Is prostitution legal in Madagascar?
Decriminalized / unregulated
Prostitution is legal but related activities like brothel-keeping and soliciting are prohibited.
Madagascar is one of 28 countries classified “Decriminalized / unregulated” for sex work — 13% 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
- Comoros
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but practiced openly in hotels, with sex trafficking and child exploitation reported.
- Mauritius
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but practised in parts of Port Louis.
- Mozambique
- Decriminalized / unregulated Prostitution is legal but illegal brothels exist.
- Malawi
- Decriminalized / unregulated Prostitution is legal but living off proceeds is illegal.
- Seychelles
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but remains prevalent, with police not arresting unless other crimes involved.
- Zimbabwe
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Zimbabwe but thriving due to economic hardship.
Other laws in Madagascar
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- 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.