According to the census of 2021, approximately 262,113 people in England and Wales indicated that their gender identity was different to their sex registered at birth, or around 0.5 percent of the population. Among these people, 117,775 gave no specific identity, with a further 48,435 trans men, 47,572 trans women, 30,257 non-binary people, and 18,074 who had other gender identities.
Number and share of the population who indicated their gender identity was different from their sex registered at birth in England and Wales in 2021, by gender identity
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 6, 2023). Number and share of the population who indicated their gender identity was different from their sex registered at birth in England and Wales in 2021, by gender identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382940/gender-identity-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number and share of the population who indicated their gender identity was different from their sex registered at birth in England and Wales in 2021, by gender identity." Chart. January 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382940/gender-identity-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number and share of the population who indicated their gender identity was different from their sex registered at birth in England and Wales in 2021, by gender identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382940/gender-identity-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number and Share of The Population Who Indicated Their Gender Identity Was Different from Their Sex Registered at Birth in England and Wales in 2021, by Gender Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382940/gender-identity-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number and share of the population who indicated their gender identity was different from their sex registered at birth in England and Wales in 2021, by gender identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382940/gender-identity-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Number and share of the population who indicated their gender identity was different from their sex registered at birth in England and Wales in 2021, by gender identity [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382940/gender-identity-in-england-and-wales/