What is the smoking age in the United Arab Emirates?

18

Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.

The United Arab Emirates 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

Qatar
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Bahrain
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Oman
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Kuwait
19+ Minimum age to buy tobacco: 21.
Iran
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.
Saudi Arabia
18 Minimum age to buy tobacco: 18.

Other laws in United Arab Emirates

Cannabis
Illegal
Drinking Age
21+
Khat
Illegal
E-Cigarettes
Regulated

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