List of countries by minimum driving age
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This list refers to the minimum driving age for a motor vehicle with a maximum authorized mass not exceeding 3,500 kg and designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than eight passengers in addition to the driver (not including a trailer). Once reaching this age one may apply for a driver's license. Countries with the lowest driving ages (below 17) are Australia, Canada, El Salvador, Iceland, Israel, India, Estonia, Macedonia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom (Mainland) and United States. The Canadian province of Alberta and several U.S. states permit youth driving as low as 14. Niger has the highest minimum driving age in the world at 23.
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Africa
State | Minimum driving age |
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Central Africa |
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Cameroon | 18(Cars) 16(motorcycles) |
Horn of Africa |
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Ethiopia | 18[1] |
North Africa |
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Algeria | 18[2] |
Egypt | 18[3] |
Morocco | 18[4][5] |
Tunisia | 18[6] |
Libya | 18 |
Southeast Africa |
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Kenya | 18[citation needed] |
Tanzania | 18[citation needed] |
Southern Africa |
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Lesotho | 18[7] |
Mozambique | 18 |
Mayotte | 18 |
Namibia | 18[8] |
Réunion (France) | 18 |
South Africa | 17 for all motor vehicles under 3500 kg, whilst the website and certain testing centres say 18, the National Road Traffic act specifies that a driver needs to be 17 to legally obtain his license. 17 years old you may get your learners license, where you may drive with an already licensed driver who has had their license for more than a year . Yet to obtain an actual drivers license, the age is 18 years old.[9] |
Swaziland | 18[7] |
Zambia | 16[10] |
Zimbabwe | 18[11] |
West Africa |
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Ghana | 18[12] |
Mali | 18[13] |
Mauritania | 18[13] |
Niger | 23[14] |
Nigeria | 18 |
Senegal | 18[13] |
Americas
State | Minimum driving age | |
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North America |
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Canada | 14 (with supervision) in Alberta, 16 (with supervision) in the rest of Canada; see Driver's licence in Canada | |
Mexico | 15 (with parental supervision), 16 (with parental agreement), 18[15] | |
United States | 14-17 (Supervision varies by state; see Driver's license in the United States) | |
Central America |
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El Salvador | 15 | |
Honduras | 18 | |
Guatemala | 16 | |
Caribbean |
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Anguilla | 18[16] | |
Bahamas | 17[17] | |
Cuba | 18[18] | |
Dominican Republic | 18 (16 With supervision) | |
Guadeloupe (France) | 18 | |
Jamaica | 18[citation needed] | |
Martinique (France) | 18 | |
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands kingdom) | 18[19] | |
Puerto Rico (United States) | 16 (with learner's permit)[20] | |
Saint Barthélemy (France) | 18 | |
Saint Martin (France) | 18 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 17 | |
United States Virgin Islands (United States) | 18[21] | |
South America |
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Argentina | 17 (with parental approval), 18 (rest), 21 (commercial vehicle) | |
Bolivia | 18[22] | |
Brazil | 18[23] | |
Chile | 17 (with parental approval), 18,[24] 20 (professional license)[25] | |
Colombia | 16[26] | |
Ecuador | 18[27] | |
French Guiana (France) | 18 | |
Guyana | 17[28] | |
Peru | 18[29] | |
Suriname | 18 | |
Uruguay | 18[30] | |
Venezuela | 18[31] |
Asia
State | Minimum driving age |
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West Asia |
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Afghanistan | 18[32] |
Bahrain | 18[33] |
Iraq | 17 |
Iran | 18[34] |
