East Midlands: National identity - UK

Location Type: Regions, ONS Geographic Code: E12000004

Key Facts

All Residents	4,880,054
Male	2,402,189
Female	2,477,865
Households	2,037,332
Population Density (people/km2)	312.4

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
Borders with
- North West
  Regions
- Yorkshire and The Humber
  Regions
- East of England
  Regions
- South East
  Regions
- West Midlands
  Regions
Overlaps with
- Output Area at SK011963
  Output Areas
- Wittering
  Built Up Areas
- Wansford
  Built Up Areas
- Mancetter and Witherley
  Built Up Areas
- Rugby
  Built Up Areas
- Hargrave
  Built Up Areas
- Stoneton
  Built Up Areas
- Cosgrove
  Built Up Areas
- Silverstone
  Built Up Areas
- Banbury
  Built Up Areas
- Turweston
  Built Up Areas
- Deeping St James
  Built Up Areas
- Tydd Gote
  Built Up Areas
- Burton upon Trent
  Built Up Areas
- Output Area at SK006955
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK387825
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK326800
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK362817
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK355803
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK352803
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK260272
  Output Areas
- East Staffordshire 005E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Holton le Clay
  Built Up Areas
- Hadfield
  Built Up Areas
- Broadbottom
  Built Up Areas
- Bawtry
  Built Up Areas
- Highlane
  Built Up Areas
- Mayfield (East Staffordshire)
  Built Up Areas
Contains
- Nottinghamshire
  Counties
- Lincolnshire
  Counties
- Leicestershire
  Counties
- Derbyshire
  Counties
- West Northamptonshire
  Unitary Authorities
- North Northamptonshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Nottingham
  Unitary Authorities
- Rutland
  Unitary Authorities
- Leicester
  Unitary Authorities
- Derby
  Unitary Authorities

Table Code	ts027
Issued	2023-01-11
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	17

Description
Data
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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: Total: All usual residents	4,880,054
British only identity	2,664,553
English only identity	894,784
English and British only identity	770,045
Welsh only identity	12,927
Welsh and British only identity	5,704
Any other combination of only UK identities	47,766
Scottish only identity	22,695
Scottish and British only identity	9,494
Northern Irish only identity	5,323
Northern Irish and British only identity	2,273
Cornish only identity	399
Cornish and British only identity	54
Any other combination of only UK identities	7,528
Irish only identity	15,316
Irish and at least one UK identity	3,401
Other identity only	398,126
Other identity and at least one UK identity	67,432
Non-UK identity only	413,442
UK identity and non-UK identity	70,833

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