Sexual identity of people in the UK 2023, by age

Sexual identity of people in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age group

CharacteristicHeterosexual or straightGay or lesbianBisexualOtherDon't know or refuse
16-24 85.5% 3% 7.5% 1.6% 2.4%
25-34 91.6% 2.9% 3.4% 1% 1.2%
35-49 94.8% 2.1% 0.8% 0.5% 1.8%
50-64 95.4% 2% 0.4% 0.6% 1.7%
65+ 96.5% 0.7% 0.2% 0.5% 2.1%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Estimated share of populationHeterosexual or straightGay or lesbianBisexualOtherDon't know or refuse16-2425-3435-4950-6465+
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January 2025

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2023

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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