What is the age of consent in South Africa?
16–17
The age of consent is 16.
South Africa 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
Other laws in South Africa
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Pornography
- Restricted
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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