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

Russian Federation: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified was 75.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
75.5%
World rank
6th
of 38 countries
All-time high
88.1%
in 1993
All-time low
70.9%
in 2014
Years of data
6
1993–2022

Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Russian Federation, 1993–2022

0204060801993200720221993: 88.1 %1998: 76.8 %2004: 71 %2010: 73.2 %2014: 70.9 %2022: 75.5 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Russian Federation is 75.5%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Russian Federation peaked at 88.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2014.

Russian Federation ranks 6th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Russian Federation, 1993 to 2022.
Year % Change
1993 88.1%
1998 76.8% -12.8%
2004 71.0% -7.5%
2010 73.2% +3.1%
2014 70.9% -3.1%
2022 75.5% +6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 82.4% 76.8% 88.1% 2
2000s 71.0% 71.0% 71.0% 1
2010s 72.1% 70.9% 73.2% 2
2020s 75.5% 75.5% 75.5% 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 3 China 82.8% compare
  2. 4 Romania 77.8% compare
  3. 5 Belarus 77.0% compare
  4. 7 Republic of Korea 72.8% compare
  5. 8 Bulgaria 70.5% compare
  6. 9 Lithuania 69.5% 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 Russian Federation?
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Russian Federation was 75.5% 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 Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 1993.
What is the lowest share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2014.
How does Russian Federation rank for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
Russian Federation ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation 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".