Can same-sex couples adopt in the United Arab Emirates?
Not permitted
Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
The United Arab Emirates 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
- Qatar
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Bahrain
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Oman
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Kuwait
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Iran
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
- Saudi Arabia
- Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
Other laws in United Arab Emirates
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Death penalty possible
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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