Is prostitution legal in Guyana?
Illegal
Prostitution is a criminal offense in Guyana, though enforcement is inconsistent.
Guyana 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 the Americas
- 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
- Suriname
- Illegal Prostitution is a criminal offense in Suriname, despite being widespread and rarely enforced.
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Trinidad and Tobago, including related activities like brothel keeping.
- Grenada
- Illegal Selling sex is a criminal offense, though it is common and rarely prosecuted.
- Venezuela
- Legal & regulated Sex work is legal and regulated, requiring identification and health checkups.
- Barbados
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but brothel keeping and solicitation are prohibited.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, though it still occurs.
Other laws in Guyana
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- 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.