Namibia Indice du Voyage Gay 2026
Score = Juridique 38/60 + Scène 6/40 = 44/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score
Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.
A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.
Sécurité juridique · Legal milestones · La scène sur place · Planifiez votre voyage · Questions fréquentes
Sécurité juridique — 38/60 points
| Criminalisation | Legal (2024) |
|---|---|
| Partenariat | ● Non not recognised |
| Anti-discrimination | ● Non |
| Reconnaissance du genre | Restricted — heavy barriers (surgery, courts) or rarely granted |
| Application dans les faits | Calm — no active persecution documented |
Research note: no procedure (est); 2024 decriminalization, appeal pending — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
Legal composite, five components
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
Legal milestones
Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.
- 1920South African administration entrenched Roman-Dutch common law crimes of sodomy and unnatural offences, which Namibia retained at independence. ↗
- 2023The Supreme Court ruled in May 2023 that same-sex marriages legally performed abroad must be recognized for immigration purposes. ↗
- 2024The High Court struck down the colonial-era sodomy and unnatural offences laws as unconstitutional in June 2024, decriminalizing same-sex activity. ↗
- 2024Lawmakers enacted marriage legislation explicitly forbidding same-sex marriages and recognition of those performed abroad, reversing the 2023 ruling. ↗
- TodaySame-sex activity was legal after the 2024 court victory, but a government appeal loomed and marriage recognition was barred by statute. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.
La scène sur place — 6/40 points
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| Bars gay par million | 0 |
|---|---|
| Saunas par million | 0 |
| Événements par million | 0 |
| Niveau de couverture | A |
| Score de la scène | 6/40 (indice brut de la scène 15/100) |
Questions fréquentes
Namibia est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs gays ?
Namibia is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 44/100 overall with a legal safety component of 38/60. On enforcement reality, no active persecution is documented.
Le mariage entre personnes de même sexe est-il légal en Namibia ?
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Namibia. Overall legal status: Legal (2024).
Y a-t-il une scène gay en Namibia ?
Namibia has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 6 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.