Share of people who believe homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples when adopting children in the Netherlands in 2019/20
Characteristic
Share of respondents
(Completely) agree
69%
Don't agree/don't disagree
15%
(Completely) disgaree
12%
Have never thought about it
4%
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The wording was originally phrased in Dutch as: "Homoseksuele paren moeten dezelfde rechten hebben als heteroseksuele paren bij het adopteren van kinderen." (Translation: "Homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples when adopting children.")
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Opinions on homosexual couples adoping children in the Netherlands 2020
As of 2019, almost 70 percent of respondents in the Netherlands either agreed or completely agreed with the notion that homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples when adopting children. In contrast, only 12 percent either disagreed or completely disagreed with that statement.
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (May 17, 2022). Share of people who believe homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples when adopting children in the Netherlands in 2019/20 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1322602/netherlands-opinion-on-homosexual-adoption/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of people who believe homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples when adopting children in the Netherlands in 2019/20." Chart. May 17, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1322602/netherlands-opinion-on-homosexual-adoption/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2022). Share of people who believe homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples when adopting children in the Netherlands in 2019/20. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1322602/netherlands-opinion-on-homosexual-adoption/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of People Who Believe Homosexual Couples Should Have The Same Rights as Heterosexual Couples When Adopting Children in The Netherlands in 2019/20." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 May 2022, /statistics/1322602/netherlands-opinion-on-homosexual-adoption/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Share of people who believe homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples when adopting children in the Netherlands in 2019/20 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1322602/netherlands-opinion-on-homosexual-adoption/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Share of people who believe homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples when adopting children in the Netherlands in 2019/20 [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , May 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1322602/netherlands-opinion-on-homosexual-adoption/
