Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is legal in only 51 countries.
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- Legal
- Other type of partnership
- Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
- Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
- Unrecognized, only same-sex marriage official
- Unrecognized
- Unregistered cohabitation
- Not legal
- Civil unions
- Unknown, N/A, or ambiguous
Recent Changes
- Dec 9 2021Became Legal in Chile
- Sep 26 2021Became Legal in Switzerland
- Sep 23 2021Became Legal in Sonora
- Sep 22 2021Became Legal in Querétaro
- Aug 25 2021Became Legal in Yucatán
- Jul 15 2021Became Civil unions in Montenegro
- Jun 15 2021Became Legal in Sinaloa
- Jun 1 2021Became Unregistered cohabitation in Cambodia
Same-sex marriage
Marriage and marriage recognition between two people of the same biological sex and/or gender identity.
Summary
Progress over time
Number of countries with equality for same-sex marriage over the past 60 years.
Recent changes
- ChileLegalDec 9, 2021
- SwitzerlandLegalSep 26, 2021
- Sonora, MexicoLegalSep 23, 2021
- Querétaro, MexicoLegalSep 22, 2021
- Yucatán, MexicoLegalAug 25, 2021
- MontenegroCivil unionsJul 15, 2021
- Sinaloa, MexicoLegalJun 15, 2021
- CambodiaUnregistered cohabitationJun 1, 2021
- Cayman IslandsCivil unionsSep 4, 2020
- IndiaUnregistered cohabitationJun 12, 2020
Same-sex marriage by country
(and dependent territories)Legal
Same-sex marriage is legal in 51 regions.
- Asia (1)
- Taiwan 2019
- Europe (19)
- Austria 2019
- Belgium 2003
- Denmark 2012
- Faroe Islands 2017
- Finland 2018
- France 2013
- Germany 2017
- Iceland 2010
- Ireland 2015
- Isle of Man 2016
- Luxembourg 2014
- Malta 2017
- Netherlands 2001
- Norway 2009
- Portugal 2010
- Spain 2005
- Sweden 2009
- Switzerland 2021
- United Kingdom 2020
- North America (9)
- Aruba 2010
- Canada 2005
- Costa Rica 2020
- Greenland 2015
- Martinique
- Mexico 2009
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2013
- Sint Maarten 2010
- United States 2015
- Oceania (9)
- Australia 2017
- Christmas Island 2017
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- French Polynesia 2013
- New Caledonia 2013
- New Zealand 2013
- Norfolk Island 2017
- Pitcairn Islands 2015
- Wallis and Futuna 2013
- South America (8)
- Argentina 2010
- Brazil 2013
- Chile 2021
- Colombia 2016
- Ecuador 2019
- Falkland Islands 2017
- French Guiana 2013
- Uruguay 2013
Other type of partnership
Same-sex marriage is other type of partnership in 1 regions.
- Asia (1)
- China 2017
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Same-sex marriage is foreign same-sex marriages recognized only in 16 regions.
- Asia (1)
- Hong Kong 2017
- North America (11)
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Barbados 2018
- Curaçao 2010
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Montserrat 2010
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Turks and Caicos Islands 2011
- Oceania (1)
- Samoa
- South America (1)
- Suriname
Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
Same-sex marriage is unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned in 3 regions.
- North America (1)
- El Salvador
Unrecognized
Same-sex marriage is unrecognized in 67 regions.
- Asia (15)
- Bhutan 2004
- Indonesia
- Iraq 2003
- Japan 1947
- Jordan
- Kyrgyzstan 1996
- Laos 1990
- Myanmar 1886
- North Korea 1948
- Philippines 1988
- South Korea 1948
- Tajikistan 2008
- Thailand 1932
- Timor-Leste
- Vietnam 2013
- Europe (10)
- Albania 2010
- Belarus 1996
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kosovo
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Turkey 1923
- Ukraine
- Vatican City 1929
- North America (6)
- British Virgin Islands
- Dominican Republic 1944
- Guatemala 1995
- Nicaragua 1987
- Panama 1972
- Trinidad and Tobago 1924
- Africa (25)
- Angola 2019
- Burkina Faso 1991
- Burundi 2005
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Gabon 1963
- Guinea-Bissau 1993
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali 2011
- Mauritius
- Mozambique 2004
- Niger
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
- Tanzania 1971
- Western Sahara
Unregistered cohabitation
Same-sex marriage is unregistered cohabitation in 4 regions.
Not legal
Same-sex marriage is not legal in 70 regions.
- Asia (21)
- Afghanistan 1971
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh 1860
- Brunei 1951
- Iran 1979
- Kazakhstan 2011
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Malaysia 1826
- Maldives
- Mongolia 1992
- Oman
- Qatar 1915
- Saudi Arabia 1932
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka 1885
- Syria 1949
- Turkmenistan 1992
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan 1994
- Yemen 1994
- Europe (9)
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria 1991
- Georgia
- Latvia 2005
- Moldova 1994
- Monaco
- North Macedonia 2015
- Poland
- Russia 1995
- Africa (28)
- Algeria 1966
- Benin 1900
- Botswana 1964
- Cameroon 1967
- Central African Republic 2010
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 2006
- Eritrea 1957
- Ethiopia
- Gambia 2005
- Ghana 1960
- Guinea 1988
- Kenya 1902
- Lesotho 1966
- Liberia 1976
- Libya 1953
- Mauritania 1983
- Morocco
- Nigeria 2014
- Senegal 1966
- Sierra Leone 1861
- Somalia
- South Sudan 2011
- Sudan 1991
- Togo 1980
- Tunisia
- Uganda 1904
- Zambia 2010
- Zimbabwe 1964
- South America (1)
- Guyana
Civil unions
Same-sex marriage is civil unions in 15 regions.
- Europe (12)
- Andorra 2014
- Croatia 2014
- Cyprus 2015
- Czech Republic 2006
- Estonia 2016
- Greece 2015
- Hungary 2009
- Italy 2016
- Liechtenstein 2011
- Montenegro 2021
- San Marino 2018
- Slovenia 2017
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Data on same-sex marriage is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 5 regions.
- Africa (1)
- Namibia
- Antarctica (1)
- Antarctica
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