Legal recognition of non-binary gender

World map as of May 2024
  Non-binary / third gender option available as voluntary opt-in
  Opt-in for intersex people only
  Standard for third gender
  Standard for intersex
  Non-binary / third gender option not legally recognized / no data

Multiple countries legally recognize non-binary or third gender classifications. These classifications are typically based on a person's gender identity. In some countries, such classifications may only be available to intersex people, born with sex characteristics that "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies."[1][2]

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  2. ^ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (October 24, 2016), End violence and harmful medical practices on intersex children and adults, UN and regional experts urge