Census Data

Devon: Country of birth (detailed)

Location Type: Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E10000008

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Key Facts

All Residents 811,640
Male 394,040
Female 417,600
Households 352,619
Population Density (people/km2) 123.7
Table Codets012
Issued2022-12-13
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options60

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

Summary

The country in which a person was born.

For people not born in one of in the four parts of the UK, there was an option to select "elsewhere".

People who selected "elsewhere" were asked to write in the current name for their country of birth.

More information at the ONS website

Country of birth: Total: All usual residents 811,643
Europe 782,488
Europe: United Kingdom 753,788
Europe: United Kingdom: England 730,571
Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland 2,502
Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland 9,181
Europe: United Kingdom: Wales 11,499
Europe: United Kingdom: Great Britain not otherwise specified 10
Europe: United Kingdom: United Kingdom not otherwise specified 25
Europe: Other Europe 28,700
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries 25,793
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001 13,510
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Ireland 2,530
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: France 1,437
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Germany 3,848
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Italy 1,083
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores) 687
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Spain (including Canary Islands) 1,296
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Other member countries in March 2001 2,629
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011 12,217
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Lithuania 874
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Poland 4,921
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Romania 2,717
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Other EU countries 3,705
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2011 and March 2021 66
Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2011 and March 2021: Croatia 66
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe 2,907
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Turkey 530
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Other Europe 2,377
Africa 7,703
Africa: North Africa 651
Africa: Central and Western Africa 992
Africa: Central and Western Africa: Ghana 143
Africa: Central and Western Africa: Nigeria 558
Africa: Central and Western Africa: Other Central and Western Africa 291
Africa: South and Eastern Africa 6,030
Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Kenya 753
Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Somalia 15
Africa: South and Eastern Africa: South Africa 3,025
Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Zimbabwe 1,060
Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Other South and Eastern Africa 1,177
Africa: Africa not otherwise specified 30
Middle East and Asia 13,799
Middle East and Asia: Middle East 2,028
Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iran 284
Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iraq 183
Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Other Middle East 1,561
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia 3,586
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: China 1,692
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) 1,298
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Other Eastern Asia 596
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia 4,014
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Afghanistan 277
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: India 2,238
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Pakistan 326
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Bangladesh 562
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Sri Lanka 342
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Other Southern Asia 269
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia 4,097
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Philippines 1,446
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Malaysia 683
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Singapore 857
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Other South-East Asia 1,111
Middle East and Asia: Central Asia 74
The Americas and the Caribbean 5,217
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America 3,338
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: United States 2,177
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Canada 1,094
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Other North America 67
The Americas and the Caribbean: Central America 179
The Americas and the Caribbean: Central America: All Central American countries 179
The Americas and the Caribbean: South America 1,134
The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: All South American countries 1,134
The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean 566
The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Jamaica 155
The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Other Caribbean 411
Antarctica and Oceania 2,434
Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia 2,273
Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Australia 1,509
Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: New Zealand 763
Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Other Australasia 1
Antarctica and Oceania: Other Oceania and Antarctica 161
Other 2

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