Is prostitution legal in the Seychelles?
Illegal
Selling sex is illegal, though police generally do not apprehend prostitutes unless other crimes are involved.
The Seychelles 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
- Comoros
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Comoros, though it is openly practiced in some areas.
- Somalia
- Illegal Selling sex is illegal, with little voluntary prostitution reported in the country.
- Madagascar
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal and common, though related activities like soliciting and procuring are prohibited.
- Mauritius
- Illegal Selling sex is explicitly illegal, though it is still practised in parts of the country.
- Kenya
- Varies by region National law does not criminalize selling sex, but municipal by-laws like Nairobi's ban make it illegal in specific areas.
- Maldives
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal under Islamic sharia law in the Maldives.
Other laws in Seychelles
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
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.