Census Data

Merseyside: National identity (detailed)

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000002

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Key Facts

All Residents 1,423,287
Male 690,711
Female 732,574
Households 620,902

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Metropolitan Counties. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Merseyside. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Table Codets028
Issued2023-01-11
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options73

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 (detailed): Total: All usual residents 1,423,299
UK identity 1,337,191
UK identity: British only identity 863,152
UK identity: English only identity 204,821
UK identity: English and British only identity 234,059
UK identity: Welsh only identity 6,017
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity 2,196
UK identity: Scottish only identity 4,241
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity 1,644
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity 4,305
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity 1,138
UK identity: Cornish only identity 62
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity 8
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only) 2,008
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity 13,540
Other identity only 86,108
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander 0
Other identity only: Jersey Islander 6
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx) 148
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified 1
Other identity only: Irish only identity 7,776
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity 1,421
Other identity only: European 44,267
Other identity only: European: EU countries 36,285
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French 815
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German 797
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian 3,592
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese 2,006
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander) 2,437
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001 2,589
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian 1,693
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish 9,731
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian 5,925
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries 6,700
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries 7,982
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish 818
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European 7,164
Other identity only: African 6,888
Other identity only: African: North African 1,841
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African 2,903
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian 255
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian 1,569
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African 1,079
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African 2,144
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan 111
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali 255
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African 322
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean 402
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African 1,054
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian 19,634
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern 6,207
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish 943
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian 1,354
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi 780
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern 3,130
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian 4,749
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese 3,926
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese 480
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese 145
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian 198
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian 6,196
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan 223
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi 530
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian 2,857
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani 1,195
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan 1,245
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian 146
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian 1,922
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino 534
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian 493
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean 87
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian 808
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian 19
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified 541
Other identity only: American and Caribbean 3,849
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American 1,201
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian 322
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen 872
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American 7
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American 261
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American 2,045
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean 342
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican 85
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean 257
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian 589
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian 580
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian 415
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander 163
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian 2
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian 9
Other identity only: Other 1,529

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within Merseyside. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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