What is the minimum working age in Germany?
Under 14
Minimum working age: 13.
Germany is one of 25 countries classified “Under 14” for the minimum working age — 24% of the 106 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legal working age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Luxembourg
- 16+ Minimum working age: 16.
- Netherlands
- Under 14 Minimum working age: 13.
- Czech Republic
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 14.
- Austria
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 14.
- Belgium
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 15.
- Liechtenstein
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 14.
Other laws in Germany
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- Voluntary
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