In a representative survey conducted in 2018 on sexuality in Denmark, seven percent of the total respondents stated to have had at least one sex partner of the same sex. This was the case for eight percent of the Danish women and six percent of the Danish men. The highest share was found among women between 24 and 34 years old. In this age group, 15 percent of the respondents had had sex with another woman. In comparison, only eight percent of the men in the same age group had had sex with another man.
Share of the population who has had same-sex partners in Denmark in 2018, by gender and age group
Respondents who have had at least once sex partner of the same sex
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Siden du fyldte 15 år, hvilke seksuelle erfaringer med kvinder eller mænd har du da haft? Med sex mener vi vaginalt samleje, oralsex, analsex eller håndsex"
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Statens Serum Institut, & Aalborg universitet. (October 28, 2019). Share of the population who has had same-sex partners in Denmark in 2018, by gender and age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 12, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094297/same-sex-partners-by-gender-and-age-group/
Statens Serum Institut, und Aalborg universitet. "Share of the population who has had same-sex partners in Denmark in 2018, by gender and age group ." Chart. October 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094297/same-sex-partners-by-gender-and-age-group/
Statens Serum Institut, Aalborg universitet. (2019). Share of the population who has had same-sex partners in Denmark in 2018, by gender and age group . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094297/same-sex-partners-by-gender-and-age-group/
Statens Serum Institut, and Aalborg universitet. "Share of The Population Who Has Had Same-sex Partners in Denmark in 2018, by Gender and Age Group ." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094297/same-sex-partners-by-gender-and-age-group/
Statens Serum Institut & Aalborg universitet, Share of the population who has had same-sex partners in Denmark in 2018, by gender and age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094297/same-sex-partners-by-gender-and-age-group/ (last visited August 12, 2022)
