What is the smoking age in Namibia?

18

Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.

Namibia 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

Botswana
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
South Africa
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Angola
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Zimbabwe
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Lesotho
Under 18 No minimum age requirement for buying or smoking tobacco products.
Zambia
Under 18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 16.

Other laws in Namibia

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

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