Is prostitution legal in the Cook Islands?
Legal & regulated
Selling sex is legal, though procuring, brothel keeping, and solicitation remain illegal.
The Cook Islands 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 Oceania
- 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
- Niue
- Illegal Selling sex is a criminal offense under the Niue Act 1966.
- French Polynesia
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, but operating brothels is prohibited.
- American Samoa
- Illegal Selling sex and related activities like brothel keeping are illegal.
- Samoa
- Illegal Selling sex is a criminal offense under the Crimes Act 2013.
- Tonga
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, while soliciting and brothel keeping are forbidden.
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Buying illegal (Nordic model) French law applies, criminalizing the purchase of sex, solicitation, and brothels.
Other laws in Cook Islands
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
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