What is the age of consent in Yemen?
Must be married
Sexual activity is only lawful within marriage in Yemen.
Yemen is one of 2 countries classified “Must be married” for the age of consent — 1% of the 188 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Age of consent by country
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
Other laws in Yemen
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Marriage Age
- Under 16 possible
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