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DescriptionProstitution laws of the world2.svg	English: Decriminalization - No criminal penalties for prostitution Legalization - prostitution legal and regulated Abolitionism - prostitution is legal, but organized activities such as brothels and pimping are illegal; prostitution is not regulated Neo-abolitionism - illegal to buy sex and for 3rd party involvement, legal to sell sex Prohibitionism - prostitution illegal Legality varies with local laws Español: Descriminalización - No hay sanciones penales para la prostitución Legalización - la prostitución es legal y regulada Abolicionismo - la prostitución es legal, pero actividades organizadas como burdeles y el proxenetismo es ilegal; la prostitución no está regulada Neo-abolicionismo - es ilegal comprar sexo y para la participación de terceros, es legal vender sexo Prohibicionismo - prostitution ilegal La legalidad varía con las leyes locales Norsk bokmål: Avkriminalisert - Ingen straff for prostitusjon Legalisert - prostitusjon er lovlig og lovregulert Abolisjonisme - prostitusjon er lovlig, men organisering som bordeller og hallikvirksomhet er ulovlig. Prostitusjon i seg selv er ikke lovregulert Ny-abolisjonisme - lovlig å selge sex, men ulovlig å kjøpe eller tjene på andres sex-salg Forbud. Prostitusjon er ulovlig Prostitusjon regulert etter lokale lover Українська: Прогібіціонізм (криміналізація) ― проституція заборонена законом Неоаболіціонізм (Шведська модель) ― заборонена купівля проституції і організовані форми (бордель, сутенерство), займатись проституцією не заборонено Аболіціонізм ― індивідуальна проституція легальна, організовані форми (бордель, сутенерство) заборонені; регулювання відсутнє Декриміналізація ― проституція не карається кримінально Легалізація ― проституція легальна та регулюється законом Залежить від місцевого (муніципального) законодавства Русский: Декриминализация - проституция не является уголовно наказуемой Легализация - проституция легальна и регулируется законом Аболиционизм - индивидуальная проституция легальна, организованные формы (бордель, сутенёрство) запрещены; регулирование отсутствует Неоаболиционизм - запрещены покупка сексуальных услуг и организованные формы, продавать сексуальные услуги разрешено Прогибиционизм - проституция запрещена законом Легальность различается в зависимости от местного (муниципального) регулирования 한국어: 비범죄화 - 성매매에 대한 형사처벌 없음 합법화 - 성매매가 합법이며 규제됨 폐지주의 - 성매매 합법; 업소, 포주 등 조직적 활동 불법; 성매매 규제되지 않음 신폐지주의 - 성 구매와 제3자 개입 불법, 성 판매 합법 금지주의 - 성매매 전면 불법 지방 법률에 따라 합법 여부 다름 Català: Descriminalització - la prostitució no comporta sancions penals Legalització - la prostitució és legal i està regulada Abolicionisme - la prostitució és legal, però les activitats organitzades com ara els bordells i el proxenetisme són il·legals; la prostitució no està regulada Neoabolicionisme - és il·legal comprar sexe i la participació de terceres persones, és legal vendre sexe Prohibicionisme - la prostitució és il·legal La legalitat varia segons les lleis locals
Date	12 February 2019
Source	Own work. Sources used in creating this map: Australia: Sex work will be decriminalised in the state of Victoria on 1 December 2023. From that day on, a sex services business will be able to operate exactly the same way as any other business in Victoria. Decriminalisation of sex work in Victoria. Planning (28 June 2022). Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved on 6 August 2022. Belgium: In March 2022, the Law Amending the Penal Code Concerning Sexual Criminal Law (Dutch: Wet houdende wijzigingen aan het Strafwetboek met betrekking tot het seksueel strafrecht; French: Loi modifiant le Code pénal en ce qui concerne le droit pénal sexuel), which stipulated a phased decriminalisation of sex work for adults (18 years or older), was adopted by the Belgian Parliament; it went into effect on 1 June 2022. YAKD (17 March 2022). Nieuw seksueel strafrecht krijgt groen licht: strengere straffen voor verkrachting en decriminalisering sekswerk (in nl). De Morgen. Retrieved on 9 May 2022. Wet houdende wijzigingen aan het Strafwetboek met betrekking tot het seksueel strafrecht (in nl). ejustice.just.fgov.be (30 March 2022). Retrieved on 7 August 2022.
Author	Numberguy6
Other versions	File:Prostitution laws of the world.svg. See also File:Legal status of sex work in Australia by state or territory.svg.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:46, 21 May 2024	2,560 × 1,314 (1.24 MB)	MarkiPoli	Updated queensland to cyan (decriminalisation) based on new law that came into effect May 2024, ACT was wrongly coloured cyan (decriminalization) when it is actually under legalization (green, street based sex work remains illegal, brothels need licensing)
	13:26, 14 April 2024	2,560 × 1,314 (1.24 MB)	MarkiPoli	Changed Thailand to blue (abolitionism), Victoria to Cyan (decriminalization)
	14:57, 4 March 2024	2,560 × 1,314 (1.27 MB)	Numberguy6	Maine
	02:35, 28 October 2023	2,560 × 1,314 (1.27 MB)	ModernDaySlavery	Fix Maine
	02:31, 28 October 2023	2,560 × 1,314 (1.27 MB)	ModernDaySlavery	Adding decrim of Maine
	15:30, 2 May 2023	2,560 × 1,314 (1.27 MB)	M.Bitton	Reverted to version as of 04:22, 2 May 2023 (UTC): unreliable. See https://arabstates.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/Algeria%20Country%20Assessment%20-%20English.pdf
	04:54, 2 May 2023	2,560 × 1,314 (1.29 MB)	Wolfman5678	Updated https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/countries-where-prostitution-is-legal/
	04:22, 2 May 2023	2,560 × 1,314 (1.27 MB)	Wolfman5678	Argentina, Mexico and El Salvador Updated
	07:28, 7 August 2022	2,560 × 1,314 (1.27 MB)	Nederlandse Leeuw	Belgium cyan, decriminalised 1 June 2022, see Source.
	20:04, 30 September 2021	2,560 × 1,314 (1.27 MB)	Sizito	Updated Algeria according to the source used in the article