German state records more than 350 forced child marriages, most linked to Muslim immigration

New data from Germany has revealed that more than 350 forced child marriages have taken place in the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2015, almost all linked to mass immigration from majority-Muslim countries. Statistics released last month by the Baden-Württemberg state Ministry of the Interior confirm that 358 child marriages have been recorded in the state. Only eight have been formally annulled.

Politicians Nikolaos Boutakoglou and Emely Knorr of the Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland or AfD) party filed a request for information from the state, forcing the publication of the records.

“Almost every single child marriage in Baden-Württemberg since 2017 can be traced back to mass migration!” Boutakoglou, a state legislator, said in an X post analyzing the data. “Nearly 40% of child marriages were contracted between Syrians, while child marriages between two Germans account for only 0.3%!”

Overall, Syrian nationals accounted for 37.3% of forced child marriages, Bulgarian nationals for 17.4%, Turkish nationals for 10.6%, Afghan nationals for 8%, and Iraqi nationals for 4.9%.

The annulled marriages include a marriage between a 30-year-old Afghan man and a 14-year-old Afghan girl, a marriage between a 24-year-old Afghan man and a 15-year-old Afghan girl, a marriage between a 25-year-old Pakistani man and a 16-year-old German girl, and a marriage between a 17-year-old Iraqi male and an 11-year-old Iraqi girl.

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Marriages that were not annulled or legally dissolved include a marriage between a 27-year-old Syrian man and a 14-year-old Syrian girl, a marriage between a 20-year-old Afghan man and a 13-year-old Afghan girl, a marriage between a 23-year-old Syrian man and a 14-year-old Syrian girl, a marriage between an 18-year-old Afghan man and a 12-year-old Afghan girl, a marriage between a 28-year-old Syrian man and a 12-year-old Syrian girl, and many more.

In 2026 alone, 22 child marriages have been recorded, including four where the age of the husband could not be confirmed.

The Ministry of the Interior confirmed that there are currently no pending cases to annul any of the child marriages, citing a variety of reasons, such as remarriage abroad, the death of one of the spouses, or the decision not to pursue an annulment.

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Alex Jungbluth, a member of the European Parliament for AfD, called the data reported “unbelievable,” pointing to mass immigration as a critical factor.

“Most of the men involved in the child marriages came from Syria. The other countries of origin of the men involved are also predominantly shaped by Muslim culture,” he said in an X post. “Such conditions have no place in Germany!”

AfD is currently a minority party in the Baden-Württemberg state legislature, with only 35 seats. The majority is controlled by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union and the left-wing Greens. The vice president of the legislature, Greens member Muhterem Aras, is a Turkish national.

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