Is prostitution legal in Vanuatu?
Illegal
Selling sex is a criminal offense in Vanuatu.
Vanuatu 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 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
- New Caledonia
- Buying illegal (Nordic model) New Caledonia follows the Nordic model, criminalizing the purchase of sex while selling remains legal.
- Solomon Islands
- Decriminalized / unregulated Selling sex is legal, though soliciting and brothel keeping are prohibited.
- Fiji
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Fiji, but most connected activities like brothel keeping and public solicitation are illegal.
- Norfolk Island
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal and regulated in Norfolk Island, following New South Wales laws.
- Tuvalu
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, but procuring, brothel keeping, and solicitation are illegal.
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Buying illegal (Nordic model) French law applies, criminalizing the purchase of sex, solicitation, and brothels.
Other laws in Vanuatu
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Pornography
- Illegal
- 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.