Census reveals first data on sexuality and gender by religion and ethnicity

Some 1.5% of people identifying as Muslim say their gender is different to their sex registered at birth.

A higher proportion of people in England and Wales with Muslim, Buddhist or Jewish backgrounds have a different gender identity to the one at birth than those who identify as Christian, the latest Census data reveals (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Archive)

A higher proportion of people in England and Wales with Muslim, Sikh or Hindu backgrounds have a different gender identity to the one at birth than those who identify as Christian, the first survey of its kind reveals.

There are also higher proportions of people identifying as gay or lesbian, bisexual or another sexual orientation (LGB+) among those who say they are Buddhist or Jewish than Christian.

The data was collected as part of the census that took place in England and Wales on March 21 2021, but which has just been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).