The map above shows which countries have fully legalized same sex-marriage as of 1 October 2024, but does not show those that have alternative arrangements such as civil unions and/or domestic partnerships.
Same sex marriage is legal in 38 countries which have a combined population of 1.5 billion people (around 20% of the world’s population).
Here is a full list by year:
| Member state | First jurisdiction | National ruling or final jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2001 | — |
| Belgium | 2003 | |
| Canada | 2003 | 2005 |
| United States | 2004 | 2015 |
| Spain | 2005 | |
| South Africa | 2006 | |
| Norway | 2009 | |
| Sweden | 2009 | |
| Mexico | 2010 | 2022 |
| Portugal | 2010 | |
| Iceland | 2010 | |
| Argentina | 2010 | |
| Brazil | 2011 | 2013 |
| Denmark | 2012 | 2017 |
| France | 2013 | |
| Uruguay | 2013 | |
| New Zealand | 2013 | — |
| United Kingdom | 2014 | 2020 |
| Luxembourg | 2015 | |
| Ireland | 2015 | |
| Colombia | 2016 | |
| Finland | 2017 | |
| Malta | 2017 | |
| Germany | 2017 | |
| Australia | 2017 | |
| Austria | 2019 | |
| Taiwan | 2019 | |
| Ecuador | 2019 | |
| Costa Rica | 2020 | |
| Chile | 2022 | |
| Switzerland | 2022 | |
| Slovenia | 2022 | |
| Cuba | 2022 | |
| Andorra | 2023 | |
| Estonia | 2024 | |
| Greece | 2024 | |
| Liechtenstein | 2025 | |
| Thailand | 2025 | |
However, on the flip side many countries have some sort of constitutional ban on same sex marriage.
As of 1 October 2024, thirty-five countries have passed legalisation that prohibit same-sex marriage on a national level.
They are:
- Armenia
- Belarus
- Bolivia
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Central African Republic
- Croatia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mali
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Palau
- Paraguay
- Poland
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- South Sudan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Venezuela
- Zimbabwe
European map:
Asian Map
Additionally, several other countries have religious prohibitions against it, even if it is not included in government legislation.
Marjaana says
Hi!
Just thought I’d mention that in Finland Juhana would be female, Juhani, male.
Cheers@
ethump says
You missed off Bermuda. They voted against SSM in 2016.