Census Data

Lewisham: Passports held

Location Type: London Boroughs, ONS Geographic Code: E09000023

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Key Facts

All Residents 300,553
Male 142,733
Female 157,820
Households 122,392
Population Density (people/km2) 8,551.5
Table Codets005
Issued2022-12-13
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options27

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by passports held. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

All passports classifies a person according to the passport or passports they held at the time of the census. This included expired passports or travel documents people were entitled to renew. Where a person recorded having more than one passport, they were counted only once, categorised in the following priority order: 1. UK passport, 2. Irish passport, 3. Other passport.

Quality Statement

Where a person recorded having more than one passport, they were counted only once, categorised in the following priority order: 1. UK passport, 2. Irish passport, 3. Other passport. Only the first country written in “Other passport” was taken.

More information at the ONS website

Passports held: Total 300,553
Europe 259,712
Europe: United Kingdom 218,043
Europe: Ireland 3,921
Europe: Other Europe 37,748
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries 35,662
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: France 3,274
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Germany 1,566
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Italy 5,354
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Portugal 2,505
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Spain 5,671
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Lithuania 1,487
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Poland 3,774
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Romania 3,783
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Other EU countries 8,248
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe 2,086
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Turkey 437
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Other Europe 1,649
Africa 6,773
Africa: North Africa 438
Africa: Central and Western Africa 5,352
Africa: South and Eastern Africa 983
Middle East and Asia 6,470
Middle East and Asia: Middle East 222
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia 1,935
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia 2,748
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia 1,494
Middle East and Asia: Central Asia 71
The Americas and the Caribbean 6,356
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America and the Caribbean 4,072
The Americas and the Caribbean: Central and South America 2,284
Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia 990
British Overseas Territories 4
No passport held 20,248

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