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.
Number and share of the population aged 16 or over by their sexual identity (excluding heterosexual) in England and Wales in 2021, by sexual orientation
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 6, 2023). Number and share of the population aged 16 or over by their sexual identity (excluding heterosexual) in England and Wales in 2021, by sexual orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386427/sexual-orientation-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number and share of the population aged 16 or over by their sexual identity (excluding heterosexual) in England and Wales in 2021, by sexual orientation." Chart. January 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386427/sexual-orientation-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number and share of the population aged 16 or over by their sexual identity (excluding heterosexual) in England and Wales in 2021, by sexual orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386427/sexual-orientation-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number and Share of The Population Aged 16 or over by Their Sexual Identity (excluding Heterosexual) in England and Wales in 2021, by Sexual Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386427/sexual-orientation-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number and share of the population aged 16 or over by their sexual identity (excluding heterosexual) in England and Wales in 2021, by sexual orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386427/sexual-orientation-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Number and share of the population aged 16 or over by their sexual identity (excluding heterosexual) in England and Wales in 2021, by sexual orientation [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386427/sexual-orientation-in-england-and-wales/
