Is prostitution legal in Moldova?
Illegal
Prostitution is illegal in Moldova but widespread and socially acceptable.
Moldova 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 Europe
- 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
- Ukraine
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but widespread and largely ignored by government, with laws having little effect due to lack of prison sentences for traffickers.
- Romania
- Decriminalized / unregulated Prostitution is not criminalized, but related activities like procuring are illegal, and solicitation is a fineable administrative offense.
- Bulgaria
- Legal & regulated Prostitution itself is legal in Bulgaria, but organized forms like brothels are prohibited.
- Serbia
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Kosovo with penalties up to sixty days imprisonment, and is linked to human trafficking.
- Hungary
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal and regulated in Hungary since 1999, with sex workers required to pay taxes.
- Belarus
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Belarus but commonplace, classified as an administrative offense.
Other laws in Moldova
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- 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.