What is the smoking age in Eritrea?

18

Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.

Eritrea is one of 141 countries classified “18” for the smoking age — 78% of the 180 with data. (Also searched as minimum age to buy tobacco.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Smoking age
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Djibouti
Under 18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 16.
Ethiopia
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Yemen
Under 18 Tobacco sales are allowed to anyone, including minors.
Sudan
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Saudi Arabia
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Somalia
Under 18 No minimum age requirement for buying or smoking tobacco products.

Other laws in Eritrea

Cannabis
Illegal
Drinking Age
18–20
E-Cigarettes
Legal / lightly regulated

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