What is the age of consent in the Bahamas?

16–17

The age of consent is 16.

The Bahamas is one of 80 countries classified “16–17” for the age of consent — 43% of the 188 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Age of consent by country
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Cuba
16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Jamaica
16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Haiti
14–15 The age of consent is 15.
Dominican Republic
18+ The age of consent is 18.
Belize
16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Honduras
14–15 The age of consent is 14.

Other laws in Bahamas

Same-Sex Activity
Legal
Sex Work
Legal & regulated
Divorce
Heavily restricted
Same-Sex Adoption
Not permitted
Incest Laws
Criminal offense
Marriage Age
18+

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