As of 2020, approximately 93.2 percent of men in the United Kingdom identified as being heterosexual, compared with 2.5 percent that identified as being homosexual, 0.9 percent as Bisexual, 0.6 percent as "other", and 2.8 percent that did not know, or refused to answer. Since 2014, the share of men that said they identified as homosexual has increased from 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent.
Sexual identity of males in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020
Loading statistic...
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$69 USD $49 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you
Sexuality
5
- Basic Statistic Sexual identity of people in the UK 2014-2020
- Basic Statistic Sexual identity of males in the UK 2014-2020
- Basic Statistic Sexual identity of females in the UK 2014-2020
- Basic Statistic Sexual identity of people in the UK 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Sexual identity of people in the UK 2020, by age
Sexuality, by country
4
Sexuality, by region
8
- Basic Statistic Sexuality in London 2014
- Basic Statistic Sexuality in the South East region of England 2014
- Basic Statistic Sexuality in the South West region of England 2014
- Basic Statistic Sexuality in the West Midlands region of England 2014
- Basic Statistic Sexuality in the East Midlands region of England 2014
- Basic Statistic Sexuality in the East of England 2014
- Basic Statistic Sexuality in the Yorkshire and The Humber 2014
- Basic Statistic Sexuality in the North West of England 2014
Marriages and civil partnerships
6
- Basic Statistic Number of marriages in the UK 1887-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of divorces in the UK 1858-2020
- Premium Statistic Average age at divorce in England and Wales 2000-2019, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of civil partnerships in the UK 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of civil partnership dissolutions in the UK 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Civil partnership formations in England and Wales by age 2018
Public attitudes towards homosexuality
8
- Basic Statistic Moral perception of homosexuality among adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015
- Basic Statistic Moral perception of homosexuality according to British men and women in February 2015
- Basic Statistic Moral perception of homosexuality according to age groups in the UK 2015
- Basic Statistic Self reported view on sexuality in Great Britain (GB) in 2015
- Basic Statistic Self reported view on sexuality in Great Britain in 2015, by gender
- Premium Statistic Likelihood of same sex attraction in Great Britain (GB) in 2015
- Premium Statistic Likelihood of same sex attraction in Great Britain (GB) in 2015, by gender
- Premium Statistic Likelihood of having sex with the same-sex in Great Britain (GB) in 2015, by gender
Experiences of homosexuality
2
Sexual orientation
5
- Premium Statistic Sexual orientation of middle aged and older people in the UK 2017
- Basic Statistic Self-reported sexuality in Great Britain (GB) in 2015
- Basic Statistic Self-reported sexuality in Great Britain (GB) in 2015, by gender
- Premium Statistic Self-reported sexual orientation in Great Britain (GB) in 2015
- Premium Statistic Self-reported sexual orientation in Great Britain (GB) in 2015, by gender
Further related statistics
17
- Sexual identities in Denmark 2018, by gender
- Child abuse victimization in Canada in 2014, by sexual orientation
- Influenza vaccine rates among U.S. adults in 2015, by sexual orientation and gender
- LGBT - discrimination against or harassment in the European Union in 2012
- Familiarity with the LGBT community in Kazakhstan as of 2016
- Familiarity with the LGBT community in China as of 2016
- Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage in Vietnam 2016
- Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage in Turkey 2016
- Opinion on legality of being a LGBT member in Saudi Arabia 2016
- Share of Americans eating foreign food in 2011, by sexual orientation
- Happiness with current relationship status in the UK 2017, by sexual orientation
- UK: Interest in using an adult online dating site or app 2017, by sexual orientation
- Adult Friend Finder: current and past usage in the UK 2017, by sexual orientation
- Attitudes of Spaniards towards transgender marriage in 2017
- Share of people who were educated on LGBTQ+ topics in school in Japan 2020, by age
- Ashley Madison: current and past usage in the UK 2017, by sexual orientation
- Conditions for a LGBT-friendly workplace Japan 2019
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Sexual identities in Denmark 2018, by gender
- Child abuse victimization in Canada in 2014, by sexual orientation
- Influenza vaccine rates among U.S. adults in 2015, by sexual orientation and gender
- LGBT - discrimination against or harassment in the European Union in 2012
- Familiarity with the LGBT community in Kazakhstan as of 2016
- Familiarity with the LGBT community in China as of 2016
- Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage in Vietnam 2016
- Opinion on legality of same-sex marriage in Turkey 2016
- Opinion on legality of being a LGBT member in Saudi Arabia 2016
- Share of Americans eating foreign food in 2011, by sexual orientation
- Happiness with current relationship status in the UK 2017, by sexual orientation
- UK: Interest in using an adult online dating site or app 2017, by sexual orientation
- Adult Friend Finder: current and past usage in the UK 2017, by sexual orientation
- Attitudes of Spaniards towards transgender marriage in 2017
- Share of people who were educated on LGBTQ+ topics in school in Japan 2020, by age
- Ashley Madison: current and past usage in the UK 2017, by sexual orientation
- Conditions for a LGBT-friendly workplace Japan 2019
Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 25, 2022). Sexual identity of males in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317584/uk-male-population-sexual-identity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sexual identity of males in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317584/uk-male-population-sexual-identity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Sexual identity of males in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317584/uk-male-population-sexual-identity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sexual Identity of Males in The United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317584/uk-male-population-sexual-identity/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Sexual identity of males in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317584/uk-male-population-sexual-identity/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Sexual identity of males in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317584/uk-male-population-sexual-identity/