Is prostitution legal in Cameroon?
Illegal
Prostitution is illegal but tolerated in Cameroon.
Cameroon is one of 105 countries classified “Illegal” for sex work — 48% 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
- Nigeria
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Northern Nigerian states under Islamic law, while in South it's regulated through pimping laws.
- Equatorial Guinea
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal, with sex trafficking and foreign involvement noted as problems.
- Gabon
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal, with sex trafficking and foreign involvement reported.
- Central African Republic
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in the Central African Republic.
- Chad
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Chad but common.
- Republic of the Congo
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but commonplace, with weak government enforcement.
Other laws in Cameroon
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- 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.