Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland

Finland: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified was 20.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.4%
World rank
26th
of 38 countries
All-time high
64.4%
in 1984
All-time low
20.4%
in 2022
Years of data
6
1984–2022

Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland, 1984–2022

20304050601984200320221984: 64.4 %1993: 49.8 %1998: 49.3 %2004: 44.7 %2010: 29.7 %2022: 20.4 %

Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Finland recorded 20.4% for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland peaked at 64.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2022.

Finland ranks 26th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland, 1984 to 2022.
Year % Change
1984 64.4%
1993 49.8% -22.6%
1998 49.3% -1.0%
2004 44.7% -9.5%
2010 29.7% -33.4%
2022 20.4% -31.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 64.4% 64.4% 64.4% 1
1990s 49.6% 49.3% 49.8% 2
2000s 44.7% 44.7% 44.7% 1
2010s 29.7% 29.7% 29.7% 1
2020s 20.4% 20.4% 20.4% 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 23 Italy 27.1% compare
  2. 24 Argentina 25.0% compare
  3. 25 Czechia 23.8% compare
  4. 27 France 20.2% compare
  5. 28 Spain 19.1% compare
  6. 29 Japan 17.9% 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 or rarely justified in Finland?
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Finland was 20.4% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 1984.
What is the lowest share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2022.
How does Finland rank for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
Finland ranks 26th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified
Unit
%
Source
Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by 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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% of respondents replying 1 to 4 in a scale from 1 to 10 when asked "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between, using this card", when the statement was "Homosexuality". In the scale, 1 means "never justifiable" and 10 means "always justifiable".