Editing Civil union (section)

==List of jurisdictions recognizing same-sex unions==
{{Main|Same-sex union legislation}}
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{{legend|#3F48CC|Civil unions for same-sex couples.}}
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The following is a list of countries and other jurisdictions which have established civil unions for same-sex couples or opposite-sex couples, categorized by continent, with the year in which the law establishing civil unions in the listed country or other jurisdiction came into effect in brackets:

=== Africa===
* {{Country|South Africa}} (2006; ''civil partnership''; {{langx|af|burgerlike verbintenis}})<ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=67843 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626055512/http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=67843 |title=Civil Union Act, 2006 |archive-date=26 June 2009 |access-date=21 August 2019 |volume=497 |date=17 November 2006 |issue=29441 |journal=[[Government Gazette of South Africa]] |pages=2–12 |publisher=[[South Africa government]]}}</ref>

=== Americas ===
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* {{Country|Costa Rica}} (1995; {{langx|es|unión de hecho|links=no}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=22272&nValor3=23625&strTipM=TC|title=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica|first=S-COM: Davinsson Nunjar|last=Flores|access-date=2015-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924072155/http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=22272&nValor3=23625&strTipM=TC|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{Country|United States}}:
** {{Country|Hawaii}} (''reciprocal beneficiary relationship'' since 1997, ''civil union'' since 2012)
** {{Country|New York City}} (1998, ''domestic partnership'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gables/dpinfo_nyc/espa_pressrelease_1998-07-08.html|title=NYC Passes Domestic Partnership Law}}</ref>
** {{Country|California}} (1999; ''domestic partnership'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/99-00/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_26_bill_19991010_chaptered.html |title=AB 26 Assembly Bill - CHAPTERED|last=Migden}}</ref>
** {{Country|District of Columbia}} (2002, ''domestic partnership'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glaa.org/archive/2001/dpfactsheet103001.shtml|title=HRC Talking Points on DC Domestic Partnership Program}}</ref>
** {{Country|Maine}} (2004; ''domestic partnership'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mainelegislature.org/ros/LOM/lom121st/15pub651-700/pub651-700-32.htm|title=Public Laws of 2003 as Passed at 2nd Special Sess. of 121st Legislature}}</ref>
** {{Country|New Jersey}} (''domestic partnership'' since 2004, ''civil union'' since 2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvanarelli.com/article-new-jersey-domestic-partnership-act.html|title=New Jersey Domestic Partnership Act|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120042722/http://www.dvanarelli.com/article-new-jersey-domestic-partnership-act.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2008}}</ref>
** {{Country|Washington}} (2007; ''domestic partnership'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5336&year=2007 |title=Washington State Legislature }}</ref>
** {{Country|Maryland}} (2008; ''domestic partnership'')
** {{Country|Oregon}} (2008; ''domestic partnership'')
** {{Country|Colorado}} (''designated beneficiary agreement'' since 2009, ''civil union'' since 2013)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/7B41525D3772D99987257547006300AE?open&file=1260_enr.pdf|title=HOUSE BILL 09-1260}}</ref>
** {{Country|Nevada}} (2009; ''domestic partnership'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aclunv.org/category/issue/lgbt/domestic-partnership-guide|title=Domestic Partnerships in Nevada|date=5 March 2010|access-date=14 June 2013|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811141058/http://www.aclunv.org/category/issue/lgbt/domestic-partnership-guide|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** {{Country|Illinois}} (2011; ''civil union'')
** Several counties{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}{{ambiguous|date=July 2017}}
* {{Country|France}} ({{langx|fr|pacte civil de solidarité|links=no}})
** {{Country|French Guiana}} (1999)
** {{Country|Guadeloupe}} (1999)
** {{Country|Martinique}} (1999)
** {{Country|Saint Barthélemy}} (1999)
** {{Country|Saint Martin}} (1999)
** {{Country|Saint-Pierre and Miquelon}} (1999)
* {{Country|Canada}}:
** {{Country|Nova Scotia}} (2001; ''domestic partnership'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/58th_1st/3rd_read/b075.htm|title=Law Reform (2000) Act|date=27 November 2017}}</ref>
** {{Country|Quebec}} (2002; ''civil union''  / {{lang|fr|union civile}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/english/publications/generale/union-civ-a.htm |title=Civil Unions |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627081218/http://www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/english/publications/generale/union-civ-a.htm |archive-date=2015-06-27 }}</ref>
** {{Country|Alberta}} (2003; ''adult interdependent relationship'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canlii.org/en/ab/laws/stat/sa-2002-c-a-4.5/latest/sa-2002-c-a-4.5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017044950/http://www.canlii.org/en/ab/laws/stat/sa-2002-c-a-4.5/latest/sa-2002-c-a-4.5.html|url-status=dead|title=Adult Interdependent Relationships Act, SA 2002|archive-date=October 17, 2015}}</ref>
** {{Country|Manitoba}} (2004; ''registered common-law relationship'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/family/englishbooklet/chapter3.html#5#5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930171016/http://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/family/englishbooklet/chapter3.html#5|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2007|title=Province of Manitoba - Manitoba Justice - Family Law - Family Law in Manitoba|date=30 September 2007}}</ref>
* {{Country|Mexico}}:
