Census Data

Wirral: National identity - UK

Location Type: Metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E08000015

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Key Facts

All Residents 320,199
Male 155,077
Female 165,122
Households 143,252
Population Density (people/km2) 1,989.7
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 320,198
British only identity 200,663
English only identity 47,652
English and British only identity 54,259
Welsh only identity 1,624
Welsh and British only identity 653
Any other combination of only UK identities 2,889
Scottish only identity 1,070
Scottish and British only identity 454
Northern Irish only identity 571
Northern Irish and British only identity 198
Cornish only identity 16
Cornish and British only identity 1
Any other combination of only UK identities 579
Irish only identity 1,413
Irish and at least one UK identity 342
Other identity only 8,248
Other identity and at least one UK identity 2,455
Non-UK identity only 9,661
UK identity and non-UK identity 2,797

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