Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in South Africa
South Africa: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified was 52.8% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in South Africa, 1984–2014
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 South Africa is 52.8%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in South Africa peaked at 76.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2014.
South Africa ranks 16th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 76.2% | — |
| 1993 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 71.9% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 71.9% | 76.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 64.9% | 64.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 52.8% | 69.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in South Africa?
- Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in South Africa was 52.8% in 2014, 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- South Africa ranks 16th out of 38 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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About this data
% 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".