Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified in Australia

Australia: Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified was 16.7 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.7
World rank
30th
of 38 countries
All-time high
54.96
in 1984
All-time low
16.7
in 2022
Years of data
5
1984–2022

Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified in Australia, 1984–2022

203040501984200320221984: 551998: 432010: 32.82014: 20.42022: 16.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Australia recorded 16.7 for share of people who think homosexuality is never justified in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 49.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who think homosexuality is never justified in Australia peaked at 54.96 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 16.7, in 2022.

Australia ranks 30th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified in Australia, 1984 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1984 54.96
1998 43.01 -21.7%
2010 32.79 -23.8%
2014 20.43 -37.7%
2022 16.7 -18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 54.96 54.96 54.96 1
1990s 43.01 43.01 43.01 1
2010s 26.61 20.43 32.79 2
2020s 16.7 16.7 16.7 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 27 France 20.23 compare
  2. 28 Spain 19.08 compare
  3. 29 Japan 17.89 compare
  4. 31 Germany 14.83 compare
  5. 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.55 compare
  6. 33 Canada 11.41 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people who think homosexuality is never justified in Australia?
Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified in Australia was 16.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people who think homosexuality is never justified recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 54.96 in 1984.
What is the lowest share of people who think homosexuality is never justified recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.7 in 2022.
How does Australia rank for share of people who think homosexuality is never justified?
Australia ranks 30th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of people who think homosexuality is never justified rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of people who think homosexuality is never justified
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
38 places, 220 data points, 1984–2022
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