Census Data

Merton: National identity - UK

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 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 215,185
British only identity 118,220
English only identity 18,142
English and British only identity 16,054
Welsh only identity 582
Welsh and British only identity 366
Any other combination of only UK identities 2,172
Scottish only identity 739
Scottish and British only identity 486
Northern Irish only identity 406
Northern Irish and British only identity 121
Cornish only identity 21
Cornish and British only identity 6
Any other combination of only UK identities 393
Irish only identity 2,802
Irish and at least one UK identity 511
Other identity only 45,754
Other identity and at least one UK identity 10,582
Non-UK identity only 48,556
UK identity and non-UK identity 11,093

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