Is pornography legal in Egypt?
Restricted
Possession and access to pornography is not criminalized, but distribution is illegal in Egypt.
Egypt is one of 5 countries classified “Restricted” for pornography — 7% of the 71 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Pornography laws by region
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Turkey
- Illegal Distribution and publication of obscene content, including pornography, is punishable by imprisonment and fines.
- Saudi Arabia
- Illegal Pornography is prohibited under Sharia Law in Saudi Arabia.
- Iraq
- Illegal All pornography sites are banned in federal Iraq, though no bans in Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
- Eritrea
- Illegal Public distribution or trafficking in obscene material is illegal in Eritrea.
- Sudan
- Illegal Sale, distribution, and possession of obscene materials is illegal in Sudan.
- Bulgaria
- Illegal Distribution of pornographic materials is punishable by imprisonment and fines.
Other laws in Egypt
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- 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.