In 2022, approximately 85.2 percent of people aged between 16 and 24 in the United Kingdom identified as being heterosexual, the lowest among the provided age groups. As of this year, 6.4 percent of people in this age group identified as being Bisexual, compared with just 0.2 percent of people aged 65 or over.
Sexual identity of people in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age group
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 27, 2023). Sexual identity of people in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317651/homosexuality-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age/
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Sexual identity of people in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317651/homosexuality-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age/
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