Is non-binary gender legally recognised in Uruguay?
Limited recognition
Uruguay allows self-determined gender change but lacks a non-binary option on identity documents according to a 2022 survey.
Uruguay is one of 9 countries classified “Limited recognition” for non-binary gender recognition — 36% of the 25 with data. (Also searched as third gender, X gender marker.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Argentina
- Recognized Argentina recognizes a third gender option on national identity cards and passports.
- Chile
- Recognized Chile recognizes non-binary gender markers through court rulings and has issued the first non-binary identity card.
- Brazil
- Limited recognition Brazil allows self-declared non-binary gender in ID cards and passports, but no nationwide third gender option.
- Colombia
- Recognized Colombia's Constitutional Court ordered legal recognition of non-binary gender markers on identity documents.
- United States
- Recognized The U.S. recognizes non-binary gender markers on state documents and previously on federal passports, though current legal status remains uncertain due to ongoing litigation.
- Spain
- Limited recognition Spain allows non-binary gender option for foreign nationals in official documents as of 2024.
Other laws in Uruguay
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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