Share of transgender survey respondents having undergone surgery in order to change their body in a way that better matches their gender identity in Europe in 2019, by country
Characteristic
Yes
No
Prefer not to say
Netherlands
48%
52%
0%
Austria
46%
52%
2%
Germany
46%
52%
1%
Luxembourg
43%
57%
0%
Sweden
36%
64%
0%
Czechia
36%
64%
0%
Malta
36%
64%
0%
United Kingdom
35%
64%
1%
Belgium
35%
64%
1%
Denmark
33%
64%
3%
Finland
29%
71%
0%
Ireland
27%
73%
0%
EU average
27%
72%
1%
Cyprus
21%
79%
0%
Bulgaria
20%
77%
2%
Spain
19%
80%
2%
Slovakia
18%
82%
0%
Poland
18%
82%
0%
Portugal
18%
82%
0%
France
17%
82%
2%
Estonia
17%
82%
1%
Romania
16%
84%
1%
Lithuania
15%
83%
2%
Greece
15%
85%
1%
Hungary
14%
85%
0%
Italy
13%
86%
0%
Serbia
11%
88%
1%
North Macedonia
10%
87%
3%
Slovenia
9%
91%
0%
Latvia
8%
90%
1%
Croatia
6%
94%
0%
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No country in Europe had a majority of transgender people saying that they had undergone gender affirming or gender reassignment surgery in 2019, with the Netherlands having the greatest share of any country, at 48 percent. On average only a quarter of trans people in the EU had undergone surgery to alter their appearance in line with their gender identity.
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Fundamental Rights Agency. (May 9, 2023). Share of transgender survey respondents having undergone surgery in order to change their body in a way that better matches their gender identity in Europe in 2019, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1383064/lgbtq-europe-gender-affirming-surgery/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Share of transgender survey respondents having undergone surgery in order to change their body in a way that better matches their gender identity in Europe in 2019, by country." Chart. May 9, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1383064/lgbtq-europe-gender-affirming-surgery/
Fundamental Rights Agency. (2023). Share of transgender survey respondents having undergone surgery in order to change their body in a way that better matches their gender identity in Europe in 2019, by country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1383064/lgbtq-europe-gender-affirming-surgery/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Share of Transgender Survey Respondents Having Undergone Surgery in Order to Change Their Body in a Way That Better Matches Their Gender Identity in Europe in 2019, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 May 2023, /statistics/1383064/lgbtq-europe-gender-affirming-surgery/
Fundamental Rights Agency, Share of transgender survey respondents having undergone surgery in order to change their body in a way that better matches their gender identity in Europe in 2019, by country ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1383064/lgbtq-europe-gender-affirming-surgery/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Share of transgender survey respondents having undergone surgery in order to change their body in a way that better matches their gender identity in Europe in 2019, by country [Graph], Fundamental Rights Agency, May 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1383064/lgbtq-europe-gender-affirming-surgery/
