Is homosexuality legal in Azerbaijan?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Azerbaijan is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Armenia
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Georgia
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Iraq
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Iraq with prison sentences of 10 to 15 years.
- Turkey
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Iran
- Death penalty possible Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence that can carry the death penalty.
- Turkmenistan
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Other laws in Azerbaijan
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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