** {{Country|Coahuila}} (2007; {{langx|es|pacto civil de solidaridad|links=no}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2007-01-13-mexican-state-approves-gay-civil-unions|title=Mexican state approves gay civil unions|author=Staff Reporter|date=13 January 2007}}</ref>
** {{flagicon|Mexican Federal District}} [[Mexico City]] (2007, {{lang|es|sociedad de convivencia}})
** {{Country|Campeche}} (2013; {{lang|es|sociedad civil de convivencia}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdpnoticias.com/gay/2013/12/23/legalizan-bodas-gays-en-campeche |title=Legalizan bodas gays en Campeche |date=23 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202643/http://www.sdpnoticias.com/gay/2013/12/23/legalizan-bodas-gays-en-campeche |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>
** {{Country|Michoacán}} (2015; {{lang|es|sociedad de convivencia}})
** {{Country|Tlaxcala}} (2017; {{lang|es|sociedad de convivencia solidaria}})
** {{Country|Veracruz}} (2020; {{lang|es|concubinato}})
** {{Country|Sinaloa}} (2021; {{lang|es|concubinato}})
* {{Country|Uruguay}} (2008; {{langx|es|unión concubinaria|links=no}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=18246 |title=Ley Nş 18.246 UNIÓN CONCUBINARIA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702194538/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=18246 |archive-date=2010-07-02 }}</ref>
* {{Country|Ecuador}} (2008; {{langx|es|unión de hecho|links=no}})<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/28/AR2008092802644.html |title=Voters in Ecuador Approve Constitution |first1=Joshua |last1=Partlow |first2=Stephan |last2=Küffner |date=29 September 2008 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] }}</ref>
* {{Country|Colombia}} (2009; {{langx|es|unión marital de hecho|links=no}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.corteconstitucional.gov.co/sentences/C-029-2009.pdf|title=Decision C-029 of 2009}}</ref>
* {{Country|Brazil}} (2011, opposite sex since 2003; {{langx|pt|união estável}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jurist.org/paperchase/2011/05/brazil-supreme-court-recognizes-same-sex-civil-unions.php |title=Brazil supreme court recognizes same-sex civil unions |work=Jurist |date=6 May 2011 }}</ref>
* [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|22px]] [[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Netherlands]]: ({{langx|nl|geregistreerd partnerschap}})
** {{Country|Caribbean Netherlands}} (2012)
** {{Country|Aruba}} (2021; {{langx|pap|union civil}}; {{langx|nl|geregistreerd partnerschap}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/2130962-aruba-staat-partnerregistratie-homo-s-toe.html|title=Aruba staat partnerregistratie homo's toe|date=9 September 2016 }}</ref>

* {{Country|Argentina}}: (2015; {{langx|es|unión convivencial
}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/235000-239999/235975/norma.htm|title=InfoLEG - Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Públicas - Argentina|website=servicios.infoleg.gob.ar|access-date=2019-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223022635/http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/235000-239999/235975/norma.htm|archive-date=2019-02-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** {{Country|Buenos Aires}} (2003; {{langx|es|unión civil|links=no}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buenosairesherald.com/argentina/note.jsp?idContent=1031&Key=ARGENTINA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928135630/http://www.buenosairesherald.com/argentina/note.jsp?idContent=1031&Key=ARGENTINA|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2007|title=Buenos Aires Herald|date=28 September 2007}}</ref>
** {{flagicon|Río Negro Province}} [[Río Negro Province|Río Negro]] (2003; {{lang|es|pareja convivencial homosexual}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.rionegro.com.ar/diario/2008/02/03/20082v03s01.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926022134/http://www1.rionegro.com.ar/diario/2008/02/03/20082v03s01.php|url-status=dead|title=En 5 años, sólo 10 parejas gays pasaron por el Registro Civil|archive-date=September 26, 2013|website=www1.rionegro.com.ar}}</ref>
** City of [[File:Bandera de la Provincia de Córdoba.svg|25px|border]] [[Villa Carlos Paz]] (2007; {{lang|es|unión civil}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2007/11/23/um/m-01547228.htm|title=Córdoba: aprueban la unión civil entre homosexuales en Villa Carlos Paz|access-date=2013-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003180409/http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2007/11/23/um/m-01547228.htm|archive-date=2013-10-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** City of [[File:Bandera de la Ciudad de Río Cuarto.svg|25px|border]] [[Río Cuarto, Córdoba|Río Cuarto]] (2009; {{lang|es|unión civil}})<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/09/05/07/Rio-Cuarto-aprueban-union-civil-parejas-gays.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927175710/http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/09/05/07/Rio-Cuarto-aprueban-union-civil-parejas-gays.html|url-status=dead|title=LAVOZ.com.ar &#124; Río Cuarto: aprueban la unión civil de parejas gays|archive-date=September 27, 2013|website=archivo.lavoz.com.ar}}</ref>
* {{Country|Chile}} (2015; {{langx|es|acuerdo de unión civil|links=no}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1075210|title=LEY-20830 21-ABR-2015 MINISTERIO SECRETARIA GENERAL DE GOBIERNO - Ley Chile - Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional}}</ref>
* [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|22px]] [[United Kingdom]]:
