As of 2020, 28 countries and jurisdictions had fully recognized the possibility to jointly adopt children to same-sex couples. In America and Europe, more countries permitted homosexual couples to adopt children than in Oceania, Asia, and Africa. In Africa, this was possible only in South Africa, while in Asia only same-sex couples in Israel could adopt children.
Number of countries where same-sex couples can jointly adopt children as of 2020, by continent
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ILGA. (December 31, 2020). Number of countries where same-sex couples can jointly adopt children as of 2020, by continent [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269946/countries-where-same-sex-couples-can-jointly-adopt-children/
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ILGA. (2020). Number of countries where same-sex couples can jointly adopt children as of 2020, by continent. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269946/countries-where-same-sex-couples-can-jointly-adopt-children/
ILGA. "Number of Countries Where Same-sex Couples Can Jointly Adopt Children as of 2020, by Continent." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269946/countries-where-same-sex-couples-can-jointly-adopt-children/
ILGA, Number of countries where same-sex couples can jointly adopt children as of 2020, by continent Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269946/countries-where-same-sex-couples-can-jointly-adopt-children/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of countries where same-sex couples can jointly adopt children as of 2020, by continent [Graph], ILGA, December 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269946/countries-where-same-sex-couples-can-jointly-adopt-children/
