Census Data

Wolverhampton: National identity - UK

Location Type: Metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E08000031

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Key Facts

All Residents 263,727
Male 129,552
Female 134,175
Households 105,141
Population Density (people/km2) 3,797.9
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 263,729
British only identity 147,667
English only identity 40,748
English and British only identity 32,342
Welsh only identity 547
Welsh and British only identity 194
Any other combination of only UK identities 1,089
Scottish only identity 361
Scottish and British only identity 170
Northern Irish only identity 224
Northern Irish and British only identity 59
Cornish only identity 3
Cornish and British only identity 2
Any other combination of only UK identities 270
Irish only identity 732
Irish and at least one UK identity 122
Other identity only 36,169
Other identity and at least one UK identity 4,119
Non-UK identity only 36,901
UK identity and non-UK identity 4,241

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