Census Data

Merton: Passports held

Location Type: London Boroughs, ONS Geographic Code: E09000024

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Key Facts

All Residents 215,186
Male 104,656
Female 110,531
Households 81,729
Population Density (people/km2) 5,721.6
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 215,187
Europe 187,907
Europe: United Kingdom 151,930
Europe: Ireland 3,403
Europe: Other Europe 32,574
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries 30,485
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: France 1,805
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Germany 1,687
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Italy 3,592
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Portugal 2,570
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Spain 2,335
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Lithuania 837
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Poland 6,799
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Romania 3,169
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Other EU countries 7,691
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe 2,089
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Turkey 612
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Other Europe 1,477
Africa 3,343
Africa: North Africa 289
Africa: Central and Western Africa 1,522
Africa: South and Eastern Africa 1,532
Middle East and Asia 7,669
Middle East and Asia: Middle East 232
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia 1,981
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia 4,410
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia 982
Middle East and Asia: Central Asia 64
The Americas and the Caribbean 3,194
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America and the Caribbean 1,567
The Americas and the Caribbean: Central and South America 1,627
Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia 940
British Overseas Territories 0
No passport held 12,134

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