What is the drinking age in Austria?

16–17

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.

Austria is one of 21 countries classified “16–17” for the drinking age — 11% of the 192 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Legal drinking age
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Slovenia
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Czech Republic
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Liechtenstein
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
Croatia
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Switzerland
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 15.
San Marino
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.

Other laws in Austria

Cannabis
Decriminalized
Smoking Age
18
Psilocybin Mushrooms
Legal
Salvia Divinorum
Legal / unregulated
E-Cigarettes
Regulated

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