Prostitution, defined as the practice of engaging
in sexual activity with someone for payment is usually described as "the
world's oldest profession" as it has been practiced throughout ancient and
modern culture. Some people go into prostitution voluntarily while others are
forced to prostitute themselves. Historically, most prostitutes have been
females and most clients, males. The narrative is a lot more dynamic today with
a wider variety of prostitutes - male, female and transgender. Also, the scope
of prostitution has been widened to both heterosexual and homosexual activity.
Here's all the facts you need to know about prostitution.
1. According to 2012 estimates, there are about 40
- 42 million prostitutes in the world.
2. As reported by Live & Invest Overseas, the
following are the ten countries with the most sex workers per 10,000:
10
- Thailand: 45 sex workers per 10,000
9
- Germany: 49 sex workers per 10,000
8
- Malaysia: 52 sex workers per 10,000
7
- Brazil: 53 sex workers per 10,000
6
- China: 60 sex workers per 10,000
5
- Nigeria: 63 sex workers per 10,000
4
- Philippines: 85 sex workers per 10,000
3
- Peru: 102 sex workers per 10,000
2
- South Korea: 110 sex workers per 10,000
1
- Venezuela: 119 sex workers per 10,000.
3. Prostitution is legal in 53 countries, namely:
Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Domincan Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy,
Austria, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Bangladesh,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Belgium, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal,
Bolivia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Brazil,
Turkey, Belize, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
It is limited legal in 12 countries in the world.
These are: Canada, France, Iceland, Australia, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia,
Armenia, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States.
4. Prostitution has been ruled illegal in the
following countries (35): Cambodia, China, Croatia, Dominica, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Afghanistan, Jordan,
North Korea, South Korea, Liberia, Bahamas, Lithuania, Barbados, Philippine,
Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The
Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Suriname, Thailand, Trinidad and
Tobago, United Arab Emirates, Albania, Uganda, and Egypt.
5. About 80% of female prostitutes have been
raped. "About 80% of women in
prostitution have been the victim of a rape. It's hard to talk about this
because... the experience of prostitution is just like rape. Prostitutes are
raped, on the average, eight to ten times per year. They are the most raped
class of women in the history of our planet." (Susan Kay Hunter and K.C. Reed, July, 1990
"Taking the side of bought and sold rape," speech at National
Coalition against Sexual Assault, Washington, D.C.)
6. Child prostitution - prostitution involving a
child, and a form of commercial sexual exploitation of children - is on the
rise, especially in Africa, North America and Europe. It is estimated that
around 10 million children are involved in prostitution worldwide. The
following five countries have the highest rates of child prostitution: Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Brazil, the United States and Canada.
7. Male prostitution, defined as the practice of
men providing sexual services in return for money is growing. It is estimated
that out of the world's 42 million prostitutes, up to 20% are male. In the Caribbean,
a male sex worker who solicits clients on the beaches and accepts clients of
either sex is called a sanky-panky.
8. Professional male sex workers (escorts)
advertise their services online through escort agencies, while others make
themselves available to potential clients by placing themselves on the streets
(street prostitution), in bars and clubs. Some male sex workers work in male
brothels, sex clubs, adult bookstores and gay bathhouses.
9. The decriminalization of prostitution could
reduce STD transmission and sexual violence. A study published in the Review
of Economic Studies revealed that although Rhode Island's sex-year
prostitution decriminalization policy led to an increase in the size if the sex
market, it led to a dramatic decline of female gonorrhea incidences and rape
offenses.
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