What is the drinking age in Malaysia?

21+

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.

Malaysia 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

Brunei
Alcohol prohibited
Indonesia
21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
Singapore
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Cambodia
No minimum age
Philippines
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Vietnam
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Other laws in Malaysia

Cannabis
Illegal
Smoking Age
18
Salvia Divinorum
Legal / unregulated
E-Cigarettes
Regulated

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