LGBT life satisfaction in Europe by country

The most common response in the European Union among LGBTQ survey respondents when asked to rank their life satisfaction on a scale from one to ten, was to give a score of seven in 2019. This varied from countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain, where the most common response was eight out of ten, to North Macedonia, where the most common response was six.

Life satisfaction of LGBTQ respondents in Europe in 2019, by country (on a scale where 0 is least satisfied and 10 is most satisfied)

Characteristic	Zero	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Netherlands	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	2.4%	3.3%	5.3%	13.2%	25.9%	32.5%	12.7%	3%
Belgium	0.3%	0.7%	1.3%	4%	4.3%	6.5%	12.8%	26.1%	28.6%	11.7%	3.7%
Spain	1%	0.8%	1.9%	3.9%	4.5%	7.5%	13.8%	23.4%	25.6%	11.4%	6.2%
Austria	1.4%	1.4%	2%	4%	4.8%	6.1%	8.8%	20.3%	26.9%	15.1%	9.2%
Denmark	0.6%	1.2%	2.9%	4.5%	4.2%	6.3%	10.5%	18.1%	25.4%	16.3%	10%
Finland	0.5%	1%	3.4%	3.9%	5.2%	5.7%	10.2%	20.6%	28.5%	16.2%	4.7%
Malta	1.2%	1.6%	2.4%	3%	5.2%	6.4%	12.3%	21.6%	23.1%	12.9%	10.3%
Luxembourg	0.2%	-	2.7%	3.1%	4.9%	9.4%	9.1%	23.3%	27.6%	14.5%	5.1%
Sweden	0.9%	1%	2.4%	5.2%	5.1%	7.4%	14.7%	21%	22.4%	11.5%	8.2%
Germany	1.1%	1.1%	2.4%	5%	5.5%	8.5%	12.3%	22%	25.4%	11.2%	5.6%
France	1%	1%	2.4%	5.5%	5.9%	9%	15.4%	23.5%	22.8%	8.9%	4.7%
Czechia	1%	1.4%	2.9%	5.1%	6%	9%	10%	18.4%	23.3%	13.2%	9.7%
Portugal	1.1%	1.2%	1.9%	5%	5.9%	11.1%	13.1%	23%	21.2%	11.1%	5.3%
Ireland	1.5%	0.8%	2.4%	5.1%	7.5%	10%	14.2%	20.4%	23.5%	8.9%	5.7%
Italy	1.6%	1.1%	2.3%	4.6%	6.1%	12.1%	16.9%	25.7%	20.3%	6.4%	2.9%
EU average	1.5%	1.4%	3.1%	5.9%	6.4%	10%	14%	22.1%	21.7%	9%	4.9%
Slovenia	0.6%	1.3%	3.7%	6.5%	6.7%	10.9%	11.7%	19.2%	23.5%	9.1%	6.8%
United Kingdom	1.8%	1.8%	3.8%	6.2%	7%	10.5%	14.9%	21.3%	20.3%	7.3%	5.1%
Romania	1.8%	1.9%	3.2%	6%	6.8%	13.6%	12.1%	22.7%	17.3%	8.7%	5.8%
Estonia	1.7%	1.7%	2.7%	8.9%	8.1%	11.8%	15%	18.4%	16.7%	8.4%	6.5%
Hungary	1.9%	1.7%	4.1%	8.5%	7.7%	11.3%	14.6%	21.3%	17.8%	7.1%	4.1%
Greece	1.6%	2.1%	3.2%	7.2%	9%	13.4%	14.8%	23.4%	17.6%	5.8%	2.1%
Latvia	2.6%	1.9%	4.6%	7.8%	8.5%	12.5%	18%	22.9%	14%	4.2%	2.9%
Cyprus	3.9%	1.6%	6.9%	8.3%	6.5%	11.4%	17.2%	19.2%	14.6%	5.5%	4.8%
Lithuania	1.7%	2.9%	4.6%	8.3%	9.1%	12.8%	14.9%	18.2%	16.6%	7%	4%
Slovakia	2.8%	2.5%	5.1%	8.5%	8.2%	12.5%	11.4%	18.5%	16.7%	8.5%	5.3%
Croatia	1.6%	1.7%	4.3%	11.1%	8.3%	12.7%	12.4%	20.1%	15.3%	7.6%	4.8%
Bulgaria	2.6%	3.5%	4.6%	6.7%	7.8%	16.4%	12.5%	16.8%	15.2%	8.4%	5.5%
Serbia	5.8%	3.9%	5.9%	10.2%	9%	14.1%	12.5%	17.8%	12.8%	5.1%	2.9%
Poland	3.3%	3.2%	7.8%	13.7%	12.2%	14.4%	14.7%	15.8%	10%	3.2%	1.9%
North Macedonia	7.7%	4.5%	4.6%	11.3%	12.2%	14.9%	13.7%	13.7%	9.7%	4.1%	3.6%

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

Europe, EU

Survey time period

May 27 to July 22, 2019

Number of respondents

139,799 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Release date refers to most recent date of access.

Question was asked on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means very dissatisfied and 10 means very satisfied

The EU average aggregate includes the United Kingdom (UK) because the reference period of the data collection is from when the UK was a Member State.

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