Berlin: Germany is known throughout Europe for its liberal prostitution laws and has thus earned the inglorious status of “Europe's brothel”, but is that also true? The erotic platform Lust has published a study that shows where sex work is most widespread.
Where most of the red light districts can be found
Red Light District offers a relatively protected, public space in which sex work can be offered and performed: The USA tops the list of countries with the most red light districts with a total of 74 areas. Germany ranks third with 34 red light districts, surpassed by France with 35 areas.
Table 1: Top 10 countries with most red light districts
|
Rank |
Country |
Red light districts |
|
1 |
USA |
74 |
|
2 |
France |
35 |
|
3 |
Germany |
34 |
|
4 |
Spain |
21 |
|
5 |
UK |
21 |
|
6 |
the Netherlands |
17 |
|
7 |
Belgium |
13 |
|
8 |
Australia |
19 |
|
9 |
Canada |
6 |
|
10 |
Portugal |
4 |
Germany has one of the lowest rates of street prostitution
The study clearly highlights that in countries with fewer red-light districts, where sex workers cannot work in special rooms, the extent of street prostitution is higher. The countries with the highest percentage of sex workers on the street are Slovakia and France. In Germany, the proportion of street prostitution is 13 percent.
Table 2: Top 10 countries with highest street prostitution in %
|
Rank |
Country |
Street prostitution (%) |
|
1 |
Slovakia |
73 |
|
2 |
France |
61 |
|
3 |
Italy |
60 |
|
4 |
Greece |
60 |
|
5 |
Spain |
46 |
|
6 |
Portugal |
45 |
|
7 |
Poland |
40 |
|
8 |
Latvia |
40 |
|
9 |
Ungarn |
40 |
|
10 |
Belgium |
34 |
The best countries for voluntary sexwork
The presence of official brothels and red light districts enables sex workers to do their jobs more safely than is possible on the street, where the risk of violence is much higher. This also means that countries like France, Sweden and Portugal currently offer the worst conditions for doing sex work.
“Against all odds, committed sex workers make a valuable contribution every day by dealing with the physical, psychological and social needs of their customers,” says Marie Kress, Erobella's press spokeswoman. “The ideal workplace for sex workers must be self-determined, decriminalized, non-violent and stigma-free and, in the interests of the professional group, legally regulated. We want to support this and have therefore carried out this study, which shows the status quo of sex work in Europe. "
Table 3: The top 10 countries who offer the best conditions for sexworkers
|
Rank |
Country |
Rechtliche Situation |
Interest organisations |
Social Cohesion |
Red light districts |
Street prostitution |
Total score |
|
1 |
Germany |
Legalised |
11 |
92 % |
34 |
13 % |
100,0 |
|
2 |
Austria |
Legalised |
5 |
92 % |
3 |
15 % |
86,4 |
|
3 |
the Netherlands |
Legalised |
4 |
90 % |
17 |
11 % |
81,5 |
|
4 |
New Zealand |
Decriminalised |
1 |
96 % |
4 |
10 % |
76,6 |
|
5 |
Luxembourg |
Legalised |
0 |
91 % |
4 |
30 % |
74,1 |
|
6 |
Canada |
Neo-abolitionism |
24 |
93 % |
6 |
21 % |
65,9 |
|
7 |
Spain |
abolitionism |
8 |
95 % |
21 |
46 % |
59,5 |
|
8 |
UK |
abolitionism |
6 |
93 % |
21 |
23 % |
49,3 |
|
9 |
Finland |
abolitionism |
2 |
95 % |
1 |
10 % |
49,2 |
|
10 |
Denmark |
abolitionism |
2 |
95 % |
2 |
25 % |
48,7 |
Explanation of terms
Legal situation: at national level. The legality of prostitution varies between complete legality (legal and regulated), abolitionism (legal but unregulated), neo-abolitionism (sex work permitted, sex purchase and sex purchase mediation prohibited), prohibition (sex work and sex purchase prohibited) and inconsistently regulated (legality varies at level of the state)
Representation of interests: on site
Social cohesion: the percentage they have someone they can rely on in an emergency
Red light district: on site
Street prostitution: percentage who work in public prostitution
Evaluation result: points system, the higher the rating, the better the conditions
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