Is same-sex marriage legal in the United Kingdom?
Marriage legal
Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
The United Kingdom 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
- Ireland
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Guernsey
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Netherlands
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Belgium
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Luxembourg
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Denmark
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
Other laws in United Kingdom
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Pornography
- Legal
- Divorce
- Legal
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 16–17
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