What is the age of consent in Afghanistan?
Must be married
Sexual activity is only lawful within marriage in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is one of 2 countries classified “Must be married” for the age of consent — 1% of the 188 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Age of consent by country
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Pakistan
- 18+ The age of consent is 18.
- Tajikistan
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Uzbekistan
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Kyrgyzstan
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Turkmenistan
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Iran
- 14–15 The age of consent is 15.
Other laws in Afghanistan
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Death penalty possible
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- Under 16 possible
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