North East: National identity (detailed)

Location Type: Regions, ONS Geographic Code: E12000001

Key Facts

All Residents	2,647,013
Male	1,293,395
Female	1,353,618
Households	1,175,680
Population Density (people/km2)	308.5

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
Borders with
- Yorkshire and The Humber
  Regions
- North West
  Regions
Overlaps with
- Gilsland
  Built Up Areas
- Staithes
  Built Up Areas
Contains
- North of Tyne
  Combined Authorities
- North East
  Combined Authorities
- Tees Valley
  Combined Authorities
- Tyne and Wear
  Metropolitan Counties
- Northumberland
  Unitary Authorities
- County Durham
  Unitary Authorities
- Darlington
  Unitary Authorities
- Stockton-on-Tees
  Unitary Authorities
- Redcar and Cleveland
  Unitary Authorities
- Middlesbrough
  Unitary Authorities
- Hartlepool
  Unitary Authorities

Table Code	ts028
Issued	2023-01-11
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	73

Description
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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	2,647,011
UK identity	2,538,322
UK identity: British only identity	1,584,516
UK identity: English only identity	404,964
UK identity: English and British only identity	491,178
UK identity: Welsh only identity	3,209
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity	1,464
UK identity: Scottish only identity	16,434
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity	6,736
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity	3,474
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity	1,554
UK identity: Cornish only identity	102
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity	12
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only)	3,382
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity	21,297
Other identity only	108,689
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander	2
Other identity only: Jersey Islander	1
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx)	65
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified	2
Other identity only: Irish only identity	4,755
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity	1,398
Other identity only: European	50,214
Other identity only: European: EU countries	39,189
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French	1,184
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German	1,453
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian	3,589
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese	2,310
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander)	2,183
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001	3,808
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian	1,600
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish	9,500
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian	6,361
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries	7,201
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries	11,025
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish	926
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European	10,099
Other identity only: African	11,952
Other identity only: African: North African	2,567
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African	5,788
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian	344
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian	3,683
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African	1,761
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African	3,597
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan	132
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali	128
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African	695
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean	766
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African	1,876
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian	34,167
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern	8,437
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish	1,179
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian	2,048
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi	1,187
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern	4,023
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian	6,357
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese	5,014
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese	705
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese	304
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian	334
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian	14,395
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan	886
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi	1,680
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian	7,626
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani	3,291
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan	710
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian	202
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian	4,175
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino	1,410
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian	893
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean	224
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian	1,648
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian	80
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified	723
Other identity only: American and Caribbean	3,996
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American	2,261
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian	624
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen	1,613
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American	24
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American	572
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American	822
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean	341
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican	69
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean	272
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian	961
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian	883
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian	613
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander	268
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian	2
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian	78
Other identity only: Other	1,176

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