What is the drinking age in Italy?
18–20
Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Italy 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
- San Marino
- 16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
- Croatia
- 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
- Slovenia
- 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
- Austria
- 16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
- Liechtenstein
- 16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
Other laws in Italy
- Cannabis
- Decriminalized
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Decriminalized / tolerated
- Salvia Divinorum
- Illegal
- Khat
- Illegal
- E-Cigarettes
- Regulated
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