What is the smoking age in Laos?

18

Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.

Laos 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

Vietnam
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Cambodia
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Thailand
19+ Minimum age to buy tobacco: 20.
Macau
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Hong Kong
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Bangladesh
Under 18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 16.

Other laws in Laos

Cannabis
Illegal
Psilocybin Mushrooms
Decriminalized / tolerated

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