Is homosexuality legal in Zimbabwe?
Illegal
Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Zimbabwe is one of 56 countries classified “Illegal” for same-sex sexual activity — 25% 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
- Mozambique
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Botswana
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Zambia
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Malawi
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Eswatini
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Lesotho
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Other laws in Zimbabwe
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- 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.