What is the drinking age in Tonga?

18–20

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Tonga 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

Fiji
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Samoa
21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
Vanuatu
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
New Zealand
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Nauru
21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
Solomon Islands
21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.

Other laws in Tonga

Cannabis
Illegal
Smoking Age
18

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