Top 10 Countries With The Highest Rate Of Prostitution In The World – See Nigeria’s Rank

According to Denis Foynes, there are about 3 million people traveling every year on sex tourism trips and the number isn’t getting any smaller.
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10. Thailand

45 sex workers per 10,000 people

Thailand is a Southeast Asian country. It's known for tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins and ornate temples displaying figures of Buddha. In Bangkok, the capital, an ultramodern cityscape rises next to quiet canalside communities and the iconic temples of Wat Arun, Wat Pho and the Emerald Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Kaew). Nearby beach resorts include bustling Pattaya and fashionable Hua Hin.
Prostitution is illegal in Thailand, however, in practice, it is tolerated and partly regulated.


9. Germany

49 sex workers per 10,000 people. 

Germany is a Western European country with a landscape of forests, rivers, mountain ranges and North Sea beaches. It has over 2 millennia of history. Berlin, its capital, is home to art and nightlife scenes, the Brandenburg Gate and many sites relating to WWII. Munich is known for its Oktoberfest and beer halls, including the 16th-century Hofbräuhaus. Frankfurt, with its skyscrapers, houses the European Central Bank.
Prostitution is also legal here in Germany. It’s little wonder when you consider that organized prostitution in the country dates back to the 1200’s AD.


8. Malaysia

52 sex workers per 10,000

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country occupying parts of the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo. It's known for its beaches, rainforests and mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and European cultural influences. The capital, Kuala Lumpur, is home to colonial buildings, busy shopping districts such as Bukit Bintang and skyscrapers such as the iconic, 451m-tall Petronas Twin Towers.
Prostitution is huge in Malaysia. The United States has put Malaysia on the blacklist of countries with the worst cases of human trafficking and human rights abuse, including child prostitution.

7. Brazil

53 sex workers per 10,000 people 

Brazil, a vast South American country, stretches from the Amazon Basin in the north to vineyards and massive Iguaçu Falls in the south. Rio de Janeiro, symbolized by its 38m Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mount Corcovado, is famed for its busy Copacabana and Ipanema beaches as well as its enormous, raucous Carnaval festival, featuring parade floats, flamboyant costumes, and samba music and dance.
Prostitution is legal in Brazil, however, it is illegal to run a prostitution center or to employ prostitutes in any other way.

6. China

60 sex workers per 10,000 people. 

China is a populous nation in East Asia whose vast landscape encompasses grassland, desert, mountains, lakes, rivers and more than 14,000km of coastline. Capital Beijing mixes modern architecture with historic sites such as the Forbidden City palace complex and Tiananmen Square. Shanghai is a skyscraper-studded global financial center. The iconic Great Wall of China runs east-west across the country's north.


According to some of the well-known researchers in China, there are about 10 million active prostitutes in China. In other words, these prostitutes actually contribute as much as five percent to the country’s annual GDP (although the earnings are not taxed, it still goes back into the economy through consumption)

5. Nigeria:

63 sex workers per 10,000 people 

Nigeria, an African country on the Gulf of Guinea, has many natural landmarks and wildlife reserves. Protected areas such as Cross River National Park and Yankari National Park have waterfalls, dense rainforest, savanna and rare primate habitats. One of the most recognizable sites is Zuma Rock, a 725m-tall monolith outside the capital of Abuja that’s pictured on the national currency.
A sex tourism market for divorced older western women is on the rise in Nigeria.

4. Philippines

85 sex workers per 10,000 people

The Philippines is a Southeast Asian country in the Western Pacific, comprising more than 7,000 islands. Its capital, Manila, is famous for its waterfront promenade and centuries-old Chinatown, Binondo. Intramuros, a walled city in colonial times, is the heart of Old Manila. It’s home to the baroque 17th-century San Agustin Church as well as Fort Santiago, a storied citadel and military prison.
The Philippines offers female company in the form of “bargirls”. The girls here are usually required to wear their “bargirl” ID tags in well known places. On top of that, they are regularly tested for STDs.

3. Peru:

102 sex workers per 10,000 people. 

Peru is a country in South America that's home to a section of Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city high in the Andes mountains. The region around Machu Picchu, including the Sacred Valley, Inca Trail and colonial city of Cusco, is rich in archaeological sites. On Peru’s arid Pacific coast is Lima, the capital, with a preserved colonial center and important collections of pre-Columbian art.

In Peru, prostitution is legal for women over 18 years old and that’s only if they register with municipal authorities and carry a health certificate. However, child prostitution is still going on in this region (in fact, the number has doubled in the recent years).

2. South Korea

110 sex workers per 10,000 people 

South Korea, an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, shares one of the world’s most heavily militarized borders with North Korea. It’s equally known for its green, hilly countryside dotted with cherry trees and centuries-old Buddhist temples, plus its coastal fishing villages, sub-tropical islands and high-tech cities such as Seoul, the capital.

Despite legal sanctions and police crackdowns, prostitution continues to flourish in South Korea, while sex workers continue to actively resist the state’s activity.

1. Venezuela

119 sex workers per 10,000 people. 

Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America with diverse natural attractions. Along with its Caribbean coast are tropical resort islands including Isla de Margarita and the Los Roques archipelago. To the northwest are the Andes Mountains and the colonial town of Mérida, a base for visiting Sierra Nevada National Park. Caracas, the capital, is to the north.
The economic condition in Venezuela is pretty bad and this is one of the reason that tripled the number of s3x workers here.