Is prostitution legal in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Decriminalized / unregulated
Selling sex is legal, but solicitation and brothel keeping are illegal.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of 38 countries classified “Decriminalized / unregulated” for sex work — 17% 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
- Croatia
- Illegal Voluntary prostitution is an infraction against public order for prostitutes only.
- Montenegro
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Montenegro.
- Serbia
- Illegal Prostitution is a criminal offense in Serbia, punishable by up to 30 days in prison.
- Slovenia
- Decriminalized / unregulated Prostitution was decriminalized in Slovenia in 2003, though forcing others into it remains an offense.
- Albania
- Illegal Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Albania.
- Hungary
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal and regulated, requiring taxes and legal documentation.
Other laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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