Is prostitution legal in Nauru?
Decriminalized / unregulated
Selling sex is legal, but brothels are prohibited by the Criminal Code.
Nauru is one of 38 countries classified “Decriminalized / unregulated” for sex work — 17% of the 219 with data. (Also searched as prostitution.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Prostitution in Oceania
- 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
- Marshall Islands
- Illegal Selling and buying sex are illegal following the Prostitution Prohibition Act of 2001.
- Solomon Islands
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, though soliciting and brothel keeping are prohibited.
- Micronesia
- Varies by region Sex work legality differs by state, being legal in Yap and Kosrae but illegal in Chuuk and Pohnpei.
- Tuvalu
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, but procuring, brothel keeping, and solicitation are illegal.
- Vanuatu
- Illegal Selling sex is a criminal offense in Vanuatu.
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Buying illegal (Nordic model) French law applies, criminalizing the purchase of sex, solicitation, and brothels.
Other laws in Nauru
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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