Countries where 16 year olds are allowed to drink are often used as examples for why the age should be lowered in other countries. The rates of teenage drunk driving in countries like Italy, Germany, and Austria, where the legal drinking age is 16, are much lower than in the United States, where the drinking age is 21.
What countries have a drinking age of 16?
Minimum Drinking Age of 16
- Austria (18 in some areas and varies by beverage) Dominica.
- British Virgin Islands.
- Congo.
- Dominica.
- Germany (varies by beverage)
- Guyana (varies by beverage)
- Liechtenstein (varies by beverage)
- Lithuania.
Can you drink at 16 in the US?
It's one of the seemingly ironclad rules of adolescence: In the United States, you can't drink legally until you're 21. Of course, our underage consumption laws are flouted regularly. ... Some states make exceptions for when minors may consume alcohol. Others make exceptions for when they may possess it.
