Is same-sex marriage legal in Tuvalu?
Not recognized
Same-sex unions have no legal recognition, and marriage is constitutionally or statutorily barred.
Tuvalu is one of 85 countries classified “Not recognized” for same-sex marriage — 55% of the 154 with data. (Also searched as gay marriage.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- American Samoa
- Marriage legal American Samoa recognizes same-sex marriages under US federal law but does not perform them.
- New Caledonia
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Norfolk Island
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- French Polynesia
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- New Zealand
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
Other laws in Tuvalu
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.