Is incest between adults a crime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Legal between adults
Legal between adults
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of 53 countries classified “Legal between adults” for incest between adults — 32% of the 164 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Laws regarding incest
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Republic of the Congo
- Legal between adults
- Angola
- Legal between adults
- Zambia
- Criminal offense
- Uganda
- Criminal offense
- Central African Republic
- Legal between adults
- Tanzania
- Criminal offense
Other laws in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
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