What is the drinking age in Barbados?

18–20

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Barbados is one of 135 countries classified “18–20” for the drinking age — 70% 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

Saint Lucia
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
Grenada
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
Dominica
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
Trinidad and Tobago
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Antigua and Barbuda
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.

Other laws in Barbados

Cannabis
Legal (Medical)
E-Cigarettes
Legal / lightly regulated

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