Is prostitution legal in the Solomon Islands?
Decriminalized / unregulated
Selling sex is legal, though soliciting and brothel keeping are prohibited.
The Solomon Islands 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
- Vanuatu
- Illegal Selling sex is a criminal offense in Vanuatu.
- Nauru
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, but brothels are prohibited by the Criminal Code.
- Papua New Guinea
- Illegal Prostitution is effectively illegal in Papua New Guinea due to court interpretations of existing laws.
- New Caledonia
- Buying illegal (Nordic model) New Caledonia follows the Nordic model, criminalizing the purchase of sex while selling remains legal.
- Micronesia
- Varies by region Sex work legality differs by state, being legal in Yap and Kosrae but illegal in Chuuk and Pohnpei.
- Marshall Islands
- Illegal Selling and buying sex are illegal following the Prostitution Prohibition Act of 2001.
Other laws in Solomon Islands
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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