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 == 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 during peacetime; compulsory for men during wartime) 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 == Bahamas – 18 (voluntary) Bahrain – 18 (voluntary) Bangladesh – 16 (voluntary) Barbados – 18 (voluntary) Belarus – 18 (compulsory) Belgium – 18 (voluntary) Belize – 18 (voluntary) Benin – 18 (compulsory) Bhutan – 18 (voluntary), 20 (compulsory militia training) Bolivia – 18 (voluntary) Bosnia and Herzegovina – 18 (voluntary) Botswana – 18 (voluntary) Brazil – 18 (compulsory) Brunei – 17 (voluntary) Bulgaria – 18 (voluntary) Burkina Faso – 18 (voluntary) Burundi – 18 (voluntary) == C == Cape Verde – 17 (voluntary), 18 (compulsory) Cambodia – 18 (compulsory) Cameroon – 18 (voluntary) Canada – 16.5 (voluntary; volunteers can join the Reserves and enter the Military Colleges at age 16.5, or join the regular forces at age 17 with parental consent) Central African Republic – 18 (voluntary) Chad – 18 (voluntary), 20 (compulsory – men), 21 (compulsory – women) Chile – 18 (voluntary) People's Republic of China – 18 (compulsory; only registration is compulsory.

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