Rise of the flexi-sexual: Number of Britons identifying as bisexual soars by 45 per cent in three years – but remains just 0.6% of the population
The number of Britons describing themselves as bisexual has soared by 45 per cent in just three years.
In 2012, 230,000 people said they were bisexual – a total that rose to 334,000 in 2015.
For the first time, more young adults aged 16 to 24 describe themselves as ‘bi’ rather than exclusively gay or lesbian – an increase from 76,000 to 133,000 over the same period, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The increase among those who said they were solely gay or lesbian was less pronounced, from 541,000 to 586,000 over the three years. However, the proportion of the total population who identify themselves as bisexual only went from 0.5 per cent to 0.6 per cent because the population as a whole increased at a faster rate.
The ONS found that 1.1 per cent of the population describe themselves as gay or lesbian.
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