DEFINITION
The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for
military service or be subject to
conscription.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Afghanistan: |
22 |
|
| #2 |
Malaysia: |
21 |
|
| #3 |
Greece: |
21 |
|
| #4 |
Iran: |
21 |
|
| #5 |
Portugal: |
20 |
|
| #6 |
Netherlands: |
20 |
|
| #7 |
New Zealand: |
20 |
|
| #8 |
Philippines: |
20 |
|
| #9 |
Spain: |
20 |
|
| #10 |
Switzerland: |
20 |
|
| #11 |
Romania: |
20 |
|
| #12 |
Chad: |
20 |
|
| #13 |
Gabon: |
20 |
|
| #14 |
Ecuador: |
20 |
|
| #15 |
Egypt: |
20 |
|
| #16 |
Tunisia: |
20 |
|
| #17 |
Norway: |
20 |
|
| #18 |
Netherlands Antilles: |
20 |
|
| #19 |
Turkey: |
20 |
|
| #20 |
Madagascar: |
20 |
|
| #21 |
Argentina: |
20 |
|
| #22 |
Congo, Republic of the: |
20 |
|
| #23 |
Belgium: |
19 |
|
| #24 |
Poland: |
19 |
|
| #25 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
19 |
|
| #26 |
Syria: |
19 |
|
| #27 |
Bulgaria: |
19 |
|
| #28 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
19 |
|
| #29 |
Luxembourg: |
19 |
|
| #30 |
Chile: |
19 |
|
| #31 |
Slovenia: |
19 |
|
| #32 |
Albania: |
19 |
|
| #33 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
19 |
|
| #34 |
Sweden: |
19 |
|
| #35 |
Austria: |
19 |
|
| #36 |
Croatia: |
19 |
|
| #37 |
Algeria: |
19 |
|
| #38 |
Taiwan: |
19 |
|
| #39 |
Bolivia: |
19 |
|
| #40 |
France: |
18 |
|
| #41 |
Korea, North: |
18 |
|
| #42 |
Niger: |
18 |
|
| #43 |
Mongolia: |
18 |
|
| #44 |
Botswana: |
18 |
|
| #45 |
Russia: |
18 |
|
| #46 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
18 |
|
| #47 |
Kuwait: |
18 |
|
| #48 |
Fiji: |
18 |
|
| #49 |
Senegal: |
18 |
|
| #50 |
Italy: |
18 |
|
| #51 |
Burma: |
18 |
|
| #52 |
Ghana: |
18 |
|
| #53 |
Uzbekistan: |
18 |
|
| #54 |
Honduras: |
18 |
|
| #55 |
China: |
18 |
|
| #56 |
Reunion: |
18 |
|
| #57 |
Dominican Republic: |
18 |
|
| #58 |
Latvia: |
18 |
|
| #59 |
Brunei: |
18 |
|
| #60 |
Turkmenistan: |
18 |
|
| #61 |
Hong Kong: |
18 |
|
| #62 |
Hungary: |
18 |
|
| #63 |
Ethiopia: |
18 |
|
| #64 |
Guatemala: |
18 |
|
| #65 |
Estonia: |
18 |
|
| #66 |
Korea, South: |
18 |
|
| #67 |
Moldova: |
18 |
|
| #68 |
Cambodia: |
18 |
|
| #69 |
Sri Lanka: |
18 |
|
| #70 |
Kazakhstan: |
18 |
|
| #71 |
Japan: |
18 |
|
| #72 |
Indonesia: |
18 |
|
| #73 |
Laos: |
18 |
|
| #74 |
Finland: |
18 |
|
| #75 |
Belize: |
18 |
|
| #76 |
Haiti: |
18 |
|
| #77 |
Bhutan: |
18 |
|
| #78 |
Armenia: |
18 |
|
| #79 |
Georgia: |
18 |
|
| #80 |
United States: |
18 |
|
| #81 |
Denmark: |
18 |
|
| #82 |
Jordan: |
18 |
|
| #83 |
Nicaragua: |
18 |
|
| #84 |
Cameroon: |
18 |
|
| #85 |
South Africa: |
18 |
|
| #86 |
Sudan: |
18 |
|
| #87 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
18 |
|
| #88 |
Mexico: |
18 |
|
| #89 |
Colombia: |
18 |
|
| #90 |
Slovakia: |
18 |
|
| #91 |
Brazil: |
18 |
|
| #92 |
Azerbaijan: |
18 |
|
| #93 |
Cyprus: |
18 |
|
| #94 |
Czech Republic: |
18 |
|
| #95 |
Belarus: |
18 |
|
| #96 |
Germany: |
18 |
|
| #97 |
United Arab Emirates: |
18 |
|
| #98 |
Nigeria: |
18 |
|
| #99 |
Morocco: |
18 |
|
| #100 |
El Salvador: |
18 |
|
| #101 |
Costa Rica: |
18 |
|
| #102 |
East Timor: |
18 |
|
| #103 |
Lithuania: |
18 |
|
| #104 |
Thailand: |
18 |
|
| #105 |
Angola: |
18 |
|
| #106 |
Iraq: |
18 |
|
| #107 |
Israel: |
18 |
|
| #108 |
Qatar: |
18 |
|
| #109 |
Jamaica: |
18 |
|
| #110 |
Ukraine: |
18 |
|
| #111 |
Tajikistan: |
18 |
|
| #112 |
Benin: |
18 |
|
| #113 |
Venezuela: |
18 |
|
| #114 |
Australia: |
17 |
|
| #115 |
Saudi Arabia: |
17 |
|
| #116 |
India: |
17 |
|
| #117 |
Cuba: |
17 |
|
| #118 |
Vietnam: |
17 |
|
| #119 |
Pakistan: |
17 |
|
| #120 |
Ireland: |
17 |
|
| #121 |
Libya: |
17 |
|
| #122 |
Paraguay: |
17 |
|
| #123 |
Peru: |
17 |
|
| #124 |
Nepal: |
17 |
|
| #125 |
Burundi: |
16 |
|
| #126 |
Canada: |
16 |
|
| #127 |
Bahrain: |
15 |
|
| #128 |
Yemen: |
14 |
|
| #129 |
Oman: |
14 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
18.3 |
|
DEFINITION: The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for
military service or be subject to
conscription.