Is prostitution legal in Tunisia?
Illegal
Prostitution was legal in Tunisia until 2022 when it was banned by government.
Tunisia 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
- Malta
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Malta, but running brothels and loitering are illegal with penalties up to two years.
- Algeria
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Algeria but related activities are criminalized.
- Libya
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Libya but common, with Sharia penalties for offenders.
- Vatican City
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Vatican City and not commonplace.
- Italy
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Italy, but organized prostitution and brothel operations are prohibited, with individual sex workers tolerated.
- Monaco
- Decriminalized / unregulated Prostitution is legal but organized forms and solicitation are prohibited, with penalties for forcing someone into prostitution.
Other laws in Tunisia
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- 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.