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Glasgow City Region

Percentage of the population by sexual orientation for Glasgow City Region

Percentage of the population (16-24 years) by sexual orientation - Glasgow City Region - 2022

Around 84% of 16–24-year-olds in each of the local authorities considered themselves Heterosexual/Straight, whereas in Glasgow this is slightly lower at 77% (excluded from the above chart).

Of all the selected local authorities in the Glasgow City Region, Glasgow has the highest percentage of the 16–24-year-olds identifying as either Bisexual (8.5%), Gay or Lesbian (3.8%) or Other Sexual Orientation (1.9%).

As the question was voluntary in the Scotland Census, around 9% of people 16–24-year-olds in each of the local authorities chose not to answer the question.

Notes

Sexual orientation is an umbrella term covering sexual identity, attraction, and behaviour. The term sexual orientation may mean different things to different people.

Scotland’s Census included a new question on sexual orientation in 2022 for people aged 16 and over. This means that we do not have comparable data for previous Censuses.

This page was last updated in December 2024.

Further reading under ‘Sexual orientation ’