Can same-sex couples adopt in China?
Not permitted
Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
China is one of 72 countries classified “Not permitted” for same-sex adoption — 49% of the 147 with data. (Also searched as LGBT adoption.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: LGBTQ adoption
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Mongolia
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Bhutan
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- North Korea
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- South Korea
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Macau
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Hong Kong
- Limited (step-child / single) Joint adoption is not open to same-sex couples; step-child or single-person adoption is.
Other laws in China
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Legal
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.