List of countries by minimum driving age

This list refers to the minimum driving age for a motor vehicle with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3,500 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.

Africa

State	Minimum driving age
North Africa
Algeria	17 [1]
Egypt	18 [2]
Morocco	18 [3] [4]
Tunisia	17
Libya	18
West Africa
Ghana	18 [5]
Mali	18 [6]
Mauritania	18 [7]
Niger	23 [8]
Nigeria	18
Senegal	18 [9]
Central Africa
Cameroon	18
Horn of Africa
Ethiopia	18 [10]
East Africa
Kenya	18 [11]
Tanzania	18 [12]
Southern Africa
Lesotho	18 [13]
Mayotte	18 (Same as France)
Namibia	18 [14]
Réunion	18 (Same as France)
South Africa	18 [15]
Swaziland	18 [16]
Zambia	18 [17]
Zimbabwe	16 [18]

Americas

State	Minimum driving age
North America
Canada	Varies by province; see Driver's licence in Canada
United States	Varies by state; see Licensing Laws by state in US
Greenland	18 (same as Denmark)
Mexico	16 [19]
Central America
Belize	18 [20]
Costa Rica	18 [21]
Guatemala	16 [22]
Panama	18 [23]
Caribbean
Anguilla	18 [24]
Bahamas	17 [25]
Cuba	18 [26]
Dominican Republic	18 [27]
Guadeloupe	18 (Same as France)
Jamaica	18 [28]
Martinique	18 (Same as France)
Netherlands Antilles	18 [29]
Puerto Rico	16 [30]
Saint Barthélemy	18 (Same as France)
Saint Martin	18 (Same as France)
Trinidad and Tobago	17
United States Virgin Islands	18 [31]
South America
Argentina	18 [32]
Bolivia	18 [33]
Brazil	18 [34]
Chile	18 [35]
Colombia	16 [36]
Ecuador	18 [37]
French Guiana	18 (Same as France)
Peru	18 [38]
Suriname	18 [39]
Uruguay	18 [40]
Venezuela	18 [41]

Asia

State	Minimum driving age
Middle East
Bahrain	18 [42] [43]
Iran	18 [44]
Israel	16.75 [45]
Jordan	18 [46] [47]
Kuwait	18 [48]
Lebanon	18 [49]
Oman	18 [50]
Turkey	17 [51]
Northern Cyprus	18 See Cypriot Driving Licences
Palestinian territories	18 [52]
Qatar	18 [53]
Saudi Arabia	18 [54]
Syria	18 [55]
United Arab Emirates	18 [56]
Yemen	18 [57]
South Asia
Bangladesh	18 [58]
India	18 [59]
Nepal	18 [60] [61]
Pakistan	18 [62] [63]
Sri Lanka	18 [64]
East Asia
China	18 [65] [66]
Hong Kong	18 [67]
Japan	18 [68]
Macau	18 [69]
South Korea	18 [70]
Taiwan	18 [71] [72]
South-East Asia
Brunei	18 [73]
Indonesia	17 [74] [75]
Malaysia	17 [76]
Philippines	16 [77]
Singapore	18 [78]
Thailand	18 [79]

Europe

State	Minimum driving age
European Driving Licence area
Austria	18 [80]
Belgium	18 [81]
Bulgaria	18
Cyprus	18 See Driving Licence in Cyprus
Czech Republic	18
Denmark	18
Estonia	18
Finland	18
France	18, 16 with parental supervision
Germany	18 [82], 17 with parental supervision
Gibraltar	17
Greece	18
Hungary	17
Iceland	17 [83],[84]
Ireland	17 [85],[86],[87]
Italy	18
Latvia	18
Liechtenstein	18
Lithuania	18
Luxembourg	18, 17 with parental supervision
Malta	18
Netherlands	18
Norway	18 (16 with parental supervision)
Poland	18
Portugal	18
Romania	18
Slovakia	18
Slovenia	18
Spain	18 (Soon to become 17, see [88])
Sweden	18 [89], (16 with parental supervision)
Switzerland	18 [90]
United Kingdom	17 [91]
Other
Andorra	18 [92]
Albania	18 [93]
Armenia	18 [94]
Azerbaijan	18 [95]
Belarus	18 [96]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	18 [97]
Croatia	18 [98]
Georgia	18 [99]
Guernsey	17
Isle of Man	16 [100]
Jersey	17
Kosovo	18 [101]
Macedonia	18 [102]
Moldova	18 [103]
Monaco	18 (Same as France) [104]
Montenegro	18 [105]
Russia	18 [106]
San Marino	18 (Same as Italy) [107]
Serbia	18 [108]
Ukraine	18 [109][110]

Oceania

State	Minimum driving age
Australasia
Australia	Varies by state, see Driver's licence in Australia
New Zealand	15 [111] (16.5 from 1 August and 16 under supervision) [112]
Melanesia
Fiji	17 [113] [114] [115]
Papua New Guinea	18 [116]
Micronesia
Guam	16/17 [117]
Marshall Islands	18 [118]
Polynesia
Tonga	18 [119] [120]