---
title: "Gender — Community data 2026"
url: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/community/data/gender
year: 2026
chapter: "community"
question: "Gender"
section: "Stack Overflow and community platforms"
licence: "ODbL 1.0 (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/)"
---

# Gender

Asked as: Which of the following best represents your gender identity? (`Gender`, single select, optional, v2026.1)

## Options offered

1. Woman
2. Man
3. Non-binary
4. Prefer to self-describe: (with free-text entry)
5. Prefer not to say

## Results

### All Respondents

n = 21,149

|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Man | 18,191 | 86.0% |
| Woman | 1,393 | 6.6% |
| Prefer not to say | 899 | 4.3% |
| Non-binary | 431 | 2.0% |
| Prefer to self-describe: | 235 | 1.1% |

In context: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/community/data.md