Israel | 16 years and 9 months[35] |
Jordan | 18[36][37] |
Kuwait | 18[38] |
Lebanon | 18 |
Oman | 18[39] |
Palestine (Disputed) | 18[40] |
Qatar | 18 (women need special permission from relatives to obtain a license)[41] |
Saudi Arabia | 18 (Cars) / 16 (Motorcycles) / 17 (Temporary Permit for cars) (males only; women are not permitted to drive)[42] |
Syria | 18[43] |
United Arab Emirates | 18 |
Yemen | 18[44] |
South Asia |
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Bangladesh | 18[45] |
India | 16 for gearless bikes, 18 for geared bikes, cars and commercial vehicles[46] |
Nepal | 18[47] |
Pakistan | 18[48][49] |
Sri Lanka | 18[50] |
East Asia |
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China | 18[51] |
Hong Kong (China) | 18[52] |
Japan | 18[53] |
Macau (China) | 18[54] |
South Korea | 18[55] |
Taiwan (Disputed) | 18[56] |
Southeast Asia |
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Brunei | 18[57] |
Burma | 18[citation needed] |
Cambodia | 18[58] |
Indonesia | 17[59][60] |
Laos | 18[61] |
Malaysia | 16 (Motorcycles/B2), 17 (Light Vehicles/D), 21 (Commercial Vehicles/E)[62] |
Philippines | 16 (with adult supervision); 17[63] |
Singapore | 18[64] |
Thailand | 18[65] |
Vietnam | 18[66] |
Europe
State | Minimum driving age |
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European driving licence area |
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Austria | 18,[67] (17 with special training) |
Belgium | 18 (17 with parental supervision)[68] |
Bulgaria | 18 |
Croatia | 18[69] |
Cyprus | 18 See Driving licence in Cyprus |
Czech Republic | 18 |
Denmark | 18 |
Estonia | 18 (16 with parental supervision) |
Finland | 18 |
France | 18, 15 with parental supervision |
Germany | 18,[70] 17 with parental supervision |
Gibraltar (United Kingdom) | 17[71] |
Greece | 18 |
Hungary | 17 |
Iceland | 17, 16 with parental supervision |
Ireland | 17[72][73][74] |
Italy | 18 (17 with supervision of a person no older than 65 years, only if in possession of full A1/B1 licence)[75] |
Latvia | 18 |
Liechtenstein | 18 |
Lithuania | 18 |
Luxembourg | 18, 17 with parental supervision |
Malta | 18[76] |
Netherlands | 18 (16½ whilst on driving lessons, 17 with a coach once passed practical test)[77] |
Norway | 18 (16 with supervision) See Driving licence in Norway |
Poland | 18 |
Portugal | 18 |
Romania | 18 |
Slovakia | 18 (17 with parental supervision) |
Slovenia | 18 (16 with parental supervision), (16 for motorcycles) |
Spain | 18 |
Sweden | 18,[78] (16 with parental supervision, 15 for EPA-Traktors and A-Traktors) |
Switzerland | 18[79] |
United Kingdom | 17[80] |
Other Europe |
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Andorra | 18[81] |
Albania | 18[citation needed] |
Armenia | 18[82] |
Azerbaijan | 18[83] |
Belarus | 18[84] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18[85] |
Georgia | 18[86] |
Guernsey (United Kingdom) | 17[87] |
Isle of Man (United Kingdom) | 16[88] |
Jersey (United Kingdom) | 17[89] |
Kosovo (Disputed) | 17[90] |
Macedonia | 18 (16 with parental supervision)[91] |
Moldova | 18[92] |
Monaco | 18[93] |
Montenegro | 18[94] |
Northern Cyprus (Disputed) | 18 See Driving licence in Cyprus |
Russia | 18 (16 for motorcycles)[95] |
San Marino | 18[96] |
Serbia | 18 (17 with adult supervision)[97] |
Turkey | 18[98] |
Ukraine | 18[99][100] |
Oceania
State | Minimum driving age |
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Australasia |
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Australia | 15-18 (Varies by state; see Driving licence in Australia) |
New Zealand | 16-18[101] |
Melanesia |
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Fiji | 17[102][103] |
Papua New Guinea | 18[citation needed] |
Micronesia |
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Guam (United States) | 16[104] |
Marshall Islands | 18[105] |
Northern Mariana Islands (United States) | 15 years 6 months[106] |
Polynesia |
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American Samoa (United States) | 16[107] |
Tonga | 18[108][109] |
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