|
Hong Kong Law Reform Commission |
|
Jurisdiction
|
Age of criminal
responsibility
|
|
Belize
|
7
|
|
Cyprus
|
7
|
|
Ghana
|
7
|
|
India
|
7
|
|
Ireland
|
7
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
7
|
|
Malawi
|
7
|
|
Nigeria
|
7
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
7
|
|
Singapore
|
7
|
|
South Africa
|
7
|
|
Switzerland
|
7
|
|
Tasmania (Australia)
|
7
|
|
Bermuda
|
8
|
|
Cayman Islands
|
8
|
|
Gibraltar
|
8
|
|
Kenya
|
8
|
|
Northern Ireland (UK)
|
8
|
|
Scotland (UK)
|
8
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
8
|
|
Western Samoa
|
8
|
|
Zambia
|
8
|
|
Malta
|
9
|
|
Australia (other than Tasmania)
|
10
|
|
England and Wales (UK)
|
10
|
|
Fiji
|
10
|
|
Guyana
|
10
|
|
Kiribati
|
10
|
|
Malaysia
|
10
|
|
New Zealand
|
10
|
|
Vanuatu
|
10
|
|
Canada
|
12
|
|
Greece
|
12
|
|
Jamaica
|
12
|
|
Netherlands
|
12
|
|
San Marino
|
12
|
|
Turkey
|
12
|
|
Uganda
|
12
|
|
France
|
13
|
|
Jurisdiction
|
Age of criminal
responsibility
|
|
Austria
|
14
|
|
Bulgaria
|
14
|
|
Germany
|
14
|
|
Hungary
|
14
|
|
Italy
|
14
|
|
Latvia
|
14
|
|
Lithuania
|
14
|
|
The People’s Republic of China
|
14
|
|
Mauritius
|
14
|
|
Romania
|
14
|
|
Slovenia
|
14
|
|
Taiwan
|
14
|
|
Connecticut (USA)
|
15
|
|
Czech Republic
|
15
|
|
Denmark
|
15
|
|
Estonia
|
15
|
|
Finland
|
15
|
|
Iceland
|
15
|
|
New York (USA)
|
15
|
|
Norway
|
15
|
|
Slovakia
|
15
|
|
South Carolina (USA)
|
15
|
|
Sweden
|
15
|
|
Andorra
|
16
|
|
Georgia (USA)
|
16
|
|
Illinois (USA)
|
16
|
|
Japan
|
16
|
|
Louisiana (USA)
|
16
|
|
Macau
|
16
|
|
Massachusetts (USA)
|
16
|
|
Michigan (USA)
|
16
|
|
Missouri (USA)
|
16
|
|
Poland
|
16
|
|
Portugal
|
16
|
|
South Carolina (USA)
|
16
|
|
Spain
|
16
|
|
Texas (USA)
|
16
|
|
Belgium
|
18
|
|
Luxembourg
|
18
|
|
United States of America (most other
states)
|
18
|