Acceptance of homosexuality has notably increased in many countries across the globe. In South Africa and India, acceptance of homosexuality increased by 22 percentage points between 2013 and 2019. Despite being still low, some countries in the world recorded significant increases over the last years. Acceptance tended to be
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Statistics on LGBTQ+ worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic LGBT+ identification worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of sexual attraction worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Sexual attraction worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic LGBT+ identification worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Gender identity worldwide 2021, by country
Legal status
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- Basic Statistic Number of countries that criminalize homosexuality 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of countries that permit same-sex marriage 2022, by continent
- Basic Statistic Number of countries that permit same-sex marriage 2022, by legal procedure
- Basic Statistic Countries where same-sex acts between adults are legal 2020, by continent
- Basic Statistic Countries where same-sex acts in private are illegal 2020, by continent
- Basic Statistic Number of countries with bans against conversion therapy 2020, by continent
Coming out and equality
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- Premium Statistic Support for LGBT+ people worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Support for LGBT+ equality worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Engagement in activities involving or supporting LGBT+ people worldwide 2021
- Basic Statistic Coming out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual of family member or friends 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Levels of openness about being LGBTI in Europe 2019, by group
- Premium Statistic Levels of openness about being LGBTI in Europe 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Opinions on rights of same-sex couples worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Opinions on adoption for same-sex couples worldwide 2021, by country
Support
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- Premium Statistic Support for LGBT+ equality worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Support for LGBT+ people worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Opinions on adoption for same-sex couples worldwide 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Opinion on ending friendships due to sex change surgery in the Netherlands 2020
- Basic Statistic Opinion on whether there is a problem with non-binary persons in the Netherlands 2020
- Basic Statistic Opinions on who should pay for sex change operation in the Netherlands 2020
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- Attitudes to homosexuality in China by gender 2012
- Health behaviors among U.S. adults as of 2016, by gender and sexual orientation
- Sexual orientation of Americans in 2013
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Pew Research Center. (June 24, 2020). Highest percentage change in homosexuality acceptance worldwide between 2013 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129392/global-acceptance-change-of-homosexuality-by-country/
Pew Research Center. "Highest percentage change in homosexuality acceptance worldwide between 2013 and 2019." Chart. June 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129392/global-acceptance-change-of-homosexuality-by-country/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Highest percentage change in homosexuality acceptance worldwide between 2013 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129392/global-acceptance-change-of-homosexuality-by-country/
Pew Research Center. "Highest Percentage Change in Homosexuality Acceptance Worldwide between 2013 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129392/global-acceptance-change-of-homosexuality-by-country/
Pew Research Center, Highest percentage change in homosexuality acceptance worldwide between 2013 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129392/global-acceptance-change-of-homosexuality-by-country/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Highest percentage change in homosexuality acceptance worldwide between 2013 and 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129392/global-acceptance-change-of-homosexuality-by-country/