Is prostitution legal in Bulgaria?
Legal & regulated
Selling sex is legal, but organized forms like brothels and procuring are prohibited.
Bulgaria is one of 61 countries classified “Legal & regulated” for sex work — 28% 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.
- Serbia
- Illegal Prostitution is a criminal offense in Serbia, punishable by up to 30 days in prison.
- Romania
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is not criminalized, but procuring and solicitation are punishable offenses.
- Greece
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal and regulated with registration and medical requirements.
- Albania
- Illegal Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Albania.
- Montenegro
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Montenegro.
Other laws in Bulgaria
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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