with someone under the Age of Consent are considered statutory rape, and can result in severe punishment under local laws.

The lowest age of consent in Asia is open-ended, due to marriage laws, and the highest age of consent in Asia is 21. For more information and a map, see age of consent laws around the world. Click on any country in the table below for details on the local age of consent.


Country Continent Age Of Consent Close-In-Age Exemption
Iran Asia Must be married No
Oman Asia Must be married No
Qatar Asia Must be married No
Yemen Asia Must be married No
Kuwait Asia Must be married No
Maldives Asia Must be married No
Pakistan Asia Must be married No
Afghanistan Asia Must be married No
Saudi Arabia Asia Must be married No
Palestine Gaza Strip Asia Must be married No
United Arab Emirates Asia Must be married No
Philippines Asia 12 No
Japan Asia 13 No
China Asia 14 No
Myanmar Asia 14 No
Bangladesh Asia 14 No
East Timor Asia 14 No
Laos Asia 15 No
Syria Asia 15 No
Cambodia Asia 15 No
Thailand Asia 15 No
North Korea Asia 15 No
Nepal Asia 16 No
Brunei Asia 16 No
Israel Asia 16 Yes
Jordan Asia 16 No
Taiwan Asia 16 Yes
Malaysia Asia 16 No
Mongolia Asia 16 No
Indonesia Asia 16 No
Singapore Asia 16 No
Sri Lanka Asia 16 No
Kyrgyzstan Asia 16 No
Tajikistan Asia 16 No
Uzbekistan Asia 16 No
Turkmenistan Asia 16 No
Iraq Asia 18 No
India Asia 18 No
Bhutan Asia 18 No
Lebanon Asia 18 No
Vietnam Asia 18 No
South Korea Asia 20 No
Bahrain Asia 21 No
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