The legal age of consent for sexual activity varies by jurisdiction across Asia, ranging from age 9 Yemen to age 21 Hong Kong. The specific activity engaged in or the gender of participants can also be relevant factors. Below is a discussion of the various laws dealing with this subject. The highlighted age refers to an age at or above which an individual can engage in unfettered sexual relations with another who is also at or above that age. Other variables, such as homosexual relations or close in age exceptions, may exist, and are noted when relevant, for example in Indonesia. The below is a list of all jurisdictions in Asia as listed in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia.

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The legal age at which one is deemed capable of agreeing to sexual activities ranges from 11 to 21 years in different countries around the world. Some nations, however, do not have a specified age of consent as they forbid sexual relations outside of marriage. Nigeria, an African nation, has the lowest age of consent in the world while Bahrain, a country in Asia, has the highest legal age of consent.


The age of consent in the state of Oklahoma is currently 16 years old. The age of consent is the legal terminology for the minimum legal age at which an individual male or female has the mental capacity to consent to sexual intercourse with another individual. If you don't want to find yourself facing charges of statutory rape and labeled as a sex offender for the rest of your life , it's best to have a very clear understanding of EXACTLY how the law is interpreted. Then it's better to draw a mental barrier at year-olds just to be safe Regardless, the discussion does not stop at the year-old marker.