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[edit]
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Central Africa[edit] |
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18(Cars) 16(motorcycles) |
Horn of Africa[edit] |
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18[1] |
North Africa[edit] |
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18[2] |
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18[3] |
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18[4][5] |
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18[6] |
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18 |
Southeast Africa[edit] |
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18[citation needed] |
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18[citation needed] |
Southern Africa[edit] |
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18[7] |
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18 |
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18 |
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18[8] |
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18 |
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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] |
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18[7] |
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16[10] |
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18[11] |
West Africa[edit] |
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18[12] |
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18[13] |
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18[13] |
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23[14] |
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18 |
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18[13] |
Americas[edit]
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North America[edit] |
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14 (with supervision) in Alberta, 16 (with supervision) in the rest of Canada; see Driver's licence in Canada | |
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15 (with parental supervision), 16 (with parental agreement), 18[15] | |
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14-17 (Supervision varies by state; see Driver's license in the United States) | |
Central America[edit] |
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15 | |
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18 | |
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Caribbean[edit] |
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18[16] | |
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17[17] | |
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18[18] | |
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18 (16 With supervision) | |
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18 | |
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18[citation needed] | |
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18 | |
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18[19] | |
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16 (with learner's permit)[20] | |
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18 | |
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18 | |
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17 | |
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18[21] | |
South America[edit] |
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17 (with parental approval), 18 (rest), 21 (commercial vehicle) | |
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18[22] | |
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18[23] | |
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17 (with parental approval), 18,[24] 20 (professional license)[25] | |
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16[26] | |
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18[27] | |
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18 | |
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17[28] | |
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18[29] | |
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18 | |
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18[30] | |
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18[31] | |
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18 |
Asia[edit]
State | Minimum driving age |
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West Asia[edit] |
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18[32] |
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18[33] |
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17 |
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18[34] |
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16 years and 9 months[35] |
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18[36][37] |
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18[38] |
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18 |
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18[39] |
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18[40] |
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18 (women need special permission from relatives to obtain a license)[41] |
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18 (Cars) / 16 (Motorcycles) / 17 (Temporary Permit for cars) (males only; women are not permitted to drive)[42] |
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18[43] |
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18 |
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18[44] |
South Asia[edit] |
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18[45] |
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16 for gearless bikes, 18 for geared bikes, cars and commercial vehicles[46] |
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18[47] |
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18[48][49] |
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18[50] |
East Asia[edit] |
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18[51] |
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18[52] |
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18[53] |
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18[54] |
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18[55] |
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18[56] |
Southeast Asia[edit] |
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18[57] |
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18[citation needed] |
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18[58] |
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17[59][60] |
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18[61] |
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16 (Motorcycles/B2), 17 (Light Vehicles/D), 21 (Commercial Vehicles/E)[62] |
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16 (with adult supervision); 17[63] |
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18[64] |
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18[65] |
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18[66] |
Europe[edit]
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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 |
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European driving licence area[edit] |
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18,[67] (17 with special training) |
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18 (17 with parental supervision)[68] |
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18 |
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18[69] |
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18 See Driving licence in Cyprus |
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18 |
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18 (17 with parental supervision) |
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18 (16 with parental supervision) |
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18 |
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18, 15 with parental supervision |
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18,[70] 17 with parental supervision |
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17[71] |
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18 |
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17 |
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17, 16 with parental supervision |
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17[72][73][74] |
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18 (17 with supervision of a person no older than 65 years, only if in possession of full A1/B1 licence)[75] |
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18 |
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18 |
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18 |
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18, 17 with parental supervision |
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18[76] |
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18 (16½ whilst on driving lessons, 17 with a coach once passed practical test)[77] |
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18 (16 with supervision) See Driving licence in Norway |
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18 |
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18 |
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18 |
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18 (17 with parental supervision) |
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18 (16 with parental supervision), (16 for motorcycles) |
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18 |
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18,[78] (16 with parental supervision, 15 for EPA-Traktors and A-Traktors) |
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18[79] |
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17[80] |
Other Europe[edit] |
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18[81] |
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18[citation needed] |
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18[82] |
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18[83] |
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18[84] |
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18[85] |
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18[86] |
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17[87] |
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16[88] |
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17[89] |
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17[90] |
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18 (16 with parental supervision)[91] |
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18[92] |
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18[93] |
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18[94] |
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18 See Driving licence in Cyprus |
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18 (16 for motorcycles)[95] |
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18[96] |
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18 (17 with adult supervision)[97] |
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18[98] |
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18[99][100] |
Oceania[edit]
State | Minimum driving age |
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Australasia[edit] |
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18 years in Victoria, 16 years and 6 months in the Northern Territory, and 17 years in all other states and the ACT. Learner drivers may drive, under qualified supervision, from 15 years and 9 months in the ACT and 16 years in the other states and the Northern Territory. See Driving licence in Australia |
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18 (16 under supervision)[101] |
Melanesia[edit] |
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17[102][103] |
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18[citation needed] |
Micronesia[edit] |
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16[104] |
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18[105] |
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15 years 6 months[106] |
Polynesia[edit] |
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16[107] |
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18[108][109] |
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