Is prostitution legal in Palau?
Illegal
Selling and buying sex are criminalized under the Anti-Prostitution Act.
Palau 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 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
- Guam
- Illegal Selling and buying sex are criminal offenses under the Guam Crimes and Correctional Code.
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Illegal Selling and buying sex are criminalized under the Commonwealth Code.
- Philippines
- Illegal Prostitution is a criminal offense in the Philippines, though enforcement is rare.
- Timor-Leste
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal in Timor-Leste, but soliciting and third-party facilitation are forbidden.
- Papua New Guinea
- Illegal Prostitution is effectively illegal in Papua New Guinea due to court interpretations of existing laws.
- Brunei
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Brunei and punishable by imprisonment and fines.
Other laws in Palau
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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