Is surrogacy legal in Iceland?
Banned
All forms of surrogacy are illegal in Iceland.
Iceland is one of 15 countries classified “Banned” for surrogacy — 33% of the 45 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Surrogacy laws by country
- 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
- Ireland
- Unregulated Surrogacy is unregulated in Ireland, with no specific legislation governing the practice.
- United Kingdom
- Altruistic only Altruistic surrogacy is legal, but commercial arrangements are prohibited by the Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985.
- Sweden
- Unregulated Surrogacy is unregulated in Sweden, with no specific laws addressing it.
- Netherlands
- Altruistic only Altruistic surrogacy is legal while commercial surrogacy is illegal in the Netherlands.
- Finland
- Banned All surrogacy arrangements are prohibited in Finland.
- Belgium
- Altruistic only Only altruistic surrogacy is permitted, with parents paying only pregnancy-related expenses.
Other laws in Iceland
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
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.