Legal Approaches to Sex Work Regulation Worldwide, as of March 2023

In 50% of the 204 countries and territories researched by the A-Mark Foundation, prostitution was illegal. In 42.1%, sex work was legal to a certain extent. 5.4% have implemented the Nordic or end-demand model of sex work regulation and 2.5% have decriminalized sex work.
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