Is prostitution legal in Monaco?
Decriminalized / unregulated
Prostitution is legal but organized forms and solicitation are prohibited, with penalties for forcing someone into prostitution.
Monaco 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 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
- Switzerland
- Legal & regulated Full-service sex work is legal and regulated since 1942, with licensed brothels and penalties for trafficking and pimping.
- San Marino
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in San Marino and not commonplace.
- Liechtenstein
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Liechtenstein but tolerated if not street-based.
- Italy
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Italy, but organized prostitution and brothel operations are prohibited, with individual sex workers tolerated.
- Vatican City
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Vatican City and not commonplace.
- France
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in France after April 2016, with customers now punishable by fines.
Other laws in Monaco
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Civil unions
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
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.