Is prostitution legal in New Caledonia?
Buying illegal (Nordic model)
New Caledonia follows the Nordic model, criminalizing the purchase of sex while selling remains legal.
New Caledonia is one of 10 countries classified “Buying illegal (Nordic model)” for sex work — 5% 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
- Vanuatu
- Illegal Selling sex is a criminal offense in Vanuatu.
- Norfolk Island
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal and regulated in Norfolk Island, following New South Wales laws.
- Fiji
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Fiji, but most connected activities like brothel keeping and public solicitation are illegal.
- Solomon Islands
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, though soliciting and brothel keeping are prohibited.
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Buying illegal (Nordic model) French law applies, criminalizing the purchase of sex, solicitation, and brothels.
- Tonga
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, while soliciting and brothel keeping are forbidden.
Other laws in New Caledonia
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
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.