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Why do many countries in Europe have low legal drinking ages?

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Because we know that prohibitions don't solve problems, in fact more often than not they make problems worse. Minors are not children; alcohol is not inherently bad, at low dosages. Minors shouldn't drink is a stupid dogma. read more

In addition: drinking age is actually not even that low: It's usually 18. For cider, beer and other drinks with low alcoholic content it's often around 16 and for the rest, like spirits it's 18. In very few cases (Europe has many countries) it's 20 for spirits with very high alcoholic content. read more

The average (mean) minimum legal drinking age around the globe is 15.9. The majority of countries have set the drinking age at 18. In fifty countries the minimum age is lower than 18. And in 12 countries it is higher than 18. The enforcement of minimum legal drinking ages also varies widely between countries and often within countries. read more

Of the 190 countries, 61% have a drinking age of 18 or 19 years old. The United States and 11 other countries have an MLDA of 21 years old, the highest MLDA of all the countries where it is legal to drink (although some areas of India have drinking ages as high as 25 and 30 years old). read more

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