New figures published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that only 1.6% of adults in the UK identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual.
The figures, which were collected by the ONS for its Sexual Identity Project, show that 1.2% of people identify as gay or lesbian whilst 0.5% identify as bisexual.
Men are twice as likely as women to consider themselves gay, with 1.6% of adult males identifying themselves as homosexual, compared to 0.8% of adult females. The statistics also reveal that those who were aged 16-24 were five times more likely to self-identify as homosexual or bisexual than those aged 65 or above.
The figures, which are the most accurate available, represent a 0.1% increase since 2012. The statistics show that the number of people who consider themselves as homosexual or bisexual is much lower than the figure widely claimed by the gay lobby.
