Is prostitution legal in Romania?
Decriminalized / unregulated
Selling sex is not criminalized, but procuring and solicitation are punishable offenses.
Romania 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 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
- Moldova
- Illegal Selling sex is illegal but widespread and socially acceptable.
- Bulgaria
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, but organized forms like brothels and procuring are prohibited.
- Serbia
- Illegal Prostitution is a criminal offense in Serbia, punishable by up to 30 days in prison.
- Hungary
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal and regulated, requiring taxes and legal documentation.
- Ukraine
- Illegal Selling sex is explicitly stated to be illegal in Ukraine.
- Slovakia
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but operating brothels and related activities are prohibited.
Other laws in Romania
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- 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.