Census Data

Cotswold: National identity - UK

Location Type: Non-metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E07000079

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Key Facts

All Residents 90,832
Male 43,772
Female 47,060
Households 40,597
Population Density (people/km2) 78.0
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 90,834
British only identity 52,648
English only identity 16,293
English and British only identity 14,472
Welsh only identity 689
Welsh and British only identity 333
Any other combination of only UK identities 1,169
Scottish only identity 453
Scottish and British only identity 242
Northern Irish only identity 108
Northern Irish and British only identity 70
Cornish only identity 33
Cornish and British only identity 3
Any other combination of only UK identities 260
Irish only identity 338
Irish and at least one UK identity 95
Other identity only 3,516
Other identity and at least one UK identity 1,281
Non-UK identity only 3,854
UK identity and non-UK identity 1,376

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