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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).