Criminalization of homosexuality worldwide 2023 | Statista

As of mid-2023, same-sex acts between adults were illegal in 68 members states of the United Nations. Since 1990, 45 countries had decriminalized homosexuality. In Africa, 32 countries were still banning this type of sexual relations.

Number of countries where consensual same-sex acts between adults in private are illegal from 1990 to 2023

Characteristic	Number of countries
1990	113
1991	111
1992	109
1993	105
1994	103
1995	101
1996	99
1997	96
1998	91
1999	90
2000	89
2001	88
2002	88
2003	85
2004	82
2005	80
2006	80
2007	79
2008	77
2009	79
2010	79
2011	79
2012	77
2013	77
2014	76
2015	75
2016	72
2017	73
2018	71
2019	71
2020	70
2021	68
2022	65
2023*	64

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June 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

1990 to 2023

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including only UN member states

Supplementary notes

*As of June 8, 2023.

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