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

Italy: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified was 27.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
27.1%
World rank
23rd
of 38 countries
All-time high
75.1%
in 1984
All-time low
27.1%
in 2022
Years of data
5
1984–2022

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

0204060801984200320221984: 75.1 %1993: 57.8 %2004: 41.8 %2010: 59.4 %2022: 27.1 %

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 27.1% for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Italy peaked at 75.1% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2022.

Italy ranks 23rd of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Italy, 1984 to 2022.
Year % Change
1984 75.1%
1993 57.8% -23.1%
2004 41.8% -27.6%
2010 59.4% +42.1%
2022 27.1% -54.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 75.1% 75.1% 75.1% 1
1990s 57.8% 57.8% 57.8% 1
2000s 41.8% 41.8% 41.8% 1
2010s 59.4% 59.4% 59.4% 1
2020s 27.1% 27.1% 27.1% 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 20 Brazil 35.9% compare
  2. 21 Slovenia 35.6% compare
  3. 22 United States 28.1% compare
  4. 24 Argentina 25.0% compare
  5. 25 Czechia 23.8% compare
  6. 26 Finland 20.4% 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 Italy?
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Italy was 27.1% 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 1984.
What is the lowest share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2022.
How does Italy rank for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
Italy ranks 23rd out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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".