Is incest between adults a crime in Germany?
Criminal offense
Criminal offense
Germany is one of 111 countries classified “Criminal offense” for incest between adults — 68% 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
- Luxembourg
- Criminal offense
- Netherlands
- Legal between adults
- Czech Republic
- Criminal offense
- Austria
- Criminal offense
- Belgium
- Legal between adults
- Liechtenstein
- Criminal offense
Other laws in Germany
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Limited recognition
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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