** {{Country|Falkland Islands}} (2017; ''civil partnership'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Marriage Ordinance 1996 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.fk/view/html/inforce/2018-06-04/fiord-1996-10#pt.iva |website=Falkland Islands Legislation |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref>
** {{Country|Bermuda}} (2018; ''domestic partnership'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Domestic Partnership Act 2018 |url=http://www.bermudalaws.bm/laws/Annual%20Laws/2018/Acts/Domestic%20Partnership%20Act%202018.pdf |website=bermudalaws.bm |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709153712/http://www.bermudalaws.bm/laws/Annual%20Laws/2018/Acts/Domestic%20Partnership%20Act%202018.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** {{Country|Cayman Islands}} (2020; ''civil partnership'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ciregistry.ky/civil-partnerships/|title=Civil Partnerships}}</ref>
* {{Country|Bolivia}} (free unions starting in 2020, nationwide since 2023; {{langx|es|unión libre}})
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=== Asia ===
* {{Country|Japan}} ({{langx|ja|パートナーシップ宣誓制度}} or {{lang|ja|パートナーシップ証明制度}})
** [[File:Flag of Ibaraki Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]] (2019)
** [[File:Flag of Osaka Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] (2020)
** [[File:Flag of Gunma Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] (2020)
** [[File:Flag of Saga Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Saga Prefecture|Saga]] (2021)
** [[File:Flag of Mie Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Mie Prefecture|Mie]] (2021)
** [[File:Flag of Aomori Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] (2022)
** [[File:Flag of Akita Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Akita Prefecture|Akita]] (2022)
** [[File:Flag of Fukuoka Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]] (2022)
** [[File:Flag of Tochigi Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]] (2022)
** [[File:Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg|22px|border]] [[Tokyo]] (2022)
** [[File:Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]] (2023)
** [[File:Flag of Toyama Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]] (2023)
** [[File:Flag of Nagano Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] (2023)
** [[File:Flag of Gifu Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]] (2023)
** [[File:Flag of Kagawa Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]] (2023)
** [[File:Flag of Shimane Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Shimane Prefecture|Shimane]] (2023)
** [[File:Flag of Tottori Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]] (2023)
** [[File:Flag of Fukui Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]] (2023)
** [[File:Flag of Yamanashi Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] (2023)
** [[File:Flag of Yamagata Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Wakayama Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Aichi Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Hyōgo Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Nara Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Oita Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Tokushima Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Yamaguchi Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Fukushima Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Niigata Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Shiga Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]] (2024)
** [[File:Flag of Okinawa Prefecture.svg|22px|border]] [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] (2025)
** [[Partnership oath in Japan#List of partnership oath systems|423 municipalities]]

=== Europe ===
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* {{Country|Netherlands}} (1998; {{langx|nl|geregistreerd partnerschap}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/trouwen-samenlevingscontract-en-geregistreerd-partnerschap |title=Trouwen, samenlevingscontract en geregistreerd partnerschap - Onderwerp - Rijksoverheid.nl |date=23 March 2018 }}</ref>
* {{Country|Spain}}:
** {{Country|Catalonia}} (1998; {{langx|ca|parella estable}}, {{langx|es|pareja estable}}, {{langx|oc|coble estable}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www20.gencat.cat/docs/governacio/Funcio%20Publica/Documents/Normativa/Arxius/lle10-98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413182830/http://www20.gencat.cat/docs/governacio/Funcio%20Publica/Documents/Normativa/Arxius/lle10-98.pdf|url-status=dead|title=LLEI 10/1998, de 15 de juliol, d'unions estables de parella (DOGC núm. 2687, de 23.07.1998)|archive-date=April 13, 2012}}</ref>
** {{Country|Aragon}} (1999; {{langx|es|pareja estable}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/ar-l6-1999.html|title=Ley 6/1999, de 26 de marzo, relativa a Parejas estables no casadas (Vigente hasta el 23 de Abril de 2011).|website=Noticias Jurídicas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/ar-dleg1-2011.l2t6.html|title=Decreto Legislativo 1/2011, de 22 de marzo, del Gobierno de Aragón, por el que se aprueba, con el título de "Código del Derecho Foral de Aragón", el Texto Refundido de las Leyes civiles aragonesas. TÍTULO VI. De las parejas estables no casadas|website=Noticias Jurídicas}}</ref>
** {{Country|Castile-La Mancha}} (2000; {{lang|es|pareja de hecho}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/cm-d124-2000.html|title=Decreto 124/2000, de 11 de julio, por el que se regula la creación y el régimen de funcionamiento del Registro de parejas de hecho de la comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha|website=Noticias Jurídicas}}</ref>
** {{Country|Navarra}} (2000; {{langx|es|pareja estable}}, {{langx|eu|bikote egonkorra}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lexnavarra.navarra.es/detalle.asp?r=1278|title=Lexnavarra|website=www.lexnavarra.navarra.es}}</ref>
** {{Country|Valencia}} (2001; {{langx|es|unión de hecho}}, [[Valencian language|Valencian]]: ''unió de fet'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/11/07/pdfs/BOE-A-2012-13776.pdf|title=Ley 5/2012, de 15 de octubre, de Uniones de Hecho Formalizadas de la Comunitat Valenciana}}</ref>
** {{Country|Balearic Islands}} (2002; {{langx|ca|parella estable}}, {{langx|es|pareja estable}})<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/ib-l18-2001.html|title=Ley 18/2001, de 19 de diciembre, de parejas estables.