In 2023, approximately 85.5 percent of people aged between 16 and 24 in the United Kingdom identified as being heterosexual, the lowest among the provided age groups. In this year, 7.5 percent of people in this age group identified as being Bisexual, compared with just 0.2 percent of people aged 65 or over.

Sexual orientation in the UK by region, sex, age, legal partnership status, and ethnic group. These are official statistics in development.

In 2023, approximately 91.2 percent of the population of London identified as being Heterosexual or Straight, which was the lowest among regions of the United Kingdom. As of this year, approximately 3.5 percent of Londoners identified as being Gay or Lesbian, 1.7 percent as Bisexual, 0.9 percent as Other and 2.8 percent who did not know, or refused to answer.

There were estimated to be approximately 2.06 million people in the United Kingdom who identified as being Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual in 2023, compared with 843,000 in 2014.

Sexual identity estimates by occupation 2014. This is presented at a UK level, and broken down by England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

This report presents findings on the health and health-related behaviours of the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) population in England. These are analysed by age, sex and ethnicity. The data are based on a representative sample of adults, aged 16 and over, who participated in the Health Survey for England from 2011–2018. 2% of adults surveyed in 2011-2018 identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) The Health Survey for England series was designed to monitor trends in the health, and health related behaviours, of adults and children in England.

In 2023, approximately 93.6 percent of the population of the United Kingdom identified themselves as being straight or heterosexual, compared with two percent who identified as either Gay or Lesbian, 1.8 percent as Bisexual, 0.7 percent as Other and 2.7 percent who did not know, or refused to answer.

The census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The most recent census took place in March of 2021.The census asks every household questions about the people who live there and the type of home they live in. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as education, doctors' surgeries and roads.Only residents age 16+ were asked this question. Residents age 15 or less are not included in the data.Key census statistics for Leicester are published on the open data platform to make information accessible to local services, voluntary and community groups, and residents.Further information about the census and full datasets can be found on the ONS website - https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/censusproductsSexual OrientationThis dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in England and Wales by sexual orientation. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021. This dataset includes information for Leicester City and England overall.Definition: Classifies people according to the responses to the sexual orientation question. This question was voluntary and was only asked of people aged 16 years and over.

These datasets provide Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in England and Wales by sexual orientation by sex, sexual orientation by age and sexual orientation by sex and age.

LGB+

An abbreviation used to refer to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other minority sexual orientations (for example, asexual).

_Sexual orientation _

Sexual orientation is an umbrella term covering sexual identity, attraction, and behaviour. For an individual respondent, these may not be the same. For example, someone in an opposite-sex relationship may also experience same-sex attraction, and vice versa. This means the statistics should be interpreted purely as showing how people responded to the question, rather than being about whom they are attracted to or their actual relationships.

We have not provided glossary entries for individual sexual orientation categories. This is because individual respondents may have differing perspectives on the exact meaning.

The question on sexual orientation was new for Census 2021. It was voluntary and was only asked of people aged 16 years and over.

In total, 44.9 million people answered the sexual orientation question (92.5% of the population aged 16 years and over).

Usual resident

A usual resident is anyone who on Census Day, 21 March 2021, was in the UK and had stayed or intended to stay in the UK for a period of 12 months or more or had a permanent UK address.

Notes

• To ensure that individuals cannot be identified in the data, population counts have been rounded to the nearest five and counts under 10 have been suppressed.

• Percentages have been calculated using rounded data.

In 2022, a survey of people in Great Britain showed that 53 percent of Gen Z were exclusively attracted to the opposite sex, with ten percent advising they were attracted to both sexes equally, and 14 percent that they were mostly or only attracted to the same sex.

According to the census of 2021, approximately 747,805 people aged 16 or over in England and Wales identified with a gay or lesbian sexual orientation, approximately 1.54 percent of the population. A further 623,504 people identified as being bisexual, or 1.28 percent of the population. In the same census there were 112,386 who identified as being pansexual, 28,172 as asexual, 14,511 as queer, and 10,236 as another sexual orientation.

In June 2023 ("Pride Month"), 2.5 percent of TV ads aired in the United Kingdom showed the LGBT+ community prominently in their narratives. At the same time, nine percent of the UK population identified as LGBT+.

In 2022, approximately 71 percent of Gen Z in Great Britain identified their sexual orientation as being straight, compared with 82 percent of millennials, 87 percent of Gen X and 91 percent of Baby Boomers. The next most common sexual orientation for Gen Z was Bi, with ten percent of this generation identifying this way.

There were estimated to be 217,000 same-sex couple families in the United Kingdom as of 2022, compared with just 16,000 in 1996.

In a global survey conducted in 2023, three percent of respondents declared to be homosexual, gay, or lesbian. In Brazil and the Netherlands, for instance, nine percent, instead, identified as bisexual, representing the largest group of bisexual respondents among the 30 surveyed countries. Moreover, two percent of the interviewees in Switzerland said to be pansexual or omnisexual. Pansexuality describes people who feel attracted to other people regardless of their biological sex, gender, or gender identity, whereas omnisexuality refers to people attracted to people of all gender identities and sexual orientations.

This survey shows the attitude of people from different age groups towards homosexual marriages in Great Britain in 2014. The average approval of homosexual marriage by all age groups was 69 percent. There was a clear increase of disapproval as the respondents age increased and correspondingly, a decrease in approval.

According to a survey of LGBTQ+ people in Great Britain, 43 percent agreed somewhat that LGBTQ+ individuals faced discrimination in the workplace due to their gender identity, while a further 26 percent strongly agreed they did. Just three percent strongly disagreed, that LGBTQ+ individuals faced discrimination at work for this reason.

This survey shows the results of a survey among respondents with a gay, lesbian, bisexual or other sexual orientation on the separation of marriage and Civil Partnership. The survey was conducted in 2012 in the United Kingdom. 47 percent of the respondents thought that insisting on a separation and distinction of marriage and Civil Partnership worsens the attitudes towards gay people.

According to a survey of LGBT+ workers in the United Kingdom, approximately 20 percent of LGB+ employees felt they had being undermined or humiliated at their place of work, with this rising to 39 percent for Trans people. Being undermined or humiliated was the most common experience of conflict among LGBT+ workers, although a significant share of LGBT+ workers had also experienced heated arguments / shouting, at 23 percent of Trans workers and 14 percent of LGB+ ones.