What is the age of consent in the Republic of the Congo?

18+

The age of consent is 18.

The Republic of the Congo is one of 44 countries classified “18+” for the age of consent — 23% 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

Gabon
18+ The age of consent is 18.
Equatorial Guinea
18+ The age of consent is 18.
Cameroon
16–17 The age of consent is 16.
São Tomé and Principe
14–15 The age of consent is 14.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
18+ The age of consent is 18.
Central African Republic
18+ The age of consent is 18.

Other laws in Republic of the Congo

Same-Sex Activity
Legal
Sex Work
Illegal
Incest Laws
Legal between adults
Marriage Age
18+

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