Study in 30 countries – Switzerland has the highest proportion of trans or non-binary people – News

  • Switzerland has the highest proportion of people who identify as transgender, non-binary or gender-fluid. This shows a study in 30 countries.
  • In relation to all LGBT+ people, Switzerland is in third place with 13 percent.
  • Only about every second respondent is of the opinion that trans people are very or fairly discriminated against.

In the study by the Ipsos survey institute, 6 percent of those surveyed in Switzerland described themselves as transgender, non-binary, gender-fluid or other than male or female. This proportion is the highest of all 30 countries surveyed, ahead of Thailand at 5 percent and Italy, Sweden, Germany and Spain at 4 percent.

Brazil tops LGBT+ rankings


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On average across all countries, 9 percent of respondents identified as LGBT+, i.e. as lesbian, gay, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, transgender, non-binary, gender-fluid or not male or female. According to this, there are the most LGBT+ people in Brazil with 15 percent, ahead of Spain with 14 percent and Switzerland with 13 percent.

At the same time, only 45 percent of those surveyed in Switzerland are of the opinion that trans people are very or fairly discriminated against. This is the lowest value among all the countries examined. The average is 67 percent.

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Although there are many people in Switzerland who see themselves as non-binary or transgender, many of those surveyed believe that there is still a lot to be done to protect their rights.

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At the other end of the scale, in Portugal, 80 percent of respondents feel that transgender people are very or fairly discriminated against in society. In Italy it is 77 percent and in Spain 72 percent.

37 percent of Swiss respondents believe that trans people face little or no discrimination. That in turn is more than in all other countries in which the survey was carried out. The average here is 19 percent.

Not so progressive on LGBT+ rights

Overall, 76 percent of respondents agree that transgender people should be better protected against discrimination, be it at work or in public life. In Switzerland, 69 percent are of this opinion, 24 percent reject more protection.

The survey


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The “LGBT+ Pride 2023” survey by the international market research institute Ipsos took place between February 17 and March 3, 2023. Ipsos surveyed 22,514 adults aged 16 to 74. In Switzerland, around 1,000 people took part in the survey. The results were published at the end of the week.

When it comes to questions about the rights of same-sex couples, Switzerland is in the lower midfield: a narrow majority of 54 percent supports same-sex marriages, for example, which is a little less than the average of all countries involved. This is 56 percent.

When it came to the question of the right of adoption by same-sex couples, 58 percent were in favor and 35 percent opposed. Globally, the average is 64 percent for and 28 percent against.

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