Country or area,Without parental consent - women,Without parent consent - men,With parental consent - women,With parental consent - men,Source Year,Source | |
Afghanistan,16,18,15,15,2011,UNPD | |
Aland Islands,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Albania,18,18,16,18,2011,UNSD | |
Algeria,19,19,19,19,2012,CEDAW (51st session) | |
Andorra ,16,16,14,14,2001,CEDAW (25th session) | |
Angola,18,18,15,16,2013,CEDAW (54th session) | |
Anguilla,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Antigua & Barbuda,18,18,15,15,1997,CEDAW (17th session) | |
Argentina,18,18,18,18,2010,Civil code of Argentina | |
Armenia,17,18,17,18,2011,UNSD | |
Aruba,18,18,15,18,2011,UNSD | |
Australia,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Austria,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Azerbaijan,17,18,17,18,2011,UNSD | |
Bahamas,18,18,18,18,2012,CEDAW (52th session) | |
Bahrain,15,15,15,15,2011,UNSD | |
Bangladesh,18,21,18,21,2004,CEDAW (31st session) | |
Barbados,18,18,16,16,2011,UNPD | |
Belarus3,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Belgium,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Belize,18,18,14,14,2007,CEDAW (39th session) | |
Benin,18,18,18,18,2005,CEDAW (33rd session) | |
Bermuda,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Bhutan,18,18,18,18,2009,CEDAW (44th session) | |
Bolivia,14,16,14,16,2008,CEDAW (40th session) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Botswana,21,21,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Brazil,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Brunei Darussalam,18,18,18,18,2011,UNPD | |
Bulgaria,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Burkina Faso,17,20,15,18,2011,UNSD | |
Burundi,18,21,18,21,2008,CEDAW (40th session) | |
Cambodia,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Cameroon,15,18,15,18,2000,CEDAW (23rd session) | |
Canada,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Cape Verde,18,18,16,16,2006,CEDAW (36th session) | |
Cayman Islands,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Central African Republic,18,22,18,22,2011,UNPD | |
Chad,15,18,15,18,2011,CEDAW (50th session) | |
Chile,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
China,20,22,20,22,2011,UNPD | |
"China/ Hong Kong SAR",21,21,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
"China/ Macao SAR",18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Colombia,18,18,14,14,2011,UNSD | |
Comoros,18,22,18,22,2011,UNPD | |
Congo,18,21,18,21,2003,CEDAW (28th session) | |
Cook Islands,21,21,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Costa Rica,18,18,15,15,2011,UNSD | |
Cote d'Ivoire,18,20,18,20,2011,CEDAW (50th session) | |
Croatia,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Cuba,16,18,14,16,2011,UNSD | |
Cyprus,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Czech Republic,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea,17,18,17,18,2005,CEDAW (33rd session) | |
Democratic Republic of Congo,15,18,15,18,2006,CEDAW (36th session) | |
Denmark,18,18,15,15,2011,UNSD | |
Djibouti,18,18,18,18,2011,CEDAW (49th session) | |
Dominica,18,18,16,16,2011,UNPD | |
Dominican Republic,18,18,16,17,2011,UNSD | |
Ecuador,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Egypt,21,21,16,18,2011,UNSD | |
El Salvador,18,18,14,15,2011,UNSD | |
Equatorial Guinea,12,12,15,15,2004,CEDAW (31st session) | |
Eritrea,18,18,18,18,2006,CEDAW (34th session) | |
Estonia,18,18,15,15,2011,UNSD | |
Ethiopia,18,18,18,18,2011,CEDAW (49th session) | |
Fiji,21,21,16,18,2011,UNPD | |
Finland6,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
France1,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Gabon,21,21,15,18,2005,CEDAW (32nd session) | |
Gambia,20,20,20,20,2005,CEDAW (33rd session) | |
Georgia,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Germany,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Ghana,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Gibraltar,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Greece,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Greenland,18,18,15,16,2011,UNSD | |
Grenada,21,21,16,16,2012,CEDAW (51th session) | |
Guatemala,18,18,14,16,2009,CEDAW (43th session) | |
Guinea,17,18,17,18,2007,CEDAW (39th session) | |
Guinea-Bissau,17,17,17,17,2009,CEDAW (44th session) | |
Guyana,18,18,16,16,2012,CEDAW (52th session) | |
Haiti,18,18,15,18,2009,CEDAW (43rd session) | |
Honduras,21,21,18,18,2011,UNPD | |
Hungary,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Iceland,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
India,18,21,18,21,2011,UNPD | |
Indonesia,16,19,16,19,2011,UNSD | |
Iran,15,18,15,18,2011,UNSD | |
Iraq,18,18,15,18,2011,UNPD | |
Ireland,10,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Isle of Man,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Israel,17,17,17,17,2011,UNSD | |
Italy,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Jamaica,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Japan,20,20,16,18,2011,UNSD | |
Jersey,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Jordan,18,18,18,18,2012,CEDAW (51th session) | |
Kazakhstan,17,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Kenya,18,18,16,16,2011,UNPD | |
Kiribati,21,21,16,16,2011,UNPD | |
Kuwait,15,17,15,17,2011,CEDAW (50th session) | |
Kyrgyzstan,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Lao's People Democratic Republic,18,18,15,15,2009,CEDAW (44th session) | |
