https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2024/sexual-orientation-and-trans-status-or-history-results
'Scotland’s Census 2022 found that 19,990 people were trans or had a trans history...The figure equates to 0.44% of people aged 16 and over. Almost half (46.1%) of trans people were aged 16 to 24 with around a quarter (26.0%) aged 25 to 34. '
https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/2022-census-in-scotland/pages/2/
'While NRS worked to achieve the best census return rates possible, concerns were raised over the return rates and the impact on data quality. Most notably, the Scottish Parliament launched an inquiry into Scotland’s Census. '
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'A number of users and stakeholder groups have raised concerns publicly, and directly with NRS, on the guidance for the census sex question. These include the wording of the guidance used in Scotland causing possible conflation between an individual’s sex and their gender identity which may affect the data collected from the sex question; a lack of comparability in census data across the UK and between censuses in Scotland; and any broader impact on statistics where other data collections may look to harmonise with the question used in Scotland’s Census.
In order to maintain public confidence, NRS should respond to these concerns and the wider user need to understand the effect of the guidance on census responses. The Scottish Government should also reflect on how issues raised through census are relevant for its own guidance on Sex, gender identity, trans status – data collection and publication. '