Guatemala Age of Consent & Sex Laws Age of Consent in Guatemala

What is the Guatemala Age of Consent?

The Age of Consent in Guatemala is 18 years old. The age of consent is the minimum age at which an individual is considered legally old enough to consent to participation in sexual activity. Individuals aged 17 or younger in Guatemala are not legally able to consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution for statutory rape or the equivalent local law.

Guatemala statutory rape law is violated when an individual has consensual sexual intercourse with a person under age 18, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Punishment varies depending on age.


Because there is no close-in-age exemption in Guatemala, it is possible for two individuals both under the age of 18 who willingly engage in intercourse to both be prosecuted for statutory rape, although this is rare. Similarly, no protections are reserved for sexual relations in which one participant is a 17 year old and the second is a 18 or 19 year old.

Age of Consent across the world


Age of Consent Map:

Must be married
< 13 years old
14 years old
15 years old
16 years old
17 years old
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