Number of visitors at the Pride Amsterdam 2011-2018

As of 2018, Pride Amsterdam attracted approximately 550,000 visitors to the event, which is a decrease compared to the previous year when the festival welcomed 680,000 people. Pride Amsterdam usually spans a week of various activities for the LGBTI community, but it is especially famous for the canal parade held on the first Saturday of August. According to a survey on the influence of this Canal Parade on the acceptance of homosexuality in the Netherlands in 2017, 45 percent of the LGBTI community indicated that it has no positive nor a negative influence, whereas a little over 30 percent mentioned that the Pride mainly had a negative effect.

Total same-sex marriages

Regarding the number of same-sex marriages in the Netherlands in 2018, a total of 1,502 marriages were registered. 682 of these marriages were between men, whereas 820 were between women. This is for both genders an increase compared to the previous year and the highest volume of same-sex marriages in the period between 2008 and 2018.

Positive attitudes towards homosexuality

The share of individuals who are positive towards homosexuality in the Netherlands increased steadily between 2002 and 2016. In 2002, 88 percent stood positive towards homosexuality, whereas by 2016 this increased to 95 percent of the people.