THE BBC has revealed two per cent of its workforce is transgender, about four times the general population’s figure.

The Beeb’s diversity chief Tunde Ogungbesan told a meeting in Westminster that more than 400 had transitioned or were looking to do so.

2 It has been reported that two per cent of BBC's staff are transgender Credit: AFP or licensors

He is reported to have said: “We’ve got 417 people within the BBC who have said they are transgender, almost two per cent of the organisation, which is very, very high.”

The figures came from a survey of its 21,000 staff, it was reported.

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2 The BBC diversity chief Tunde Ogungbesan made the annonucement during a meeting in Westminster Credit: Getty - Contributor

A BBC spokesman said: “We’re proud to have a diverse range of people.”

A Home Office-funded study has identified about 300,000 to 500,000 transgender people in the UK, around half a per cent.