Sexual identity, UK

Jun 10, 2017 by Jill

from Office for National Statistics:

Main points.

In 2015, 1.7% of the UK population identified themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB).

More males (2.0%) than females (1.5%) identified themselves as LGB in 2015.

Of the population aged 16 to 24, there were 3.3% identifying themselves as LGB, the largest percentage within any age group in 2015.

The population who identified as LGB in 2015 were most likely to be single, never married or civil partnered, at 68.2%.