Number of same-sex families in the UK 1996-2022
There were estimated to be 217,000 same-sex couple families in the United Kingdom as of 2022, compared with just 16,000 in 1996.
Number of cohabiting or married same-sex couple families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 18, 2023). Number of cohabiting or married same-sex couple families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1387475/number-of-same-sex-families-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of cohabiting or married same-sex couple families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1387475/number-of-same-sex-families-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of cohabiting or married same-sex couple families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1387475/number-of-same-sex-families-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Cohabiting or Married Same-sex Couple Families in The United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1387475/number-of-same-sex-families-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of cohabiting or married same-sex couple families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1387475/number-of-same-sex-families-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of cohabiting or married same-sex couple families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1387475/number-of-same-sex-families-in-the-uk/