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English (en): World map showing legal recognition of nonbinary / third gender by country.
 
Nonbinary / third gender option available as voluntary opt-in. At least one district.
 
Opt-in for intersex people only
 
Standard for third gender
 
Standard for intersex
 
Nonbinary / third gender option not legally recognized / no data
čeština (cs): Mapa světa zobrazující země, které právně uznávají nebinární/třetí gender
 
Nebinární/třetí jako volitelná možnost uvedení genderu
 
Volitelná možnost pro intersex osoby
 
Standard pro třetí gender
 
Standard pro intersex osoby
 
Nebinární/třetí není možností při uvedení genderu / žádná data
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Official sources (legislation / court orders / executive orders):

  • Argentina[1]
  • Australia[2][3][4]
  • Austria: opt in scheme similar to Germany via mandatory reinterpretation of existing law according to Constitutional Court decision[5]
  • Bangladesh[6] (report by third party)
  • Brazil[7][8]
  • Canada[9][10][11]
  • Chile: Non-binary gender recognised on birth certificates.[12][13][14] It is standard to register babies as "indefinite sex" (sexo indefinido) rather than "male" or "female" if their sex is indeterminate at birth.[15]
  • Colombia[16]
  • Denmark[17]
  • Costa Rica[18]
  • Denmark[19]
  • Germany: The law on self-determination with regard to gender entry came into force on 1 November 2024.[20]
  • Germany: mandatory, but opt in scheme to be introduced following legal case[21][22]
  • Iceland[3]
  • India[4]
  • Kenya[23]
  • Malta[24][5]
  • Morocco[25]
  • Mexico[26]
  • Nepal[27]
  • The Netherlands[28][29]
  • New Zealand[30][31]
  • Pakistan: It is standard for khwaja sara (eunics/hijras) to be listed as "third gender" on their legal documents.[32]
  • Portugal (gender self-identification, but only binary)[33][34]
  • Spain
  • Uruguay (gender self-identification, but only binary)[35]
  • USA (nationwide per court order, some states)[36]
Author
  1. ↑ Decreto 476/2021 (in es). Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (20 July 2021). Retrieved on 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Change of name or gender. Australia Passport Office. Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved on September 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ Holme, Ingrid (2008). "Hearing People's Own Stories". Science as Culture 17 (3). DOI:10.1080/09505430802280784.
  4. ↑ Australian Government Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender, 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved on 6 October 2014.
  5. ↑ [1] Der Österreichische Verfassungsgerichtshof, 29 June 2018, retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/580345/Bangladesh_-_CPIN_Sexual_orientation_and_gender_identity_-_December_2016.pdf
  7. ↑ https://www.migalhas.com.br/depeso/373789/o-atual-entendimento-legal-sobre-o-genero-nao-binario
  8. ↑ https://www.gov.br/governodigital/pt-br/identidade/identificacao-do-cidadao-e-carteira-de-identidade-nacional/arquivos/resolucao_n-9-de-7-de-novembro-de-2022.pdf
  9. ↑ Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Change the sex on your passport or travel document - Canada.ca. www.canada.ca.
  10. ↑ (August 24, 2017). "Canadian Passports to have ‘X’ gender starting Aug. 31". Global News. Retrieved on August 24, 2017.
  11. ↑ (August 31, 2017). "Canada introduces gender-neutral 'X' option on passports". The Guardian. Retrieved on August 31, 2017.
  12. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chile-issues-first-non-binary-national-identity-document/2022/10/14/707cce10-4c0d-11ed-8153-96ee97b218d2_story.html
  13. ↑ https://www.pjud.cl/prensa-y-comunicaciones/docs/download/39404
  14. ↑ Clínica Jurídica U. de Chile logra primer fallo que reconoce género no binario a persona mayor de edad (in es). www.uchile.cl. Retrieved on 8 July 2022.
  15. ↑ 269 niños han sido inscritos con sexo indefinido en el Registro Civil en los últimos 12 años (in es-ES). La Tercera (14 March 2018). Retrieved on 16 March 2018.
  16. ↑ Presse, AFP-Agence France. Colombia Adds Non-binary Gender Option On Passports (in en-US). Barron's. Retrieved on 2023-08-30.
  17. ↑ Denmark: X in Passports and New Trans Law Works. Transgender Europe (2014-09-12). Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved on 2018-10-20.
  18. ↑ https://nicaraguainvestiga.com/mundo/83008-costa-rica-permite-pasaportes-con-genero-x-para-personas-no-binarias/
  19. ↑ Archive copy. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved on 2018-10-20.
  20. ↑ BGBl. 2024 I Nr. 206 vom 21.06.2024 (in de). Bundesgesetzblatt (2024-06-21). Retrieved on 2024-06-21.
  21. ↑ Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Änderung personenstandsrechtlicher Vorschriften (Personenstandsrechts-Änderungsgesetz – PStRÄndG).
  22. ↑ Archived copy. Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved on 2017-12-18.
  23. ↑ Kisika, Sam (2022-08-08). Landmark Kenya intersex rights law takes effect (in en-US). Los Angeles Blade: LGBTQ News, Rights, Politics, Entertainment. Retrieved on 2022-08-19.
  24. ↑ Pace, Yannick (5 September 2017). Malta introduces ‘X’ marker on passports, ID cards and work permits. Malta Today. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.
  25. ↑ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210701-morocco-recognises-third-gender-approves-use-of-amazigh-language-on-birth-records/
  26. ↑ Hansford, Amelia (2023-05-21). Mexico unveils new non-binary passport: ‘Diversity enriches and flourishes’ (in en-US). PinkNews. Retrieved on 2023-05-23.
  27. ↑ Sunil Babu Pant and Others v. Nepal Government and Others, Supreme Court of Nepal. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved on 2017-05-24.
  28. ↑ Legal recognition of non-binary gender. equaldex.com. EQUALDEX. Retrieved on 9 May 2024.
  29. ↑ Netherlands issues gender neutral passport for first time in its history.
  30. ↑ Department of Internal Affairs, "General information regarding Declarations of Family Court as to sex to be shown on birth certificates".
  31. ↑ Transgender applicants - New Zealand Passports (passports.govt.nz). Archived from the original on 2014-09-23. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.
  32. ↑ [2]
  33. ↑ Lei n.º 38/2018, de 07 de Agosto. Direito à autodeterminação da identidade de género e expressão de género e à proteção das características sexuais de cada pessoa
  34. ↑ Terceiro género em Portugal não reconhecido legalmente.
  35. ↑ Ley Integral Para Personas Trans. Uruguay Ministry for Social Development. Retrieved on 05 March 2019.
  36. ↑ Sex Marker in Passports. Travel.state.gov. United States Department of State (July 2, 2025). Retrieved on 2025-09-01.

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World map of countries that legally recognize a third gender option

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