Legal Ages of Consent by Country in Asia

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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