What is the smoking age in São Tomé and Principe?

Under 18

Minimum age to buy tobacco: 16.

São Tomé and Principe 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

Equatorial Guinea
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Gabon
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Republic of the Congo
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Cameroon
Under 18 No minimum age requirement for buying or smoking tobacco products.
Nigeria
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Togo
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.

Other laws in São Tomé and Principe

Cannabis
Illegal

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