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List of enlistment age by country

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


A

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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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  •   Fiji – 18 (voluntary)
  •   Finland – 18 (compulsory)
  •   France – 18 (voluntary)

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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