What is the smoking age in Malawi?

Under 18

Malawi has no legal minimum age for buying or smoking tobacco products.

Malawi is one of 21 countries classified “Under 18” for the smoking age — 12% of the 180 with data. (Also searched as minimum age to buy tobacco.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Smoking age
Last checked
17 September 2026
How it was classified
Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.

Nearby countries

Mozambique
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Zambia
Under 18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 16.
Tanzania
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Zimbabwe
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Comoros
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Burundi
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.

Other laws in Malawi

Cannabis
Legal (Medical)
Drinking Age
18–20
E-Cigarettes
Legal / lightly regulated

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