Worldwide, seven in 10 people declared themselves to be heterosexual. According to a global survey conducted in 2021, 70 percent of respondents from 27 countries declared to be sexually attracted only to people of the opposite sex. Five percent of interviewees, instead, stated to be homosexual, while some four percent were bisexual.
Share of adults attracted to the same sex worldwide in 2021
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Statistics on LGBTQ+ worldwide
Overview
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Acceptance
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- Premium Statistic Acceptance of homosexuality 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Acceptance of homosexuality 2019, by country and by education
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- Premium Statistic Acceptance of homosexuality 2019, by political ideology
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- Basic Statistic Share of Latin American and Caribbean countries supporting LGBTQ+ rights 2020
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- Basic Statistic Acceptance of homosexuality in Africa 2019, 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
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Coming out and equality
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- Premium Statistic Support for LGBT+ people worldwide 2021
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- 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
- Basic Statistic Coming out as transgender or non-binary of family member or friends 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Levels of openness about being LGBTI in Europe 2019, by group
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- Premium Statistic Opinions on rights of same-sex couples worldwide 2021, by country
LGBTQ+ tourism
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- Basic Statistic Best-rated countries in the Gay Travel Index 2021
- Premium Statistic Best-rated Latin American and Caribbean countries in the Gay Travel Index 2021
- Basic Statistic Best-rated African countries in the Gay Travel Index 2021
- Premium Statistic Top travel destinations in Europe among gay and bisexual men from the U.S. 2019
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- Approval of the legalization of same-sex marriages in Japan 2018
- Approval of the legalization of same-sex marriages among LGBT people Japan 2018
- Opinion on sexual diversity support systems at work in Japan 2018
- Approval of the legalization of same-sex marriages among straight people Japan 2018
- Desire to understand LGBT topics in Japan 2018, by age group
- Awareness of the meaning of the term LGBT Japan 2018, by age group
- Opinion on more laws to eliminate LGBT discrimination in Japan 2018
- Degree of reticence towards coming out to work colleagues in Japan 2018
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- Approval of the legalization of same-sex marriages among LGBT people Japan 2018
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- Desire to understand LGBT topics in Japan 2018, by age group
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Ipsos. (June 9, 2021). Share of adults attracted to the same sex worldwide in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270134/distribution-sexual-attraction-worldwide/
Ipsos. "Share of adults attracted to the same sex worldwide in 2021." Chart. June 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270134/distribution-sexual-attraction-worldwide/
Ipsos. (2021). Share of adults attracted to the same sex worldwide in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270134/distribution-sexual-attraction-worldwide/
Ipsos. "Share of Adults Attracted to The Same Sex Worldwide in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270134/distribution-sexual-attraction-worldwide/
Ipsos, Share of adults attracted to the same sex worldwide in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270134/distribution-sexual-attraction-worldwide/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Share of adults attracted to the same sex worldwide in 2021 [Graph], Ipsos, June 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270134/distribution-sexual-attraction-worldwide/