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Driving Ages

Minimum unrestricted car driving age
  • Minimum unrestricted car driving age
  • Minimum learner's permit driving age
  • Minimum moped driving age
  • Minimum motorcycle driving age
  • 23 - 19
  • 18 - 17.6
  • 17.5 - 17.1
  • 17 - 16.6
  • 16.5 - 16.1
  • 16 - 14

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CountryMinimum unrestricted car driving ageMinimum learner's permit driving ageMinimum moped driving ageMinimum motorcycle driving ageNotes
CountryMinimum unrestricted car driving ageMinimum learner's permit driving ageMinimum moped driving ageMinimum motorcycle driving ageNotes
Canada1416 with graduated license program (GLP) in most provinces, 14 with GLP in Alberta, 15 with GLP in Yukon, NWT, and Nunavut.
Northern Mariana Islands15.5
United States1614Varies between states.
Saudi Arabia1615
Isle of Man16
American Samoa16
Guam16
Zambia16
Zimbabwe16
Cameroon16
Dominican Republic16
Colombia16
Australia16.515 years and 9 monthsThe minimum age to obtain a car or motorcycle learner license which allows driving under supervision is 15 years and 9 months, in the ACT. All other states and territories require learner drivers to be 16 years of age or older. Driving unsupervised by progressing to a provisional license is possible after 12 months, with minimum supervised hours (including nighttime driving) required in the form of a logbook. The exception to this is the Northern Territory, where learner drivers can progress to a provisional license after 6 months, without the need for a driving test or logbook.
Ireland1716
Malaysia1716
Austria1715.515
United Kingdom1716
Iceland1716
Philippines1716
Cayman Islands17
Trinidad and Tobago17
Georgia17
Guernsey17
Jersey17
Fiji17
Falkland Islands17
Guyana17
Bahamas17
Sri Lanka17
Indonesia17
Gibraltar17
New Zealand17.516
Thailand1815
Poland181416
Germany18171516
Spain181516
Norway181616
Turkey181616
Slovenia181616
Hungary181716
Nepal1816
Luxembourg1816
Egypt1816
Portugal1816
Romania1816
Russia1816
Iraq1816
Vietnam1816
South Korea1816
Japan1816
Belarus181617
Morocco1817
United Arab Emirates1817
Mauritius1817
Estonia181614
Latvia181614
Sweden181615
Denmark181715
Finland181715
Lithuania1815
Czech Republic1815
Netherlands181716
Argentina181716
Bulgaria1816
Belgium1816
El Salvador1815
France1815
Mexico1815
North Macedonia1816
Puerto Rico1816
US Virgin Islands1816
Guatemala1816
Panama1816
Jamaica1816
India1816
Italy1817
Slovakia1817
Greece1817
Serbia1817
St. Kitts and Nevis1817
Chile1817
South Africa1817
Kuwait1818 for Kuwaitis and 21 for non-Kuwaitis.
Singapore18
Taiwan18
Macau18
Hong Kong18
Brazil18
Cyprus18
Northern Cyprus18
Algeria18
Albania18
French Guiana18
Guadeloupe18
Lebanon18
Liechtenstein18
Mali18
Martinique18
Mauritania18
Mayotte18
Mozambique18
Myanmar18
Nigeria18
Paraguay18
Réunion18
Saint Barthélemy18
Saint Martin18
Senegal18
Suriname18
Namibia18
Malta18
Andorra18
Armenia18
Azerbaijan18
Bosnia and Herzegovina18
Kosovo18
Moldova18
Monaco18
Montenegro18
San Marino18
Tanzania18
Ukraine18
Tunisia18
Marshall Islands18
Papua New Guinea18
Tonga18
Eswatini18
Lesotho18
Costa Rica18
Honduras18
Nicaragua18
Bolivia18
Ethiopia18
Ecuador18
Peru18
Uruguay18
Ghana18
Venezuela18
Anguilla18
Cuba18
Netherlands Antilles18
Bahrain18
Kenya18
Iran18
Jordan18
Oman18
Syria18
Yemen18
Libya18
Afghanistan18
Bangladesh18
Pakistan18
Maldives18
China18
Brunei18
Cambodia18
Laos18
Croatia18
Qatar18
Niger23
Israel16.516
Switzerland1714

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