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List of enlistment age by country

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These are the enlistment ages for military service by country, according to the online CIA publication The World Factbook.


The current enlistment age in Ukraine is 25. All countries should be updated on this page.

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  •  Albania – 19 (voluntary; age lowered to 18 during wartime)
  •  Algeria – 19 (compulsory)
  •  Angola – 18 (voluntary – men), 20 (voluntary – women), 20 (compulsory – men)
  •  Antigua and Barbuda – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Argentina – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Armenia – 18 (compulsory)
  •  Australia – 18 (voluntary; age 17 with parental consent)
  •  Austria – 17 (voluntary), 18 (compulsory)
  •  Azerbaijan – 17 (voluntary), 18 (compulsory)
  •  Afghanistan - 18 (voluntary) 20 (compulsory)

B

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C

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D

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E

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F

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G

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  •  Gabon – 20 (voluntary).
  •  Gambia – 18 (compulsory).
  •  Georgia – 18 (compulsory).
  •  Germany – 18 (compulsory; conscription not enforced(17 with parental consent)
  •  Ghana – 18 (voluntary).
  •  Greece – 18 (voluntary), 19 (compulsory; conscription age can be lowered to 17 during wartime).
  •  Guatemala – 17 (compulsory).
  •  Guinea – 18 (voluntary).
  •  Guinea-Bissau – 16 (voluntary, with parental consent), 18 (compulsory).
  •  Guyana – 18 (voluntary).

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I

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  •  India – 30[1] (voluntary)
  •  Indonesia – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Iran – 18 (compulsory)
  •  Iraq – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Ireland – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Israel – 17 (voluntary), 18 (compulsory for Jews and Druze only)
  •  Italy – 18 (voluntary)

J

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K

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L

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M

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N

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  •  Namibia – 18 (voluntary)
  •    Nepal – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Netherlands – 17 (voluntary)
  •  New Zealand – 17 (voluntary; soldiers are not deployed in combat before the age of 18)
  •  Nicaragua – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Niger – 18 (compulsory)
  •  Nigeria – 18 (voluntary)
  •  North Macedonia – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Norway – 17 (voluntary – men), 18 (voluntary – women), 19 (compulsory; conscription age can be lowered to 15 during wartime)

O

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  •  Oman – 18 (voluntary)

P

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  •  Pakistan – 16 (voluntary; soldiers cannot be deployed to combat before the age of 18)
  •  Papua New Guinea – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent)
  •  Paraguay – 18 (compulsory)
  •  Peru – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Philippines – 17 (voluntary)
  •  Poland – 18 (voluntary; enlistment age can be lowered to 17 during wartime)
  •  Portugal – 18 (voluntary)

Q

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  •  Qatar – 18 (compulsory)

R

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S

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T

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U

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  •  Uganda – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Ukraine – 18 (compulsory)
  •  United Arab Emirates – 18 (compulsory)
  •  United Kingdom – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent; age 17 for admission to an officer program; Nepalese citizens can join the Brigade of Gurkhas at age 17)
  •  United States – 18 (voluntary registration), 18 (voluntary service; age 17 with parental consent), 17 (compulsory militia service under 10 U.S. Code § 246)[2]
  •  Uruguay – 18 (voluntary)
  •  Uzbekistan – 18 (compulsory)

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Y

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  •  Yemen – 18 (voluntary)

Z

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  •  Zambia – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent)
  •  Zimbabwe – 18 (voluntary)

References

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  1. ^ https://www.mod.gov.in/dod/sites/default/files/mm_0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "10 U.S. Code § 246 - Militia: Composition and classes".
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