Is prostitution legal in Algeria?
Legal & regulated
Prostitution is legal in Algeria but related activities are criminalized.
Algeria is one of 73 countries classified “Legal & regulated” for sex work — 33% of the 219 with data. (Also searched as prostitution.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Prostitution in Africa
- 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
- Tunisia
- Illegal Prostitution was legal in Tunisia until 2022 when it was banned by government.
- Morocco
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Morocco but widespread, especially in Marrakech.
- Malta
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Malta, but running brothels and loitering are illegal with penalties up to two years.
- Libya
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Libya but common, with Sharia penalties for offenders.
- Spain
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Spain, though pimping and brothel ownership have restrictions.
- Portugal
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Portugal, but third parties profiting from or facilitating prostitution is illegal, including organized prostitution.
Other laws in Algeria
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- 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.