What is the drinking age in Palau?
21+
Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
Palau 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
- Philippines
- 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
- Papua New Guinea
- 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
- Brunei
- Alcohol prohibited
- Malaysia
- 21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
- Taiwan
- 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
- Indonesia
- 21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
Other laws in Palau
- Cannabis
- Illegal
- E-Cigarettes
- Legal / lightly regulated
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