Census Data

Gloucester: National identity - UK

Location Type: Non-metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E07000081

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Key Facts

All Residents 132,416
Male 65,500
Female 66,916
Households 55,407
Population Density (people/km2) 3,266.6
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 132,416
British only identity 73,230
English only identity 20,979
English and British only identity 22,009
Welsh only identity 1,278
Welsh and British only identity 496
Any other combination of only UK identities 1,284
Scottish only identity 456
Scottish and British only identity 223
Northern Irish only identity 138
Northern Irish and British only identity 66
Cornish only identity 40
Cornish and British only identity 3
Any other combination of only UK identities 358
Irish only identity 462
Irish and at least one UK identity 82
Other identity only 10,570
Other identity and at least one UK identity 2,026
Non-UK identity only 11,032
UK identity and non-UK identity 2,108

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