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.

Africa

State Minimum driving age

Central Africa
 Cameroon 18(Cars) 16(motorcycles)

Horn of Africa
 Ethiopia 18[1]

North Africa
 Algeria 18[2]
 Egypt 18[3]
 Morocco 18[4][5]
 Tunisia 18[6]
 Libya 18

Southeast Africa
 Kenya 18[citation needed]
 Tanzania 18[citation needed]

Southern Africa
 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
 Ghana 18[12]
 Mali 18[13]
 Mauritania 18[13]
 Niger 23[14]
 Nigeria 18
 Senegal 18[13]

Americas

State Minimum driving age

North America
 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
 El Salvador 15
 Honduras 18
 Guatemala 16

Caribbean
 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
 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

West Asia
 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
 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
 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
 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

Minimum driving age in Europe:
  Minimum driving age is 18
  Minimum driving age is 18; Supervised driving at 17
  Minimum driving age is 18; Supervised driving at 16

  Minimum driving age is 17
  Minimum driving age is 17; Supervised driving at 16

  Minimum driving age is 16 (only Isle of Man)
State Minimum driving age

European driving licence area
 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
 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

Australasia
 Australia 15-18 (Varies by state; see Driving licence in Australia)
 New Zealand 16-18[101]

Melanesia
 Fiji 17[102][103]
 Papua New Guinea 18[citation needed]

Micronesia
 Guam (United States) 16[104]
 Marshall Islands 18[105]
 Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 15 years 6 months[106]

Polynesia
 American Samoa (United States) 16[107]
 Tonga 18[108][109]

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