Is prostitution legal in Iraq?
Illegal
Prostitution is illegal in Iraq, with penalties for pimps, prostitutes, and clients.
Iraq 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 Asia
- 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
- Kuwait
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Kuwait, with penalties including deportation or jail for those involved.
- Syria
- Illegal Prostitution is technically illegal in Syria, despite widespread practice among refugees and locals.
- Armenia
- Illegal Selling sex is an administrative offense, while related activities like pimping are criminal.
- Jordan
- Illegal Prostitution is a criminal offense in Jordan, though authorities often ignore its occurrence.
- Lebanon
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legally regulated in Lebanon, although the government currently refuses to issue new licenses.
- Azerbaijan
- Illegal Selling sex is an administrative offense, and keeping a brothel is a criminal offense.
Other laws in Iraq
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Pornography
- Varies by region
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- 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.