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Glasgow City Region

Percentage of the population by sexual orientation for Glasgow City Region

Population Sexual Orientation - Glasgow City Region

Of all the selected local authorities in the Glasgow City Region, Glasgow has the highest percentage of the population identifying as either Bisexual (3.1%), Gay or Lesbian (3.1%) or Other Sexual Orientation (1.0%). Around 89% of the population in each of the local authorities considered themselves Heterosexual/Straight, whereas in Glasgow this is slightly lower at 84.0% (excluded from the above chart).

As the question was voluntary in the Scotland Census, around 8% of people aged 16 and over 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 section was last updated in December 2024.

Further reading under ‘Sexual orientation’