|website=Noticias Jurídicas}}</ref>
** {{Country|Andalusia}} (2002; {{lang|es|pareja de hecho}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2003/01/13/pdfs/A01358-01361.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816122757/http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2003/01/13/pdfs/A01358-01361.pdf|url-status=dead|title=LEY 5/2002, de 16 de diciembre, de Parejas de Hecho|archive-date=August 16, 2012}}</ref>
** {{Country|Asturias}} (2002; {{langx|es|pareja estable}}, {{langx|ast|pareya estable}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2002/07/02/pdfs/A23974-23975.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100424/http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2002/07/02/pdfs/A23974-23975.pdf|url-status=dead|title=LEY 4/2002, de 23 de mayo, de Parejas Estables|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
** {{Country|Madrid}} (2002; {{lang|es|unión de hecho}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.madrid.org/wleg_pub/secure/normativas/contenidoNormativa.jsf?opcion=VerHtml&nmnorma=480&cdestado=P|title=Comunidad de Madrid - madrid.org|website=www.madrid.org|access-date=2020-10-01|archive-date=2020-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207121549/http://www.madrid.org/wleg_pub/secure/normativas/contenidoNormativa.jsf?opcion=VerHtml&nmnorma=480&cdestado=P|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.madrid.org/wleg_pub/secure/normativas/contenidoNormativa.jsf?opcion=VerHtml&nmnorma=3095&cdestado=P|title=Comunidad de Madrid - madrid.org|website=www.madrid.org|access-date=2020-10-01|archive-date=2021-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308135836/http://www.madrid.org/wleg_pub/secure/normativas/contenidoNormativa.jsf?opcion=VerHtml&nmnorma=3095&cdestado=P|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** {{Country|Castile and León}} (2002; {{lang|es|unión de hecho}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jcyl.es/web/jcyl/binarios/509/669/Decreto%20117%202002.pdf?blobheader=application%2Fpdf%3Bcharset%3DUTF-8&blobheadername1=Cache-Control&blobheadername2=Expires&blobheadername3=Site&blobheadervalue1=no-store%2Cno-cache%2Cmust-revalidate&blobheadervalue2=0&blobheadervalue3=JCYL_Familia&blobnocache=true|title=DECRETO 117/2002, de 24 de octubre, por el que se crea el Registro de Uniones de Hecho en Castilla y León y se regula su funcionamiento}}</ref>
** {{Country|Extremadura}} (2003; {{lang|es|pareja de hecho}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/ex-l5-2003.html|title=Ley 5/2003, de 20 de marzo, de Parejas de Hecho de la Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura.|website=Noticias Jurídicas}}</ref>
** {{Country|Basque Country}} (2003; {{langx|eu|izatezko bikote}}, {{langx|es|pareja de hecho}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/pv-l2-2003.html|title=Ley 2/2003, de 7 de mayo, reguladora de las parejas de hecho|website=Noticias Jurídicas}}</ref>
** {{Country|Cantabria}} (2005; {{langx|es|pareja de hecho}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lexureditorial.com/boe/0506/09402.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118154119/http://www.lexureditorial.com/boe/0506/09402.htm|url-status=dead|title=Ley de la C.A. de Cantabria 1/2005, de 16 de mayo, de parejas de hecho de la Comunidad Autónoma de Cantabria|archive-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref>
** {{Country|Galicia}} (2008; {{langx|gl|parella de feito}}, {{langx|es|pareja de hecho}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/ga-l10-2007.html|title=Ley 10/2007, de 28 de junio, de reforma de la disposición adicional tercera de la Ley 2/2006, de 14 de junio, de derecho civil de Galicia.|website=Noticias Jurídicas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/ga-d248-2007.t2.html|title=Decreto 248/2007, de 20 de diciembre, por el que se crea y se regula el Registro de Parejas de Hecho de Galicia. TÍTULO II. Organización y funcionamiento del Registro de Parejas de Hecho de Galicia.|website=Noticias Jurídicas}}</ref>
** {{flagicon|La Rioja (Spain)}} [[La Rioja]] (2010; {{lang|es|pareja de hecho}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ias1.larioja.org//cex/sistemas/GenericoServlet?servlet=cex.sistemas.dyn.portal.ImgServletSis&code=oumCvWIgBUF6lChv9ZDgP/hXhSM/FmcHwwLX+LzxTQvApHyqPVxRsoD+HW0E2YV6LEXZYSr1AOE3|title=Pagina Error|website=ias1.larioja.org|access-date=2019-02-19|archive-date=2020-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628142511/https://ias1.larioja.org//cex/sistemas/GenericoServlet?servlet=cex.sistemas.dyn.portal.ImgServletSis&code=oumCvWIgBUF6lChv9ZDgP/hXhSM/FmcHwwLX+LzxTQvApHyqPVxRsoD+HW0E2YV6LEXZYSr1AOE3|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** {{Country|Murcia}} (2018; {{lang|es|pareja de hecho}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2018-10759|title=BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2018-10759|website=www.boe.es|pages=76345–76350 }}</ref>
* {{Country|France}} (1999; {{Langx|fr|pacte civil de solidarité}})<ref name="France">{{cite web |url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000006136536&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070721 |title=Chapitre Ier : Du pacte civil de solidarité |work=[[Legifrance]] |language=fr |access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref>
* {{Country|Belgium}} (2000; {{langx|nl|wettelijke samenwoning}}, {{langx|fr|cohabitation légale|links=no}}, {{langx|de|gesetzliches Zusammenwohnen}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uccle.be/fr/services-communaux/etat-civil/cohabitation-legale|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616011702/http://www.uccle.be/fr/services-communaux/etat-civil/cohabitation-legale|archive-date=2013-06-16|url-status=dead|title=Cohabitation légale — Uccle Ukkel|access-date=2013-06-14}}</ref>
* {{Country|Portugal}} (2001; {{langx|pt|união de facto}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgdlisboa.pt/leis/lei_mostra_articulado.php?nid=901&tabela=leis|title=Lei n.º 7/2001, de 11 de Maio. Protecção das uniões de facto}}</ref> opposite-sex since 1999.
