Almost 7% of people in UK changed sexual identity in six years, study suggests

The study also found that sexual identity mobility is 10% less likely among men than women Photograph: Maskot/Getty Images

One in 15 people – almost 7% of the UK population – changed their sexual identity over a six-year period, a new study suggests.

Women aged over 65 are one of the most “sexually fluid” groups, the research found, challenging the assumption that moving between heterosexual and non-heterosexual identities is more common among younger people.