Is prostitution legal in Tuvalu?
Illegal
Prostitution is legal in Tuvalu, but living off earnings, procuring, brothel keeping, and solicitation are illegal.
Tuvalu 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 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
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Wallis and Futuna under French law, including prohibition of purchasing sex, solicitation, procuring, and brothels.
- Fiji
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal but brothel keeping, procuring, and buying or selling sex in public are illegal under the Crimes Decree 2009.
- Samoa
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Samoa under the Crimes Act 2013, with penalties including imprisonment.
- American Samoa
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in American Samoa, including related activities like brothel keeping.
- Tonga
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Tonga, though related activities like soliciting and brothel keeping are forbidden.
- Vanuatu
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Vanuatu but common, especially in the capital Port Vila.
Other laws in Tuvalu
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Pornography
- Illegal
- 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.