Is prostitution legal in Benin?
Legal & regulated
Prostitution is legal but related activities like brothel keeping and benefiting from prostitution are illegal.
Benin 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
- Togo
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal but related activities like solicitation and procuring are prohibited with up to 10 years imprisonment.
- Ghana
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Ghana but widespread, with no effective enforcement.
- Burkina Faso
- Decriminalized / unregulated Prostitution is not specifically prohibited, but soliciting and pimping are illegal.
- Nigeria
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Northern Nigerian states under Islamic law, while in South it's regulated through pimping laws.
- Niger
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Niger but common in cities and near military bases.
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Legal & regulated Prostitution itself is legal but associated activities like soliciting and running brothels are illegal.
Other laws in Benin
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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