In 2019'20, almost 88 percent of male respondents in the Netherlands were only attracted to the other sex, that is to say, heterosexual. In contrast, around 72 percent of women said they were heterosexual. Around 1.5 percent of male respondents said they were only attracted to their own sex, compared to two percent of women.
Share of population by sexual attraction in the Netherlands in 2019/20, by sex
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Opinions on sexuality
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Opinions on gender
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (July 5, 2022). Share of population by sexual attraction in the Netherlands in 2019/20, by sex [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378053/netherlands-sexual-attraction-by-sex/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of population by sexual attraction in the Netherlands in 2019/20, by sex." Chart. July 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378053/netherlands-sexual-attraction-by-sex/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2022). Share of population by sexual attraction in the Netherlands in 2019/20, by sex. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378053/netherlands-sexual-attraction-by-sex/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of Population by Sexual Attraction in The Netherlands in 2019/20, by Sex." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378053/netherlands-sexual-attraction-by-sex/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Share of population by sexual attraction in the Netherlands in 2019/20, by sex Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378053/netherlands-sexual-attraction-by-sex/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Share of population by sexual attraction in the Netherlands in 2019/20, by sex [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , July 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378053/netherlands-sexual-attraction-by-sex/