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
Online samples in Brazil, Chile, mainland China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, South Africa, and Turkey tend to be more urban, educated, and/or affluent than the general population.
27 countries surveyed in total.
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Ipsos. (June 9, 2021). Share of adults attracted to the same sex worldwide in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2022, 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 January 22, 2022. 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: January 22, 2022. 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/
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