Is homosexuality legal in the Central African Republic?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
The Central African Republic is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Chad
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Cameroon
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Republic of the Congo
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- South Sudan
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Sudan
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Other laws in Central African Republic
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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