There were estimated to be approximately 1.8 million people in the United Kingdom who identified as being Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual in 2022, compared with 843,00 in 2014.
Estimated number of people who identify as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 27, 2023). Estimated number of people who identify as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/719614/uk-homosexual-and-bisexual-population/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of people who identify as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/719614/uk-homosexual-and-bisexual-population/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Estimated number of people who identify as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/719614/uk-homosexual-and-bisexual-population/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of People Who Identify as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in The United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/719614/uk-homosexual-and-bisexual-population/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of people who identify as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/719614/uk-homosexual-and-bisexual-population/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Estimated number of people who identify as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/719614/uk-homosexual-and-bisexual-population/