Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)

Date
May 2019
Regions Surveyed
28

Full Survey Results

In May 2019, the European Commission conducted a survey about "Discrimination in the EU" focusing on people's perceptions, attitudes and opinions of discrimination. The survey included several topics, including religion, minorities, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Question: "Do you think that transgender persons should be able to change their civil documents to match their inner gender identity?"

No
Yes
Survey Average (Unweighted)
34.5%
53.7%
  1. 1. Spain
    8%
    83%
  2. 2. Malta
    10%
    83%
  3. 14%
    82%
  4. 4. Denmark
    18%
    75%
  5. 5. France
    19%
    72%
  6. 19%
    72%
  7. 19%
    72%
  8. 8. Germany
    17%
    70%
  9. 9. Sweden
    22%
    69%
  10. 10. Finland
    22%
    68%
  11. 11. Ireland
    22%
    65%
  12. 12. Belgium
    29%
    70%
  13. 13. Austria
    36%
    57%
  14. 14. Estonia
    32%
    51%
  15. 15. Slovenia
    43%
    48%
  16. 16. Cyprus
    39%
    42%
  17. 17. Poland
    40%
    41%
  18. 18. Italy
    42%
    43%
  19. 19. Latvia
    42%
    42%
  20. 20. Lithuania
    47%
    39%
  21. 21. Croatia
    52%
    39%
  22. 52%
    39%
  23. 23. Slovakia
    56%
    25%
  24. 24. Romania
    66%
    20%
  25. 25. Bulgaria
    60%
    12%
  26. 26. Hungary
    72%
    16%

Regions are ranked by the percentage of "support" responses out of the total responses (excluding participants who answered "don't know" or refused to answer).

Submitted by danlev