FHSS gender demographics

Data relating to FHSS gender demographics.

Last updated 14 October 2025

The number of release requests in all tables has been rounded to the nearest 10.

Table 1: FHSS gender demographics in 2018–19
Gender	No. of release requests	All release requests (%)
Female	1,660	40
Male	2,530	60
Total	4,190	100

Table 2: FHSS gender demographics in 2019–20
Gender	No. of release requests	All release requests (%)
Female	3,480	42
Male	4,840	58
Total	8,320	100

Table 3: FHSS gender demographics in 2020–21
Gender	No. of release requests	All release requests (%)
Female	5,260	43
Male	6,870	57
Total	12,130	100

Table 4: FHSS gender demographics in 2021–22
Gender	No. of release requests	All release requests (%)
Female	5,510	44
Male	6,950	56
Total	12,460	100

Table 5: FHSS gender demographics in 2022–23
Gender	No. of release requests	All release requests (%)
Female	5,610	42
Male	7,650	58
Total	13,260	100

Table 6: FHSS gender demographics in 2023–24
Gender	No. of release requests	All release requests (%)
Female	7,230	43
Male	9,550	57
Total	16,780	100

Table 7: FHSS gender demographics in 2024–25
Gender	No. of release requests	All release requests (%)
Female	8,000	44
Male	10,280	56
Total	18,280	100

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