Can same-sex couples adopt in Oman?
Not permitted
Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
Oman 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
- United Arab Emirates
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Qatar
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Bahrain
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Yemen
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Kuwait
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Saudi Arabia
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
Other laws in Oman
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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