Sexual identity

Analyses include sexual identity in the UK by sex, region and age group, sourced from the Annual Population Survey.

Highlights

The proportion of the UK population aged 16 years and over identifying as heterosexual or straight has decreased from 94.4% in 2012 to 93.2% in 2017.
Over the last five years, the proportion of the UK population identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) has increased from 1.5% in 2012 to 2.0% in 2017, although the latest figure is unchanged from 2016.
In 2017, there were an estimated 1.1 million people aged 16 years and over identifying as LGB out of a UK population aged 16 years and over of 52.8 million.

Sexual orientation, UK

Sexual orientation in the UK from 2012 to 2017 by region, sex, age, marital status, ethnicity and National Statistics Socio-economic Classification.
Sexual Identity by Gender by Country

Sexual identity estimates by gender from 2010 to 2014. This is presented at a UK level, and broken down by England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Sexual Identity lesbian, gay and bisexual population by Occupation by Country

Sexual identity estimates by occupation 2014. This is presented at a UK level, and broken down by England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Sexual Identity, subnational

Subnational sexual identity for 2013 to 2015
Cigarette smoking by Sexual Identity, by Country

Smoking estimates by sexual identity, 2014. This is presented at a UK level, and broken down by England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Sexual orientation, UK: 2017

Experimental statistics on sexual orientation in the UK in 2017 by region, sex, age, marital status, ethnicity and socio-economic classification.
Integrated Household Survey (Experimental statistics): January to December 2014

Sexual identity, smoking prevalence and perceived general health using data from the Integrated Household Survey.