What is the age of consent in Timor-Leste?
14–15
The age of consent is 14.
Timor-Leste 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
- Indonesia
- 18+ The age of consent is 18.
- Malaysia
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Brunei
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Papua New Guinea
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Singapore
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Philippines
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Other laws in Timor-Leste
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 16–17
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