What is the smoking age in North Korea?
Under 18
Minimum age to buy tobacco: 17.
North Korea 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
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
Other laws in North Korea
- Cannabis
- Legal (Medical)
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- E-Cigarettes
- Sales banned
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