Is non-binary gender legally recognised in Belgium?
Limited recognition
Belgium removes gender from identity cards but retains assigned gender in the National Registry.
Belgium is one of 12 countries classified “Limited recognition” for non-binary gender recognition — 50% of the 24 with data. (Also searched as third gender, X gender marker.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Netherlands
- Limited recognition The Netherlands issues X markers only via court order, not as a general legal right.
- Germany
- Limited recognition Germany recognizes indeterminate sex on birth certificates for intersex individuals.
- United Kingdom
- Not recognized The UK has no legislation recognizing a non-binary gender category.
- Denmark
- Limited recognition Denmark allows an X passport marker only for transsexual people without a legal gender change.
- Austria
- Recognized Austria allows non-binary gender recognition in civil registers following a 2025 court ruling.
- Spain
- Limited recognition Spain allows non-binary recognition only for foreign nationals with existing legal recognition elsewhere.
Other laws in Belgium
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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