Online samples in Brazil, Chile, mainland China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, South Africa, and Turkey tend to be more urban, educated, and/or affluent than the general population.
27 countries surveyed in total.
Worldwide, in ** people declared themselves to be heterosexual. According to a global survey conducted in 2021, ** percent of respondents from ** countries declared to be sexually attracted only to people of the opposite sex. Five percent of interviewees, instead, stated to be homosexual, while some **** percent were bisexual.
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Ipsos. (June 9, 2021). Share of adults attracted to the same sex worldwide in 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1270134/distribution-sexual-attraction-worldwide/
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