Prostitution laws in KyrgyzstanКыргызстан
Kyrgyzstan penalises the person who sells sex. Under Article 109-2 of the Code of Offences, engaging in prostitution carries a fine of 200 calculation units or arrest of three to seven days. Under the same 2024 wording, taking part in paid sexual live streams on a webcam platform is fined at 100 units, and organising webcam studios is a crime. Buying sex from an adult is not an offence. Organising or keeping a brothel, pimping or procuring carries a fine of 1,000 to 2,000 calculation units or up to seven years' imprisonment (Article 160 of the Criminal Code). Drawing or forcing a person into prostitution by violence, threats, blackmail or deception carries up to five years (Article 159).
Legal model
Selling and buying prohibited. Selling sex is an offence (criminal or administrative), whether or not buying is.
Engaging in prostitution is an offence under Article 109-2 of the Code of Offences (2021), a fine of 200 calculation units or three to seven days' arrest, in the wording given by Law No. 153 of 29 July 2024. Buying sex from an adult is not an offence. Brothels, pimping (сводничество, сутенерство) and drawing people into prostitution are crimes under Articles 159-160 of the Criminal Code.[1][2]
At a glance
| Question | Status | In short |
|---|---|---|
| Selling sexual services | Illegal Administrative offence | Engaging in prostitution is punishable by a fine of 200 calculation units or administrative arrest of three to seven days. Taking part in paid sexual live streams through a webcam platform is a separate offence fined at 100 calculation units.[1] |
| Buying sexual services | Legal | No offence of paying an adult for sex was found in the Code of Offences or the Criminal Code; the provisions on prostitution target the seller, organisers, pimps and those who draw others in.[1][2] |
| Brothels and managed venues | Illegal Criminal offence | Organising or keeping a brothel for prostitution is punishable by a fine of 1,000 to 2,000 calculation units or up to seven years' imprisonment, with or without confiscation of property; seven to fifteen years where children are used.[2] |
| Third parties profiting (procuring / pimping) | Illegal Criminal offence | Procuring for debauchery (сводничество) and pimping (сутенерство) carry the same penalty as brothel keeping. Drawing or forcing a person into prostitution by non-life-threatening violence, threats, damage to property, blackmail or deception carries a fine or up to five years. Organising or facilitating paid sexual live streams through a webcam studio carries a fine or up to three years.[2] |
| Advertising sexual services | Restricted Breach: criminal offence | No offence aimed at advertising sexual services was found in either code. A third party who publishes offers to connect clients with sex workers risks the pimping and procuring offence in Article 160, and the seller the prostitution offence. Advertising pornographic material is a separate offence.[1][2] |
The law in detail
Selling sexual services
Engaging in prostitution is punishable by a fine of 200 calculation units or administrative arrest of three to seven days. Taking part in paid sexual live streams through a webcam platform is a separate offence fined at 100 calculation units.[1]
Note. Both articles carry the note "in the wording of Law No. 153 of 29 July 2024". Whether that law created the prostitution offence or reworded an earlier one was not confirmed from the amending law itself.
Checked 30 October 2026
Buying sexual services
No offence of paying an adult for sex was found in the Code of Offences or the Criminal Code; the provisions on prostitution target the seller, organisers, pimps and those who draw others in.[1][2]
Confidence: medium. Checked by searching the current consolidated texts on the Ministry of Justice database for references to prostitution.
Checked 30 October 2026
Brothels and managed venues
Organising or keeping a brothel for prostitution is punishable by a fine of 1,000 to 2,000 calculation units or up to seven years' imprisonment, with or without confiscation of property; seven to fifteen years where children are used.[2]
Checked 30 October 2026
Third parties profiting (procuring / pimping)
Procuring for debauchery (сводничество) and pimping (сутенерство) carry the same penalty as brothel keeping. Drawing or forcing a person into prostitution by non-life-threatening violence, threats, damage to property, blackmail or deception carries a fine or up to five years. Organising or facilitating paid sexual live streams through a webcam studio carries a fine or up to three years.[2]
Checked 30 October 2026
Advertising sexual services
No offence aimed at advertising sexual services was found in either code. A third party who publishes offers to connect clients with sex workers risks the pimping and procuring offence in Article 160, and the seller the prostitution offence. Advertising pornographic material is a separate offence.[1][2]
Confidence: low. The Law on Advertising was not checked. Applying Article 160 to ad publishers is an inference from its wording, not a reported case.
Checked 30 October 2026
Key legislation
| Law | What it does here | In force |
|---|---|---|
| Кодекс Кыргызской Республики о правонарушениях от 28 октября 2021 года № 128 (редакция от 09.10.2026) Code of Offences (28 October 2021, No. 128) ст. 109-1 · ст. 109-2 | Engaging in prostitution (Art. 109-2) and paid participation in sexual webcam streams (Art. 109-1).[1] | |
| Уголовный кодекс Кыргызской Республики от 28 октября 2021 года № 127 (редакция от 24.07.2026) Criminal Code (28 October 2021, No. 127) ст. 159 · ст. 160 · ст. 160-1 | Drawing into prostitution (Art. 159), brothels, procuring and pimping (Art. 160), webcam studios (Art. 160-1).[2] |
Timeline
- 28 October 2021A new Criminal Code (No. 127) and Code of Offences (No. 128) are enacted, replacing the earlier codes.[1][2]
- 29 July 2024Law No. 153 sets the current wording of the prostitution offence (fine of 200 units or three to seven days' arrest) and of the offences of paid participation in webcam streams and organising webcam studios (Articles 109-1 and 160-1).[1][2]
Sources
- Кодекс Кыргызской Республики о правонарушениях от 28 октября 2021 года № 128 (редакция от 09.10.2026) (Code of Offences of the Kyrgyz Republic). Централизованный банк данных правовой информации, Министерство юстиции Кыргызской Республики, 28 October 2021. legislation · accessed 30 October 2026
- Уголовный кодекс Кыргызской Республики от 28 октября 2021 года № 127 (редакция от 24.07.2026) (Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic). Централизованный банк данных правовой информации, Министерство юстиции Кыргызской Республики, 28 October 2021. legislation · accessed 30 October 2026