Census Data

Somerset: Passports held

Location Type: Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E10000027

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Key Facts

All Residents 571,548
Male 279,447
Female 292,100
Households 250,122
Population Density (people/km2) 165.7
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 571,550
Europe 460,751
Europe: United Kingdom 435,562
Europe: Ireland 1,757
Europe: Other Europe 23,432
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries 22,914
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: France 804
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Germany 617
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Italy 881
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Portugal 2,624
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Spain 530
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Lithuania 1,406
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Poland 7,824
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Romania 4,102
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Other EU countries 4,126
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe 518
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Turkey 157
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Other Europe 361
Africa 1,209
Africa: North Africa 128
Africa: Central and Western Africa 344
Africa: South and Eastern Africa 737
Middle East and Asia 3,481
Middle East and Asia: Middle East 80
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia 721
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia 1,720
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia 948
Middle East and Asia: Central Asia 12
The Americas and the Caribbean 1,304
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America and the Caribbean 897
The Americas and the Caribbean: Central and South America 407
Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia 528
British Overseas Territories 1
No passport held 104,276

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