Census Data

West Midlands: Proficiency in English

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000005

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Key Facts

All Residents 2,919,653
Male 1,433,051
Female 1,486,603
Households 1,131,763

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

Table Codets029
Issued2022-11-29
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options6

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

Summary

How well people whose main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) speak English.

Proficiency in English language: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over 2,812,847
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales) 2,440,786
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) 372,061
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well 133,525
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well 136,770
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well 84,607
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English 17,159

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

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