* {{Country|Luxembourg}} (2004; {{langx|fr|partenariat|links=no}}, [[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]] and {{langx|de|Partnerschaft|links=no}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guichet.public.lu/citoyens/fr/famille/vie-maritale/partenariat-pacs/declaration-partenariat/|title=Déclarer un partenariat (PACS) - Citoyens // Luxembourg}}</ref>
* {{Country|Andorra}} (2005; {{langx|ca|unió estable de parella}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.registrecivil.ad/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105&Itemid=597 |title=Expedient previ al registre d'unions estables de parella |publisher=Registrecivil.ad |access-date=2014-04-05}}</ref>
* {{Country|United Kingdom}} (2005; ''civil partnership'', {{langx|cy|partneriaeth sifil}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents/data.htm|title=Civil Partnership Act 2004|website=www.legislation.gov.uk}}</ref>
** {{Country|Isle of Man}} (2011; ''civil partnership'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2011/2011-0002/CivilPartnershipAct2011_1.pdf|title=CIVIL PARTNERSHIP ACT 2011|access-date=2013-06-14|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101027/http://www.legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2011/2011-0002/CivilPartnershipAct2011_1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** {{Country|Jersey}} (2012; ''civil partnership'')<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jerseylaw.je/Law/display.aspx?url=lawsinforce\htm\LawFiles12%2fL-04-2012.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906190642/http://www.jerseylaw.je/Law/display.aspx?url=lawsinforce%5Chtm%5CLawFiles%5C2012%2FL-04-2012.htm |url-status=dead|title=Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law 2012|archive-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>
** {{Country|Gibraltar}} (2014; ''civil partnership'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/articles/2014-10o.pdf|title=CIVIL PARTNERSHIP ACT 2014|access-date=2014-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091751/http://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/articles/2014-10o.pdf|archive-date=2014-04-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{Country|Czechia}} (2006; {{langx|cs|registrované partnerství}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/registrovane-partnerstvi.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116204551/http://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/registrovane-partnerstvi.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Uzavření registrovaného partnerství|archive-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>
* {{Country|Hungary}} (2009; {{langx|hu|bejegyzett élettársi kapcsolat}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://net.jogtar.hu/jr/gen/hjegy_doc.cgi?docid=A0900029.TV|title=2009. évi XXIX. törvény - a bejegyzett élettársi kapcsolatról, az ezzel összefüggő, valamint az élettársi viszony igazolásának megkönnyítéséhez szükséges egyes törvények módosításáról|first=Wolters Kluwer|last=Kft.}}</ref>
* {{Country|Austria}} (2010; {{langx|de|eingetragene Partnerschaft|links=no}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/I/I_00485/index.shtml|title=485 d.B. (XXIV. GP) - Eingetragene Partnerschaft-Gesetz - EPG}}</ref>
* {{Country|Liechtenstein}} (2011; {{langx|de|eingetragene Partnerschaft|links=no}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.llv.li/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113165205/http://www.llv.li/llv-apa-aufenthaltsbewilligung-lebenspartner-2|url-status=dead|title=LLV|archive-date=November 13, 2013|website=www.llv.li}}</ref>
* {{Country|Malta}} (2014; ''civil union'', {{langx|mt|unjoni ċivili}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legislation.mt/eli/act/2014/9/eng/pdf|title=View Document|website=legislation.mt}}</ref>
* {{Country|Croatia}} (2014; {{langx|hr|životno partnerstvo}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/usvojen-zakon-o-zivotnom-partnerstvu--prva-istospolna-vjencanja-sredinom-kolovoza-/1206537/|title=POVIJESNA ODLUKA U SABORU Istospolni će parovi od rujna imatiista prava kao i bračni partneri|access-date=2014-07-15|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220721/http://www.jutarnji.hr/usvojen-zakon-o-zivotnom-partnerstvu--prva-istospolna-vjencanja-sredinom-kolovoza-/1206537/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{Country|Cyprus}} (2015; {{langx|el|πολιτική συμβίωση}}, {{langx|tr|sivil birlikte yaşama}})
* {{Country|Greece}} (2015; {{langx|el|σύμφωνο συμβίωσης|links=no}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dsanet.gr/Epikairothta/Nomothesia/n3719_08.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013032607/http://www.dsanet.gr/Epikairothta/Nomothesia/n3719_08.htm|url-status=dead|title=ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΕΩΣ|archive-date=October 13, 2015|website=www.dsanet.gr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/greece-to-legally-recognize-same-sex-couples-for-the-first-time/#gs.ZIoAi3s|title=Greece to legally recognize same-sex couples for the first time|date=23 December 2015|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-date=23 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223140505/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/greece-to-legally-recognize-same-sex-couples-for-the-first-time/#gs.ZIoAi3s|url-status=dead}}</ref> opposite-sex since 2008.
