This is double the proportion of those who identified as heterosexual or straight and were single (34.2%). The East Midlands and West Midlands were the regions that saw the largest change in the proportion of people identifying as LGB over the last four years, with both increasing from 2014 to 2018 (from 1.2% to 2.2% and 1.3% to 2.3% respectively).Īmong those identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) in 2018, more than two-thirds (68.7%) were single, meaning that they had never married or entered into a civil partnership. The median age of the population in London was 35.3 years in 2018, compared with 41.8 years in the North East of England. The higher proportion of people identifying as LGB in London may be explained by the younger age structure of the population. The North East had the lowest proportion (1.8%). In 2018, a higher proportion of people in London (2.8%) identified as LGB than in other regions of England. People in London are most likely to identify as LGB Further information on estimates of the population numbers and measures of quality (to show the levels of uncertainty associated with survey estimates) are presented in the datasets.ĭownload this image Figure 4: In 2018, a smaller proportion of people in Northern Ireland identified themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual than in other UK countries.