Is prostitution legal in the Wallis and Futuna Islands?
Buying illegal (Nordic model)
French law applies, criminalizing the purchase of sex, solicitation, and brothels.
The Wallis and Futuna Islands is one of 10 countries classified “Buying illegal (Nordic model)” for sex work — 5% 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
- Fiji
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Fiji, but most connected activities like brothel keeping and public solicitation are illegal.
- Samoa
- Illegal Selling sex is a criminal offense under the Crimes Act 2013.
- Tuvalu
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, but procuring, brothel keeping, and solicitation are illegal.
- American Samoa
- Illegal Selling sex and related activities like brothel keeping are illegal.
- Tonga
- Legal & regulated Selling sex is legal, while soliciting and brothel keeping are forbidden.
- Niue
- Illegal Selling sex is a criminal offense under the Niue Act 1966.
Other laws in Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
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