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This page will ideally include information on the estimated numbers of nonbinary people worldwide as well as in specific regions. We also will try to have other demographic and statistical information when available. | This page will ideally include information on the estimated numbers of nonbinary people worldwide as well as in specific regions. We also will try to have other demographic and statistical information when available. | ||
Obtaining numbers of nonbinary people is difficult due to many factors such as: | |||
Obtaining | |||
*Many nonbinary people are not [[Coming out|out]] | *Many nonbinary people are not [[Coming out|out]] or for another reason they are not comfortable reporting their [[gender identity]] on surveys. | ||
*Most large-scale population counts only allow for [[binary gender]] selections. | *Most large-scale population counts only allow for [[binary gender]] selections. | ||
*Depending on how the gender question is worded, nonbinary people may think it is asking for their [[legal gender]] or their [[sex assigned at birth]]. | *Depending on how the gender question is worded, nonbinary people may think it is asking for their [[legal gender]] or their [[sex assigned at birth]]. | ||
==Worldwide== | ==Worldwide== | ||
''More information needed.'' | ''More information needed.'' | ||
In the | In the 2020 [[Gender Census]], there were 24,576 respondents.<ref name="GC2020">{{Cite web |title=Gender Census 2020: The Pronoun Question |author=Cassian |work=Gender Census |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= https://gendercensus.com/post/632150168128700416/gender-census-2020-the-pronoun-question}}</ref> However this is a limited set (e.g. mainly English-speaking people who use Tumblr and/or Twitter) and thus does not represent a full global count of people who identify outside the [[gender binary]]. | ||
==Australia== | ==Australia== | ||
On the 2016 Australian Census, for the first time people could identify themselves as "male", "female", or "[[other]]". 1300 people selected "other".<ref name="power2017">{{Cite web |title=Being gender non-binary on the Census, dyke is a dirty word and Ramadan fundraising |author=Power, Shannon |work=The Informer |date=28 June 2017 |access-date=15 October 2020 |url= https://joy.org.au/theinformer/2017/06/28/gender-non-binary-census-dyke-dirty-word-ramadan-fundraising/ | On the 2016 Australian Census, for the first time people could identify themselves as "male", "female", or "[[other]]". 1300 people selected "other".<ref name="power2017">{{Cite web |title=Being gender non-binary on the Census, dyke is a dirty word and Ramadan fundraising |author=Power, Shannon |work=The Informer |date=28 June 2017 |access-date=15 October 2020 |url= https://joy.org.au/theinformer/2017/06/28/gender-non-binary-census-dyke-dirty-word-ramadan-fundraising/}}</ref> | ||
==United Kingdom== | ==United Kingdom== | ||
According to a 2014 blog post by activist [[Nat Titman]], "at least 0.4% of the UK population defines as nonbinary when given a 3-way choice in terms of female, male or another description", but the count will be higher depending on variations in question phrasing.<ref name="Titman2014">{{Cite web |title=How many people in the United Kingdom are nonbinary? |author=Titman, Nat |authorlink=Nat Titman |work=Practical Androgyny |date=16 December 2014 |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= https://practicalandrogyny.com/2014/12/16/how-many-people-in-the-uk-are-nonbinary/ | According to a 2014 blog post by activist [[Nat Titman]], "at least 0.4% of the UK population defines as nonbinary when given a 3-way choice in terms of female, male or another description", but the count will be higher depending on variations in question phrasing.<ref name="Titman2014">{{Cite web |title=How many people in the United Kingdom are nonbinary? |author=Titman, Nat |authorlink=Nat Titman |work=Practical Androgyny |date=16 December 2014 |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= https://practicalandrogyny.com/2014/12/16/how-many-people-in-the-uk-are-nonbinary/}}</ref> | ||
==USA== | ==USA== | ||
A large-scale survey of "transgender, trans, genderqueer, and non-binary" people was conducted in 2015: the United States Trans Survey (USTS). In total there were 27,715 respondents, 35% of whom (9,769 people) "indicated that their gender identity was best described as nonbinary or genderqueer." However, a greater number (13,353 people or 48%) answered "Yes" to the question "Do you identify as [[multigender|more than one gender]] or as [[agender|no gender]]?"<ref name="2015USTS-AppA">{{Cite web |title=2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Complete Report |date= |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf|page=Appendix A}}</ref> This echoes Titman's finding above, that question phrasing will affect the reported number of nonbinary/genderqueer people. | |||
A large-scale survey of "transgender, trans, genderqueer, and non-binary" people was conducted in 2015: the United States Trans Survey (USTS). In total there were 27,715 respondents, 35% of whom (9,769 people) "indicated that their gender identity was best described as nonbinary or genderqueer." However, a greater number (13,353 people or 48%) answered "Yes" to the question "Do you identify as [[multigender|more than one gender]] or as [[agender|no gender]]?"<ref name="2015USTS-AppA">{{Cite web |title=2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Complete Report |date= |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf| | |||
