What is the drinking age in Chile?

18–20

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Chile 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

Argentina: 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Uruguay: 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Falkland Islands: 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Paraguay: 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 20.
Bolivia: 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Peru: 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Other laws in Chile

Cannabis: Decriminalized
Smoking Age: 18
Psilocybin Mushrooms: Illegal
Salvia Divinorum: Legal / unregulated
E-Cigarettes: Sales banned

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