Prostitution in Belgium
Overview of the legality and practice of prostitution in Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prostitution in Belgium is legal and was decriminalized on 1 June 2022.[1][2][3][4] Human trafficking or exploiting individuals involved in prostitution is punishable by a maximum prison sentence of 30 years.[5]
Some cities in Belgium have a red-light district, often with window prostitution.[6] In 2015, it was estimated that there were 26,000 prostitutes in Belgium,[7] many of them are from Bulgaria.[8]
A report commissioned by the National Bank of Belgium,[9] revealed estimations of a turnover tax of €840 million from forms of prostitution in 2015.[10] The most important segments of the market seem to be escort and private prostitution, rather than the more visible forms of window or street prostitution.