Is prostitution legal in the Wallis and Futuna Islands?

Illegal

Prostitution is illegal in Wallis and Futuna under French law, including prohibition of purchasing sex, solicitation, procuring, and brothels.

The Wallis and Futuna Islands 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

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.
Tuvalu
Illegal Prostitution is legal in Tuvalu, but living off earnings, procuring, brothel keeping, and solicitation are illegal.
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.
Niue
Illegal Being a prostitute or keeper of a brothel is illegal in Niue.

Other laws in Wallis and Futuna Islands

Same-Sex Marriage
Marriage legal
Same-Sex Activity
Legal

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