Gender Balance

Transgender Population by Country 2025

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Transgender Population

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5 Countries with the Most People Identifying as Transgender

1,000,000

1,000,000

239,100

179,300

123,000

Country
Transgender Population
Year of Estimate
United States Flag
United States1,000,0002018
Brazil Flag
Brazil1,000,0002018
Philippines Flag
Philippines239,1002023
South Africa Flag
South Africa179,3002021
Mexico Flag
Mexico123,0002019
Canada Flag
Canada101,0002021
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria64,2002022
Thailand Flag
Thailand62,8002016
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo57,0002022
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan52,4002016
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia43,1002023
Peru Flag
Peru34,9002023
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia24,0002014
Colombia Flag
Colombia22,9002023
Nepal Flag
Nepal21,5002016
Chile Flag
Chile19,6002021
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia15,7002023
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela15,0002019
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria14,0002020
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine13,0002022
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh12,6002023
Iran Flag
Iran10,0002020
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar9,2002023
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam9,1002022
Zambia Flag
Zambia9,0002022
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic8,9002022
Uganda Flag
Uganda8,4002023
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador8,0002021
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua5,7002023
Argentina Flag
Argentina5,4002013
Laos Flag
Laos5,2002023
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea5,1002022
Malawi Flag
Malawi4,9002022
Kenya Flag
Kenya4,4002021
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala4,4002022
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica3,8002018
Belarus Flag
Belarus3,7002023
Cuba Flag
Cuba3,5002015
Angola Flag
Angola3,4002017
Haiti Flag
Haiti3,2002023
Honduras Flag
Honduras2,8002022
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka2,2002018
Benin Flag
Benin2,2002020
Panama Flag
Panama2,1002022
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador2,0002023
Liberia Flag
Liberia1,7002017
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay1,6002018
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone1,1002021
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan1,0002021
Armenia Flag
Armenia1,0002021
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia9002018
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay9002023
Georgia Flag
Georgia9002023
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia8002021
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast7002020
Guinea Flag
Guinea7002022
Mali Flag
Mali5002019
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica4002018
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan4002019
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia3002017
India Flag
India96.202022
Botswana Flag
Botswana502017
  • Data may be less reliable in countries and societies in which transgender individuals are less widely accepted, as transgender individuals may be more likely to keep their true personalities hidden.
  • Transgender populations are untracked in many countries. As such, a country’s absence from the table below should not be taken as an indication that it lacks a trans population.