Is non-binary gender legally recognised in the Netherlands?
Limited recognition
The Netherlands issues X markers only via court order, not as a general legal right.
The Netherlands 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
- Belgium
- Limited recognition Belgium removes gender from identity cards but retains assigned gender in the National Registry.
- Germany
- Limited recognition Germany recognizes indeterminate sex on birth certificates for intersex individuals.
- Denmark
- Limited recognition Denmark allows an X passport marker only for transsexual people without a legal gender change.
- United Kingdom
- Not recognized The UK has no legislation recognizing a non-binary gender category.
- 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 Netherlands
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Pornography
- Legal
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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