* {{Country|Estonia}} (2016; {{langx|et|kooseluleping}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.err.ee/v/main_news/f238f529-5b94-4f66-b7be-ad5d21566cc5 |title=Parliament Passes Cohabitation Act; President Proclaims It |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130003705/http://news.err.ee/v/main_news/f238f529-5b94-4f66-b7be-ad5d21566cc5 |archive-date=2015-11-30 }}</ref>
* {{Country|Italy}} (2016; {{langx|it|unione civile}})<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36269605|title=Italian MPs back same-sex unions in vote for Renzi|work=BBC News |date=11 May 2016 }}</ref>
* {{Country|San Marino}} (2018; {{langx|it|unione civile}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/scheda17160637.html|title=LEGGE 20 novembre 2018 n.147 - Regolamentazione delle unioni civili - Consiglio Grande e Generale|website=www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm}}</ref>
* {{Country|Monaco}} (2020; {{langx|fr|contrat de vie commune|links=no}}, {{langx|lij-MC|contràtto de vìtta comûne}})<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.conseil-national.mc/index.php/textes-et-lois/lois/item/644-n-1481-loi-du-17-decembre-2019-relative-aux-contrats-civils-de-solidarite |title=N° 1481 - Loi du 17 décembre 2019 relative aux contrats civils de solidarité |access-date=2020-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102220950/http://www.conseil-national.mc/index.php/textes-et-lois/lois/item/644-n-1481-loi-du-17-decembre-2019-relative-aux-contrats-civils-de-solidarite |archive-date=2020-01-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{Country|Montenegro}} (2021; {{langx|cnr|животно партнерство}}, {{lang|cnr-Latn|životno partnerstvo}})<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-montenegro-lgbt-lawmaking-trfn-idUSKBN24271A |title=Montenegro legalises same-sex civil partnerships |first=Rachel |last=Savage |work=[[Reuters]] |date=July 1, 2020 }}</ref>
* {{Country|Latvia}} (2024; {{langx|lv|partnerība}})<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltictimes.com/court_recognizes_another_same-sex_couple_as_legitimate_family/ |title=Court recognizes another same-sex couple as legitimate family |work=Baltic Times |date=8 July 2022 }}</ref>
* {{Country|Lithuania}} (2025, through courts only; {{langx|lt|partnerystė}})<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2539322/absence-of-same-sex-partnerships-in-lithuania-unconstitutional-rules-court/ |title=Absence of same-sex partnerships in Lithuania 'unconstitutional', rules court |work=LRT |date=17 April 2025 }}</ref>
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=== Oceania ===
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* {{Country|Australia}}:
** {{Country|Tasmania}} (2004; ''significant relationship'' and ''caring relationship'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au/tocview/index.w3p;cond=;doc_id=44++2003+AT@EN+20061223000000;histon=;prompt=;rec=;term= |title=Legislation View Page}}</ref>
** {{Country|South Australia}} (''domestic partnership'' since 2007, ''registered relationship'' since 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2006/12/06/south-australia-gays-get-new-rights/|title=South Australia gays get new rights|date=6 December 2006 }}</ref>
** {{Country|Australian Capital Territory}} (''domestic relationship'' since 1994)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2008-14/default.asp|title=ACT legislation register - Civil Partnerships Act 2008 (repealed) - main page|first=Australian Capital Territory|last=government}}</ref>
** {{Country|Victoria}} (2008; ''domestic relationship'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/Domino/Web_Notes/LDMS/PubStatbook.nsf/f932b66241ecf1b7ca256e92000e23be/A7417CE604D359DECA25742C0022EC95/$FILE/08-012a.pdf|title=Relationships Act 2008}}</ref>
** {{Country|New South Wales}} (''de facto couple'' since 1999, ''registered relationship'' since 2010)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/fullhtml/inforce/act+19+2010+cd+0+N|title=Relationships Register Act 2010|access-date=2013-06-14|archive-date=2020-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731204601/https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/fullhtml/inforce/act+19+2010+cd+0+N|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** {{Country|Queensland}} (''de facto recognition'' since 1999, ''civil partnership'' since 2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/browse/aspassed|title=Acts as passed - Queensland Legislation - Queensland Government|website=www.legislation.qld.gov.au}}</ref>
* {{Country|New Zealand}} (2005; ''civil union'', {{langx|mi|hononga ā-ture}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2004/0102/latest/DLM323385.html|title=Civil Union Act 2004 No 102 (as at 01 July 2013), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation}}</ref>
* {{Country|France}} ({{langx|fr|pacte civil de solidarité}})
** {{Country|New Caledonia}} (2009)<ref name="legifrance">{{cite web|url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000020671201&dateTexte=&categorieLien=id|title=LOI n° 2009-594 du 27 mai 2009 pour le développement économique des outre-mer}}</ref>
** {{Country|Wallis and Futuna}} (2009)<ref name="legifrance"/>
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=== Countries with former civil unions ===

