© Reuters / Brendan McDermid
More than 47 per cent of those who identified as a different gender than they were registered at birth were aged between 16 and 34 - even though the age band accounts for less than a third of the wider population.
The younger generation was even more dominant among those who described themselves as non-binary, with 85 per cent - 26,000 people - in the under-35 group.
The insight into the changing face of the country - increasingly a major social flashpoint - emerged in the latest details released from the census, which was conducted in 2021.
It shows that 0.54 per cent of over-16s in England and Wales - 262,000 people - identified as trans at the time of the survey.
More than 47 per cent of those who identified as a different gender than they were born in were aged between 16 and 34 - even though the age band accounts for less than a third of the wider population
For 25 to 34 year-olds the figure was 0.77 per cent, but in the over-75 category it fell to just 0.22 per cent.
A similar proportion of people identified as trans after saying their sex at birth was female and male - at 0.52 per cent and 0.56 per cent respectively.
People who identified as a trans man had a younger age profile than people who identified as a trans woman.
Trans men tended to have a younger age profile, with the 16-24 age category accounting for 28.5 per cent of that group - 14,000 people - while the equivalent for trans women was 19.3 per cent, or 9,000 people.
Gender identity has become a major political issue, with the UK government stepping in to block Scottish legislation that would have reduced the age for formally changing gender to 16 and removed the need for a medical diagnosis.
Concerns have been raised about how women-only spaces can be protected, while many sports have faced dilemmas over whether trans athletes can compete.
Separate figures on sexuality published for the Office for National Statistics today showed nearly one in 14 young people identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another minority sexual orientation (LGB+)
That was more than twice the level for the overall population.
There were sharp variations across the country, with some local areas recording as many as one in six 16-24 year-olds identifying as LGB+.
The census took place in England and Wales on March 21 2021 and its findings are being released in stages by the ONS.
Have to wave the BS flag on this one.
I would challenge this article‘s veracity/probity. Lies, Damn Lies & made up statistics. Looks like another mass psychosis indoctrination of hoodwinking people into beLIEving the narrative.
Notice this bogus survey’s questions are never presented or shown as evidence. Only the phony parsed cherry picked data & re-interpreted data into a synthesized prescribed Hegelian outcome.
When you compare the article above to the article linked below two things are clear: either they lied or twisted the data - either way still a lie. One asks if they KNEW/KNOW someone who is transgender vs. ARE transgender. Two very different things. [Link]
Nearly half of all people surveyed in gen Z said they knew someone transgender
“More than 5,000 people surveyed for the thinktank did not see trans issues as a big divide in Britain today, with rows about JK Rowling or the Keira Bell case barely mentioned in focus group discussions held across Scotland, England and Wales. However, people did feel strongly that trans women should not compete against cis women in professional sporting events.”