Things you need to know about this release Regionally, people in London were most likely to identify as LGB (2.6%), with people in the North East and East of England the least likely (both 1.5%).Ħ9.4% of people who identified themselves as LGB had a marital status of single (never married or in a civil partnership).ģ. People aged 16 to 24 years were most likely to identify as LGB in 2017 (4.2%). Males (2.3%) were more likely to identify as LGB than females (1.8%) in 2017. In 2017, there were an estimated 1.1 million people aged 16 years and over identifying as LGB out of a UK population aged 16 years and over of 52.8 million. Over the last five years, the proportion of the UK population identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) has increased from 1.5% in 2012 to 2.0% in 2017, although the latest figure is unchanged from 2016. The proportion of the UK population aged 16 years and over identifying as heterosexual or straight has decreased from 94.4% in 2012 to 93.2% in 2017.