[[File:World civil union.svg|thumb|right|350px|
{{legend|#3F48CC|Gender-neutral civil unions.}}
{{legend|#77317F|Civil unions for opposite-sex couples only.}}
{{legend|#22B14C|Civil unions for same-sex couples only.}}
{{legend|#9DECB5|Former civil unions for same-sex couples, replaced by marriage.}}
{{legend|#DDDDDD|Civil unions not performed.}}]]

Several countries used to offer civil unions only for same-sex couples. The laws that allowed civil unions were repealed when same-sex marriage was legalized. The following is a list of countries and other jurisdictions that used to offer civil unions for same-sex couples with the years in which they were available in brackets:

==== Europe ====
* {{Country|Denmark}} (1989–2012; {{langx|da|registreret partnerskab}})
** {{Country|Greenland}} (1996–2016; {{langx|kl|nalunaarsukkamik inooqatigiinneq}})
* {{Country|Norway}} (1993–2008; {{langx|no|registrert partnerskap}}, {{langx|se|registrerejuvvon párragaskavuohta}}, {{langx|smj|registardum guojmmevuohta}}; {{langx|sma|tjaalasovveme guejmievoete}})
* {{Country|Sweden}} (1995–2009; {{langx|sv|registrerat partnerskap}})
* {{Country|Iceland}} (1996–2010; {{langx|is|staðfesta samvist}})
* {{Country|Germany}} (2001–2017; {{langx|de|eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/lpartg/BJNR026610001.html |title=LPartG - Gesetz über die Eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft }}</ref>
* {{Country|Finland}} (2002–2017; {{langx|fi|rekisteröity parisuhde}}, {{langx|sv|registrerat partnerskap}})
* {{Country|Slovenia}} (2006–2016 as {{lang|sl|partnerska skupnost}}; 2016–2022 as {{lang|sl|partnerska zveza}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=56999|title=Uradni list Republike Slovenije}}</ref>
* {{Country|Switzerland}} (2007–2022; {{langx|de|eingetragene Partnerschaft|links=no}}, {{langx|fr|partenariat enregistré|links=no}}, {{langx|it|unione domestica registrata}}, {{langx|rm|partenadi registrà}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/20022194/201301010000/211.231.pdf|title=Bundesgesetz über die eingetragene Partnerschaft gleichgeschlechtlicher Paare (Partnerschaftsgesetz, PartG)|access-date=2013-06-14|archive-date=2014-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207212010/http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/20022194/201301010000/211.231.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** {{Country|Geneva}} (2001–2022)
** {{Country|Zurich}} (2002–2022)
** {{Country|Neuchâtel}} (2004–2022)
** {{Country|Fribourg}} (2005–2022)
* {{Country|Ireland}} (2010–2015; ''civil partnership'', {{langx|ga|páirtnéireacht shibhialta}})
* {{Country|Andorra}} (2014–2023; {{langx|ca|unió civil}})

==== Americas ====
* {{Country|United States}}:
** {{Country|Vermont}} (2000–2009; ''civil union'')
** {{Country|Connecticut}} (2005–2010; ''civil union'')
** {{Country|New Hampshire}} (2008–2010; ''civil union'')
** {{Country|Wisconsin}} (2009–2018; ''domestic partnership'')
** {{Country|Rhode Island}} (2011–2013; ''civil union'')
** {{Country|Delaware}} (2011–2013; ''civil union'')
* {{Country|Mexico}}:
** {{Country|Colima}} (2013–2016; {{langx|es|enlace conyugal}})
** {{Country|Jalisco}} (2014–2018; {{langx|es|libre convivencia}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2013/11/01/jalisco-cuna-de-charros-y-tequila-da-primer-paso-hacia-el-matrimonio-gay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103092855/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2013/11/01/jalisco-cuna-de-charros-y-tequila-da-primer-paso-hacia-el-matrimonio-gay |url-status=dead  |archive-date=2013-11-03 |title=Jalisco, cuna de charros y tequila, da primer paso hacia el matrimonio gay}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* {{Country|Taiwan}} ({{lang-zh|同性伴侶註記}})
** [[Special municipality (Taiwan)|Special municipalities]] (6/6)
*** [[File:Flag of Kaohsiung City.svg|22px]] [[Kaohsiung]] (2015–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shanghaiist.com/2015/05/21/kaohsiung-allows-same-sex-couples-register-partnership.php|title=Kaohsiung allows same-sex couples to register partnership|last=Shanghaiist|date=21 May 2015|access-date=10 December 2015|archive-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523214514/http://shanghaiist.com/2015/05/21/kaohsiung-allows-same-sex-couples-register-partnership.