Is prostitution legal in Kiribati?
Legal & regulated
Prostitution is legal in Kiribati but related activities like keeping brothels are illegal.
Kiribati 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 Oceania
- 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
- American Samoa
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in American Samoa, including related activities like brothel keeping.
- French Polynesia
- Decriminalized / unregulated Prostitution is legal in French Polynesia but brothels are not, with no regulation of sex work itself.
- Samoa
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Samoa under the Crimes Act 2013, with penalties including imprisonment.
- Cook Islands
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in the Cook Islands but related activities like procuring and brothel keeping are illegal.
- Niue
- Illegal Being a prostitute or keeper of a brothel is illegal in Niue.
- Tuvalu
- Illegal Prostitution is legal in Tuvalu, but living off earnings, procuring, brothel keeping, and solicitation are illegal.
Other laws in Kiribati
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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