Legalization of Gay Marriage by Year

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Last updated: Wednesday December 7th, 2022

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the number of countries in which gay marriage is legal has steadily increased, especially in Europe and the Americas.

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Based on number of countries with recognition at the end of a given year

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Year	# of Countries
2000	0
2001	1
2002	1
2003	2
2004	2
2005	4
2006	5
2007	5
2008	5
2009	7
2010	10
2011	10
2012	11
2013	15
2014	15
2015	18
2016	19
2017	23
2018	23
2019	26
2020	28
2021	28
2022	30

Level 54

Dec 7, 2022

Currently 30, with Chile and and Switzerland which joined the list this year. ;-)

Level 71

Dec 7, 2022

Exciting! I've updated the chart :)

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