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of Taipei City.svg|22px]] [[Taipei]] (2015–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/taipei-opens-registration-gay-couples180615/|title=Taipei opens registration for gay couples|date=18 June 2015|access-date=10 December 2015|archive-date=18 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118083446/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/taipei-opens-registration-gay-couples180615/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of Taichung City.svg|22px]] [[Taichung]] (2015–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/taiwanese-city-becomes-first-to-record-gay-relationships-as-next-of-kin-in-hospitals/|title=Taiwanese city becomes first to record gay relationships as next-of-kin in hospitals|date=13 October 2015|access-date=10 December 2015|archive-date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016024322/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/taiwanese-city-becomes-first-to-record-gay-relationships-as-next-of-kin-in-hospitals/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of Tainan City.svg|22px]] [[Tainan]] (2016–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/tainan-to-register-gay-couples/#gs.lHYtSBw|title=Tainan to register gay couples|date=28 January 2016|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-date=28 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128181758/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/tainan-to-register-gay-couples/#gs.lHYtSBw|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of New Taipei City.svg|22px]] [[New Taipei]] (2016–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/new-taipei-city-to-start-registering-gay-couples-next-week/|title=New Taipei City to start registering gay couples next week|date=29 January 2016|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130085625/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/new-taipei-city-to-start-registering-gay-couples-next-week/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of Taoyuan City.svg|22px]] [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]] (2016–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://international.thenewslens.com/post/294157/|title=All Taiwan Municipalities To Recognize Same-Sex Relationships - The News Lens International Edition|first=TNL|last=編輯|date=7 March 2016|access-date=25 March 2016|archive-date=28 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328224947/http://international.thenewslens.com/post/294157/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Provincial city (Taiwan)|Provincial cities]] (3/3)
*** [[File:Flag of Chiayi City.svg|22px]] [[Chiayi]] (2016–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/chiayi-to-register-gay-couples/|title=Chiayi to register gay couples|date=25 February 2016|access-date=3 March 2016|archive-date=26 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226124056/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/chiayi-to-register-gay-couples/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of Hsinchu City.svg|22px]] [[Hsinchu]] (2017–2019)<ref name="taipeitimes.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/06/08/2003672142|title=More counties recognize same-sex registrations - Taipei Times|website=www.taipeitimes.com|date=8 June 2017}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of Keelung City.svg|22px]] [[Keelung]] (2017–2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201707020014.aspx|title=Cross-county same-sex partnership registration to be allowed &#124; Society &#124; FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=2 July 2017 }}</ref>
** [[County (Taiwan)|Counties]] (9/13)
*** [[File:Flag of Changhua County.svg|22px]] [[Changhua County]] (2016–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.yibada.com/articles/113256/20160401/taiwanese-same-sex-pairs-move-1-step-closer-to-marriage-legalization-as-8th-region-allows-registration-of-gay-couples.htm|title=Taiwanese Same-Sex Pairs Move 1 Step Closer to Marriage Legalization as 8th Region Allows Registration of Gay Couples|first=Vittorio|last=Hernandez|date=1 April 2016}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of Hsinchu County.svg|22px]] [[Hsinchu County]] (2016–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://queer.watch/2016/04/08/10031|title=酷新聞 - 伴侶註記再下一城 105年4月1日起新竹縣開始受理|date=8 April 2016|access-date=9 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415222232/http://queer.watch/2016/04/08/10031|archive-date=15 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of Yilan County.svg|22px]] [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]] (2016–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/1701581|title=520蔡英文上台後宜蘭第一個改變 開放同性伴侶註記 - 生活 - 自由時報電子報|date=19 May 2016}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of Chiayi County.svg|22px]] [[Chiayi County]] (2016–2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://times.hinet.net/news/19460411|title=HiNet|access-date=2016-11-09|archive-date=2016-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105224000/http://times.hinet.net/news/19460411|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*** [[File:Flag of Kinmen County.svg|22px]] [[Kinmen|Kinmen County]] (2017–2019)<ref name="taipeitimes.com"/>
*** [[File:Flag of Lienchiang County.svg|22px]] [[Lienchiang County]] (2017–2019)<ref name="taipeitimes.com"/>
*** [[File:Flag of Miaoli County.svg|22px]] [[Miaoli County]] (2017–2019)<ref name="taipeitimes.com"/>
*** [[File:Flag of Nantou County.svg|22px]] [[Nantou County]] (2017–2019)<ref name="taipeitimes.com"/>
*** [[File:Flag of Pingtung County.svg|22px]] [[Pingtung County]] (2017–2019)<ref name="taipeitimes.com"/>

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