Is incest between adults a crime in the Netherlands?
Legal between adults
Legal between adults
The Netherlands 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
- Belgium
- Legal between adults
- Luxembourg
- Criminal offense
- Germany
- Criminal offense
- Denmark
- Criminal offense
- France
- Legal between adults
- United Kingdom
- Criminal offense
Other laws in Netherlands
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Pornography
- Restricted
- Divorce
- Legal
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Limited recognition
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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