Is prostitution legal in Italy?
Legal & regulated
Prostitution is legal in Italy, though organized prostitution and brothels are prohibited.
Italy 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 Europe
- 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
- San Marino
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in San Marino.
- Vatican City
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Vatican City.
- Croatia
- Illegal Voluntary prostitution is an infraction against public order for prostitutes only.
- Slovenia
- Decriminalized / unregulated Prostitution was decriminalized in Slovenia in 2003, though forcing others into it remains an offense.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but solicitation and brothel keeping are illegal.
- Monaco
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal, but organized prostitution, pimping, and solicitation are prohibited.
Other laws in Italy
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Civil unions
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- 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.