Is prostitution legal in Nauru?
Legal & regulated
Prostitution is legal in Nauru but brothels are prohibited by the Criminal Code.
Nauru 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
- Marshall Islands
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in the Marshall Islands under the Prostitution Prohibition Act of 2001.
- Solomon Islands
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal but soliciting and brothel keeping are prohibited, with laws rarely enforced.
- Micronesia
- Varies by region Prostitution is legal in Yap and Kosrae but illegal in Chuuk and Pohnpei.
- Tuvalu
- Illegal Prostitution is legal in Tuvalu, but living off earnings, procuring, brothel keeping, and solicitation are illegal.
- Vanuatu
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Vanuatu but common, especially in the capital Port Vila.
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Wallis and Futuna under French law, including prohibition of purchasing sex, solicitation, procuring, and brothels.
Other laws in Nauru
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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