Is prostitution legal in Haiti?
Illegal
Selling sex is a criminal offense, despite historical sex tourism.
Haiti 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
- Dominican Republic
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, but third-party financial gain and brothels are illegal.
- Jamaica
- Illegal Selling sex is a criminal offense, though it is widely tolerated in tourist areas.
- Puerto Rico
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Puerto Rico, despite past government considerations to legalize it.
- Cuba
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is a legal profession, though related activities may be regulated or repressed.
- Bahamas
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but brothel keeping and solicitation are prohibited.
- United States Virgin Islands
- Illegal Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Other laws in Haiti
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Pornography
- Restricted
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- 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.