What is the drinking age in Rwanda?

18–20

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Rwanda 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

Burundi
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Uganda
16–17 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 16.
Tanzania
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Kenya
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
South Sudan
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Other laws in Rwanda

Cannabis
Legal (Medical)
Smoking Age
18
E-Cigarettes
Legal / lightly regulated

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