Is same-sex marriage legal in French Polynesia?
Marriage legal
Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
French Polynesia 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
- American Samoa
- Not recognized Same-sex marriage is not performed in American Samoa, though recognized federally.
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Tuvalu
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition, and marriage is constitutionally or statutorily barred.
- Norfolk Island
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- New Zealand
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- New Caledonia
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
Other laws in French Polynesia
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
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