: Over 2.8 million people (1.0% of the population aged 13+) identify as transgender. Among youth (ages 13–17), this figure rises to 3.3% .

: Germany and Sweden report some of the highest identification rates globally, with approximately 3% of residents identifying as transgender, gender-fluid, or nonbinary. 3. Socioeconomic Challenges and Discrimination

Transgender individuals experience heightened vulnerability across multiple social indicators: