Is prostitution legal in Ghana?
Illegal
Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Ghana.
Ghana 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 Africa
- 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
- Togo
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Togo, while related activities like solicitation and procuring are prohibited.
- Benin
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but brothel keeping and benefiting from others' prostitution are illegal.
- Burkina Faso
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is not prohibited, but soliciting and pimping are illegal.
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but associated activities like soliciting and running brothels are illegal.
- Mali
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is explicitly stated to be legal in Mali, though third-party activities are illegal.
- Liberia
- Illegal Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Liberia.
Other laws in Ghana
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
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.