Is prostitution legal in Thailand?
Decriminalized / unregulated
Selling sex is legal in Thailand, but solicitation and pimping are illegal.
Thailand 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 Asia
- 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
- Cambodia
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Cambodia, though prevalent and subject to controversial laws.
- Laos
- Illegal Prostitution is regarded as a criminal activity in Laos.
- Vietnam
- Illegal Prostitution is a serious criminal offense in Vietnam.
- Myanmar
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Myanmar.
- Singapore
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is not illegal in Singapore, but related activities like brothel maintenance are criminalized.
- Bangladesh
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal and regulated, requiring registration and affidavits from workers.
Other laws in Thailand
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Legal
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- 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.