Views on adoption for same-sex couples worldwide 2023

Worldwide, more than six in 10 respondents support adoption for same-sex couples. Among the 30 countries surveyed, the Spain, Thailand, Portugal, and Sweden registered the highest share of interviewees who agreed that same-sex couples should have the same rights to adopt children as heterosexual couples do. On the contrary, the most adversary countries towards adoption for same-sex couples were Romania, Turkey, and Poland.

Do you agree that same-sex couples should have the same rights to adopt children as heterosexual couples do?

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

February 17 to March 3, 2023

Number of respondents

22,514 respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Online samples in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey tend to be more urban, educated, and/or affluent than the general population
Some values may not total to 100% due to rounding.

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