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Reading: National identity - UK

Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E06000038

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Key Facts

All Residents 174,224
Male 86,842
Female 87,382
Households 67,683
Population Density (people/km2) 4,312.6
Table Codets027
Issued2023-01-11
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options17

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their national identity. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Someone’s national identity is a self-determined assessment of their own identity, it could be the country or countries where they feel they belong or think of as home. It is not dependent on ethnic group or citizenship.

Respondents could select more than one national identity.

Quality Statement

The increase since the 2011 Census in people identifying as “British” and fall in people identifying as “English” may partly reflect true changes in self-perception. It is also likely to reflect that “British” replaced “English” as the first response option listed on the questionnaire in England.

More information at the ONS website

National identity: Total: All usual residents 174,225
British only identity 88,050
English only identity 18,525
English and British only identity 19,642
Welsh only identity 839
Welsh and British only identity 426
Any other combination of only UK identities 1,786
Scottish only identity 625
Scottish and British only identity 345
Northern Irish only identity 250
Northern Irish and British only identity 91
Cornish only identity 46
Cornish and British only identity 8
Any other combination of only UK identities 421
Irish only identity 1,382
Irish and at least one UK identity 226
Other identity only 36,635
Other identity and at least one UK identity 6,714
Non-UK identity only 38,017
UK identity and non-UK identity 6,940

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