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Coventry: National identity (detailed)

Location Type: Metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E08000026

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Key Facts

All Residents 345,325
Male 172,187
Female 173,137
Households 134,140
Population Density (people/km2) 3,500.7
Table Codets028
Issued2023-01-11
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options73

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 (detailed): Total: All usual residents 345,326
UK identity 281,961
UK identity: British only identity 183,330
UK identity: English only identity 44,507
UK identity: English and British only identity 41,274
UK identity: Welsh only identity 1,067
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity 448
UK identity: Scottish only identity 1,391
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity 537
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity 674
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity 164
UK identity: Cornish only identity 27
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity 5
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only) 509
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity 8,028
Other identity only 63,365
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander 0
Other identity only: Jersey Islander 1
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx) 2
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified 0
Other identity only: Irish only identity 3,177
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity 477
Other identity only: European 32,012
Other identity only: European: EU countries 29,390
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French 842
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German 818
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian 2,802
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese 1,697
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander) 935
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001 2,838
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian 772
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish 7,460
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian 7,575
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries 3,651
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries 2,622
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish 522
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European 2,100
Other identity only: African 8,116
Other identity only: African: North African 902
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African 4,385
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian 1,023
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian 2,033
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African 1,329
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African 2,829
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan 218
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali 224
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African 154
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean 804
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African 1,429
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian 17,793
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern 2,156
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish 322
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian 489
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi 303
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern 1,042
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian 2,957
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese 2,254
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese 405
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese 91
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian 207
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian 10,998
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan 681
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi 459
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian 7,219
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani 1,612
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan 894
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian 133
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian 1,083
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino 220
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian 403
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean 42
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian 418
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian 40
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified 559
Other identity only: American and Caribbean 1,059
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American 336
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian 104
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen 228
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American 4
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American 79
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American 318
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean 326
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican 162
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean 164
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian 148
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian 142
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian 103
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander 39
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian 0
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian 6
Other identity only: Other 580

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