What is the drinking age in Taiwan?

18–20

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Taiwan 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

Hong Kong
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Macau
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Philippines
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
South Korea
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 19.
Vietnam
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
North Korea
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Other laws in Taiwan

Cannabis
Illegal
Smoking Age
19+
Psilocybin Mushrooms
Illegal
Khat
Illegal
E-Cigarettes
Sales banned

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