In 2023, approximately 93.6 percent of the population of the United Kingdom identified themselves as being straight or heterosexual, compared with two percent who identified as either Gay or Lesbian, 1.8 percent as Bisexual, 0.7 percent as Other and 2.7 percent who did not know, or refused to answer.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 29, 2025). Sexual identity of people in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/317611/uk-population-sexual-identity/
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