Is prostitution legal in Albania?
Illegal
Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Albania.
Albania is one of 101 countries classified “Illegal” for sex work — 46% of the 219 with data. (Also searched as prostitution.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Prostitution in Europe
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- North Macedonia
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in North Macedonia, though with various restrictions.
- Montenegro
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Montenegro.
- Serbia
- Illegal Prostitution is a criminal offense in Serbia, punishable by up to 30 days in prison.
- Greece
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal and regulated with registration and medical requirements.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but solicitation and brothel keeping are illegal.
- Bulgaria
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, but organized forms like brothels and procuring are prohibited.
Other laws in Albania
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Pornography
- Restricted
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.