Is prostitution legal in São Tomé and Principe?
Illegal
Prostitution is illegal in São Tomé and Príncipe with estimated 89 sex workers.
São Tomé and Principe 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 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
- Equatorial Guinea
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal, with sex trafficking and foreign involvement noted as problems.
- Gabon
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal, with sex trafficking and foreign involvement reported.
- Republic of the Congo
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but commonplace, with weak government enforcement.
- Cameroon
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but tolerated in Cameroon.
- Nigeria
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Northern Nigerian states under Islamic law, while in South it's regulated through pimping laws.
- Togo
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal but related activities like solicitation and procuring are prohibited with up to 10 years imprisonment.
Other laws in São Tomé and Principe
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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