As of 2022, approximately 92.9 percent of men in the United Kingdom identified as being heterosexual, compared with 2.7 percent that identified as being homosexual, 1.1 percent as Bisexual, 0.6 percent as "other", and 2.6 percent that did not know, or refused to answer. Since 2014, the share of men that said they identified as homosexual has increased from 1.5 percent to 2.7 percent.
Sexual identity of males in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 27, 2023). Sexual identity of males in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317584/uk-male-population-sexual-identity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sexual identity of males in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317584/uk-male-population-sexual-identity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Sexual identity of males in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317584/uk-male-population-sexual-identity/
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