Is prostitution legal in Sudan?
Illegal
Selling sex is illegal, though it is widespread.
Sudan 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
- South Sudan
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, though related activities like soliciting are illegal.
- Eritrea
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal and regulated in Eritrea, with specific zoning restrictions.
- Ethiopia
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal in Ethiopia, while procuring and brothel operation remain illegal.
- Central African Republic
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in the Central African Republic, while procuring or profiting from it is illegal.
- Chad
- Illegal Prostitution is a criminal offense in Chad, though it is common in urban areas.
- Uganda
- Illegal Selling sex is illegal under the 1950 Penal Code.
Other laws in Sudan
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- Under 14
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- Under 16 possible
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.