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

Türkiye: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified was 84.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
84.1%
World rank
2nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
91.0%
in 2014
All-time low
84.1%
in 2022
Years of data
5
1993–2022

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

0204060801001993200720221993: 89.9 %2004: 90.4 %2010: 90 %2014: 91 %2022: 84.1 %

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 Türkiye is 84.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Türkiye peaked at 91.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2022.

Türkiye ranks 2nd of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Türkiye, 1993 to 2022.
Year % Change
1993 89.9%
2004 90.4% +0.5%
2010 90.0% -0.4%
2014 91.0% +1.1%
2022 84.1% -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89.9% 89.9% 89.9% 1
2000s 90.4% 90.4% 90.4% 1
2010s 90.5% 90.0% 91.0% 2
2020s 84.1% 84.1% 84.1% 1

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Nigeria 95.9% compare
  2. 3 China 82.8% compare
  3. 4 Romania 77.8% compare
  4. 5 Belarus 77.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Türkiye?
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in Türkiye was 84.1% 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 Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2022.
How does Türkiye rank for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
Türkiye ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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".