Latvia,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Lebanon,17,18,15,17,2008,CEDAW (40th session) | |
Lesotho,21,21,16,18,2011,CEDAW (50th session) | |
Liberia,18,21,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Libya,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Liechtenstein,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Lithuania,18,18,15,15,2011,UNSD | |
Luxembourg,16,18,16,18,2011,UNSD | |
Madagascar,18,18,18,18,2008,CEDAW (42nd session) | |
Malawi,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Malaysia,21,21,16,18,2011,UNSD | |
Maldives,18,18,18,18,2007,CEDAW (37th session) | |
Mali,15,18,15,18,2006,CEDAW (34th session) | |
Malta,16,16,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Marshall Islands,18,18,18,17,2011,UNPD | |
Mauritania,18,18,18,18,2007,CEDAW (38th session) | |
Mauritius,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Mexico,18,18,14,16,2011,UNSD | |
Micronesia (Federated States of),16,18,16,18,2011,UNPD | |
Monaco,21,21,15,18,2011,UNPD | |
Mongolia,18,18,18,18,2001,CEDAW (24th session) | |
Montenegro,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Montserrat,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Morobbo,18,18,18,18,2008,CEDAW (40th session) | |
Morocco,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSDx | |
Mozambique,18,18,16,16,2011,UNPD | |
Myanmar,20,20,14,18,2011,UNPD | |
Namibia,21,21,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Nauru,16,18,16,18,2011,UNPD | |
Nepal,20,20,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Netherlands,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Netherlands Antilles,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
New Caledonia,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
New Zealand,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Nicaragua,18,21,14,15,2007,CEDAW (37th session) | |
Niger,15,18,15,18,2007,CEDAW (38th session) | |
Nigeria,18,18,18,18,2011,UNPD | |
Niue,19,21,15,18,2011,UNPD | |
Norway,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Oman,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Pakistan,16,18,16,18,2013,CEDAW (54th session) | |
Palau,15,16,17,18,2011,UNPD | |
Panama,18,18,14,16,2011,UNSD | |
Papua New Guinea,16,18,14,16,2010,CEDAW (46th session) | |
Paraguay,20,20,16,16,2005,CEDAW (32nd session) | |
Peru,18,18,16,16,2007,CEDAW (37th session) | |
Philippines,21,21,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Poland,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Portugal,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Puerto Rico,21,21,16,18,2011,UNSD | |
Qatar,16,18,16,18,2011,UNPD | |
Republic of Korea ,20,20,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Republic of Moldova,16,18,16,18,2011,UNSD | |
Romania,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Russian Federation,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Rwanda,21,21,21,21,2011,UNPD | |
Saint Helena ex. dep.,21,21,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis,16,16,16,16,2011,UNPD | |
Saint Lucia,18,18,16,16,2006,CEDAW (35th session) | |
Samoa,19,21,16,18,2005,CEDAW (32nd session) | |
San Marino,18,18,16,16,2011,UNPD | |
Sao Tome and Principe,18,18,14,16,2011,UNPD | |
Saudi Arabia,21,21,21,21,2011,UNPD | |
Senegal,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Serbia,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Seychelles,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Sierra Leone,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Singapore,21,21,21,21,2011,UNSD | |
Slovakia18,16,16,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Slovenia,18,18,15,15,2011,UNSD | |
Solomon Islands,18,18,15,15,2011,UNPD | |
Somalia,18,18,16,18,2011,UNPD | |
South Africa,21,21,15,18,2011,UNSD | |
Spain,18,18,14,14,2011,UNSD | |
Sri Lanka,18,18,16,18,2001,CEDAW (26th session) | |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines,15,16,17,18,2011,UNPD | |
State of Palestine,15,15,15,15,2011,UNSD | |
Suriname,21,21,15,17,2011,UNSD | |
Swaziland,21,21,16,18,2011,UNPD | |
Sweden,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Switzerland,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Syrian Arab Republic,18,18,18,18,,CEDAW (38th session) | |
Tajikistan,18,18,17,17,2011,UNSD | |
TFYR of Macedonia,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Thailand,17,17,17,17,2006,CEDAW (34th session) | |
Timor-Leste,15,18,15,18,2011,UNPD | |
Togo,17,20,17,20,2012,CEDAW (53th session) | |
Tonga,18,18,16,16,2011,UNPD | |
Trinidad and Tobago,18,18,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Tunisia,18,18,18,18,2010,CEDAW (47th session) | |
Turkey,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
Turkmenistan,16,16,17,17,2012,CEDAW (53th session) | |
Tuvalu,21,21,16,16,2009,CEDAW (44th session) | |
Uganda,18,18,19,19,2011,UNSD | |
Ukraine,17,18,15,15,2011,UNSD | |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD | |
United Republic of Tanzania,18,18,14,14,2011,UNPD | |
United States of America,18,18,13,14,2011,UNPD | |
Uruguay,18,18,12,14,2011,UNSD | |
Uzbekistan,17,17,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Vanuatu,16,18,16,18,2007,CEDAW (38th session) | |
Venezuela,12,12,18,18,2011,UNSD | |
Vietnam,18,20,18,20,2007,CEDAW (37th session) | |
Yemen,15,15,18,18,2002,CEDAW (exceptional session 2002) | |
Zambia,21,21,21,21,2011,CEDAW (49th session) | |
Zimbabwe,18,18,16,16,2011,UNSD |