What is the drinking age in Ethiopia?

21+

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.

Ethiopia is one of 22 countries classified “21+” 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

Djibouti
No minimum age
Eritrea
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Somalia
Alcohol prohibited
Kenya
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
South Sudan
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Yemen
Alcohol prohibited

Other laws in Ethiopia

Cannabis
Illegal
Smoking Age
18
Khat
Legal
E-Cigarettes
Sales banned

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