The USTS included a list of gender terms allowing respondents to check off multiple selections, as well as the option to write in a gender that wasn't listed. From this section of the survey:<ref name="2015USTS-44">{{Cite web |title=2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Complete Report |date= |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf|page=44 | The USTS included a list of gender terms allowing respondents to check off multiple selections, as well as the option to write in a gender that wasn't listed. From this section of the survey:<ref name="2015USTS-44">{{Cite web |title=2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Complete Report |date= |access-date=23 October 2020 |url= https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf|page=44}}</ref> | ||
*31% of respondents checked "[[Non-binary]]" | *31% of respondents checked "[[Non-binary]]" | ||
* 29% of respondents checked "[[Genderqueer]]" | *29% of respondents checked "[[Genderqueer]]" | ||
* 27% of respondents checked "[[Gender non-conforming]] or [[gender variant]]" | *27% of respondents checked "[[Gender non-conforming]] or [[gender variant]]" | ||
*20% of respondents checked "[[Gender fluid]]/fluid" | *20% of respondents checked "[[Gender fluid]]/fluid" | ||
*18% of respondents checked "[[Androgynous]]" | *18% of respondents checked "[[Androgynous]]" | ||
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*6% of respondents checked "[[Bi-gender]]" | *6% of respondents checked "[[Bi-gender]]" | ||
*5% of respondents checked "[[Butch]]" | *5% of respondents checked "[[Butch]]" | ||
* 4% of respondents checked "[[Multi-gender]]" | *4% of respondents checked "[[Multi-gender]]" | ||
* 4% of respondents checked "[[Third gender]]" | *4% of respondents checked "[[Third gender]]" | ||
*3% of respondents checked "[[Intersex]]" | *3% of respondents checked "[[Intersex]]" | ||
* 2% of respondents checked "[[Drag|Drag performer (king/queen)]]" | *2% of respondents checked "[[Drag|Drag performer (king/queen)]]" | ||
*1% of respondents checked "[[aggressive|A.G. or aggressive]]" | *1% of respondents checked "[[aggressive|A.G. or aggressive]]" | ||
*1% of respondents checked "[[Stud]]" | *1% of respondents checked "[[Stud]]" | ||
*1% of respondents checked "[[Travesti]]" | *1% of respondents checked "[[Travesti]]" | ||
* Less than 1% of respondents checked "[[Bulldagger]]" | *Less than 1% of respondents checked "[[Bulldagger]]" | ||
*Less than 1% of respondents checked "[[Fa'afafine]]" | *Less than 1% of respondents checked "[[Fa'afafine]]" | ||
*Less than 1% of respondents checked "[[Mahu]]" | *Less than 1% of respondents checked "[[Mahu]]" | ||
* and 12% of respondents wrote in a gender not listed by the survey | *and 12% of respondents wrote in a gender not listed by the survey | ||
Extrapolated from the 2015 USTS, it was estimated that there could be over 450,000 [[nonbinary]] individuals in the United States of America<ref name="Hendrick">{{Cite web |title=“M,” “F,” Or “X”? Nonbinary Gender Designations In The Workplace |author=Hendrick et al. |work=Fisher Phillips |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-m-f-or-x-nonbinary-gender-designations}}</ref>, although totally accurate numbers are difficult to ascertain.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Micro Interactions, Macro Harms: Some Thoughts on Improving Health Care for Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Folks|journal=International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics |last=Freeman|first=Lauren|year=2018|doi=10.3138/ijfab.2018.05.29}}</ref> | |||
===USA subpopulations=== | ===USA subpopulations=== | ||
====People experiencing homelessness==== | ====People experiencing homelessness==== | ||
In a 2018 count, 0.2 percent of the USA homeless population (1,163 people) were nonbinary (where "nonbinary" was defined as "not male, female or transgender".)<ref name="NAEH">{{Cite web |title=Demographic Data Project: Gender Minorities |author=National Alliance to End Homelessness |date= |access-date=24 October 2020 |url= https://endhomelessness.org/demographic-data-project-gender-minorities/ | In a 2018 count, 0.2 percent of the USA homeless population (1,163 people) were nonbinary (where "nonbinary" was defined as "not male, female or transgender".)<ref name="NAEH">{{Cite web |title=Demographic Data Project: Gender Minorities |author=National Alliance to End Homelessness |date= |access-date=24 October 2020 |url= https://endhomelessness.org/demographic-data-project-gender-minorities/}}</ref> | ||
==== People 18 and older==== | ====People 18 and older==== | ||
A 2017 GLAAD/Harris Poll survey of 2,037 Americans age 18 and over found the following:<ref name="GLAAD">{{Cite web |title=Accelerating Acceptance 2017 |author= |work=GLAAD |date=2017 |access-date=24 October 2020 |url= https://www.glaad.org/files/aa/2017_GLAAD_Accelerating_Acceptance.pdf|page=4 | A 2017 GLAAD/Harris Poll survey of 2,037 Americans age 18 and over found the following:<ref name="GLAAD">{{Cite web |title=Accelerating Acceptance 2017 |author= |work=GLAAD |date=2017 |access-date=24 October 2020 |url= https://www.glaad.org/files/aa/2017_GLAAD_Accelerating_Acceptance.pdf|page=4}}</ref> | ||
*[[Agender]] people: | *[[Agender]] people: | ||
**3% of 18-34 age group | **3% of 18-34 age group | ||
**less than 0.5% of 35-51 age group | **less than 0.5% of 35-51 age group | ||
**less than 0.5% of 52-71 age group | **less than 0.5% of 52-71 age group | ||
**1% of 72 or older age group | **1% of 72 or older age group | ||
* [[Genderfluid]] people: | *[[Genderfluid]] people: | ||
**3% of 18-34 age group | **3% of 18-34 age group | ||
**1% of 35-51 age group | **1% of 35-51 age group | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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