Census Data

West Midlands: National identity (detailed)

Location Type: Regions, ONS Geographic Code: E12000005

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Key Facts

All Residents 5,950,757
Male 2,927,564
Female 3,023,193
Households 2,429,491
Population Density (people/km2) 457.8
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 5,950,756
UK identity 5,429,900
UK identity: British only identity 3,384,240
UK identity: English only identity 1,006,226
UK identity: English and British only identity 868,639
UK identity: Welsh only identity 29,347
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity 12,174
UK identity: Scottish only identity 17,090
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity 7,626
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity 6,757
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity 2,497
UK identity: Cornish only identity 445
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity 88
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only) 9,758
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity 85,013
Other identity only 520,856
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander 4
Other identity only: Jersey Islander 12
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx) 129
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified 3
Other identity only: Irish only identity 25,698
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity 4,950
Other identity only: European 275,739
Other identity only: European: EU countries 245,019
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French 6,699
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German 5,662
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian 28,103
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese 13,294
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander) 11,551
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001 25,822
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian 8,587
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish 60,809
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian 50,552
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries 33,940
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries 30,720
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish 2,291
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European 28,429
Other identity only: African 48,963
Other identity only: African: North African 6,988
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African 23,449
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian 5,400
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian 9,747
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African 8,302
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African 18,526
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan 787
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali 3,439
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African 2,188
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean 4,536
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African 7,576
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian 140,976
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern 15,263
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish 2,830
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian 4,109
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi 2,367
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern 5,957
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian 14,838
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese 10,509
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese 2,332
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese 930
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian 1,067
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian 97,834
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan 4,295
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi 7,200
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian 51,425
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani 28,948
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan 3,169
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian 2,797
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian 8,550
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino 2,909
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian 1,787
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean 341
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian 3,513
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian 200
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified 4,291
Other identity only: American and Caribbean 15,864
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American 5,117
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian 1,368
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen 3,676
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American 73
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American 611
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American 2,985
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean 7,151
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican 5,069
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean 2,082
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian 2,881
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian 2,459
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian 1,677
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander 772
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian 10
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian 422
Other identity only: Other 5,637

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