Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified was 14.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 14.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 60.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2022.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 32nd out of 38 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 60.5% | — |
| 1993 | 59.5% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | -38.6% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -56.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.5% | 60.5% | 60.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 36.5% | 59.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 14.5% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people who think homosexuality is never or rarely justified rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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".