What is the drinking age in Vanuatu?

18–20

Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Vanuatu 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

Solomon Islands
21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
Fiji
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Nauru
21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
Tonga
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Samoa
21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
Papua New Guinea
18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.

Other laws in Vanuatu

Cannabis
Legal (Medical)
Smoking Age
18

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