What is the age of consent in São Tomé and Principe?

14–15

The age of consent is 14.

São Tomé and Principe is one of 59 countries classified “14–15” for the age of consent — 31% 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

Equatorial Guinea
18+ The age of consent is 18.
Gabon
18+ The age of consent is 18.
Republic of the Congo
18+ The age of consent is 18.
Cameroon
16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Nigeria
18+ The age of consent is 18.
Togo
14–15 The age of consent is 15.

Other laws in São Tomé and Principe

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

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