The Aro Census 2020
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Introduction
The Aro Census is an online community survey whose purpose is to gather information on the makeup of the aromantic community. The initiative was started by AUREA in 2020 and is intended to be a bi-yearly project.
Our Census Team
The team behind the creation, dissemination, analysis, and report writeup for the Aro Census is international, and is composed of volunteers. The volunteers are entirely arospec or a-spec and come from a variety of backgrounds.
Several members of the AUREA team
Grace Vestuto
aspec of stardust
Birgit/Yellow
UnYoung (gracesofluck)
Markus Lilienthal
Shelley
2020
The results of the 2020 census can be found in the PDF documents below.
The Aro Census 2020 companion report title page
The Aro Census 2020 report title page.
Interesting Graphs
A bar graph showing responses to the question, “Which of the following aro- or a-spec labels do you identify with?” The most popular is Aromantic, with 6999 responses. Also popular are Asexual/ace used to describe one’s relationship with romance too, and arospec, which have 3521 and 3360 responses respectively.
A pie chart showing responses to the question, “Are you out as aromantic (i.e., have you told people about your aromanticism)?” Responses are split. Most people are partially out to some people or only select few people, accounting for 34.9% and 37.5% respectively.
A pie chart showing responses to the question, “Have you ever been attracted to someone romantically?” 45% of respondents said no, 34.3% said they were unsure, and 20.7% said yes.
A bar chart showing how individuals with different aro- or a-spec identities responded to the question, “Have you ever been attracted to someone romantically?” People who were aromantic/aro were most likely to say they had never been attracted to someone romantically. Demiromantics were most likely to say that they had been attracted to someone romantically. Many respondents, regardless of identity, were unsure.
A pie chart showing responses to the question, “Have you ever been in a romantic relationship?” 55.6% of people said no, 39.7% of people said yes, and the remaining 4.7% said they were unsure.
A bar chart showing how individuals with different aro- or a-spec identities responded to the question, “Do you want to be in a romantic relationship?” Aromantic/aro people were least likely to want to be in a romantic relationship. Most likely to want to be in a romantic relationship were cupioromantic and demiromantic people. Many people were unsure, regardless of identity.
A table showing responses to the question, “Because of your aromanticism, have you personally experienced any of the following?” The most popular answer, indicated by 82.43% of respondents, was not being taken seriously, being ignored, or being dismissed by others. Another common thing experienced by 48.34% of respondents was attempts or suggestions to “fix” or “cure” them.