Is prostitution legal in Morocco?
Illegal
Selling sex has been illegal since the 1970s.
Morocco 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
- Mauritania
- Illegal Prostitution is explicitly stated to be illegal in Mauritania.
- Portugal
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but third-party profit and organized prostitution are illegal.
- Algeria
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, though brothel keeping and solicitation are criminalized.
- Spain
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Spain, though pimping is illegal and regulation varies by region.
- Mali
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is explicitly stated to be legal in Mali, though third-party activities are illegal.
- Senegal
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal and regulated in Senegal with specific requirements for registration and health checks.
Other laws in Morocco
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Pornography
- Restricted
- 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.