Is prostitution legal in the Seychelles?
Illegal
Prostitution is illegal but remains prevalent, with police not arresting unless other crimes involved.
The Seychelles 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
- Comoros
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but practiced openly in hotels, with sex trafficking and child exploitation reported.
- Somalia
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal, though sex trafficking and child prostitution are problems.
- Madagascar
- Decriminalized / unregulated Prostitution is legal but related activities like brothel-keeping and soliciting are prohibited.
- Mauritius
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal but practised in parts of Port Louis.
- Kenya
- Varies by region Prostitution is not criminalized nationally but municipal laws may ban it, with Nairobi banning all sex work in 2017.
- Maldives
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in the Maldives under Islamic sharia law, despite small-scale occurrence and government efforts to close related spas.
Other laws in Seychelles
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
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.