Is same-sex marriage legal in Austria?
Marriage legal
Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
Austria is one of 57 countries classified “Marriage legal” for same-sex marriage — 38% of the 152 with data. (Also searched as gay marriage.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Slovenia
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Czech Republic
- Civil unions Same-sex couples can enter a civil union or registered partnership, but not marry.
- Liechtenstein
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Croatia
- Civil unions Same-sex couples can enter a civil union or registered partnership, but not marry.
- Switzerland
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- San Marino
- Civil unions Same-sex couples can enter a civil union or registered partnership, but not marry.
Other laws in Austria
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Legal
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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