London: National identity - UK

Location Type: Regions, ONS Geographic Code: E12000007

Key Facts

All Residents	8,799,728
Male	4,268,106
Female	4,531,622
Households	3,423,892
Population Density (people/km2)	5,597.6

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
Borders with
- East of England
  Regions
- South East
  Regions
Overlaps with
- Output Area at TL354001
  Output Areas
- Tatsfield
  Built Up Areas
- Ewell
  Built Up Areas
- Worcester Park and Stoneleigh
  Built Up Areas
- Swanley
  Built Up Areas
- Ashford (Spelthorne)
  Built Up Areas
- Stanwell
  Built Up Areas
- Stanwell Moor
  Built Up Areas
- Aveley
  Built Up Areas
- Borehamwood
  Built Up Areas
- Waltham Cross
  Built Up Areas
- Output Area at TL358000
  Output Areas
Contains
- City of London
  London Boroughs
- Islington
  London Boroughs
- Kensington and Chelsea
  London Boroughs
- Kingston upon Thames
  London Boroughs
- Lambeth
  London Boroughs
- Lewisham
  London Boroughs
- Merton
  London Boroughs
- Newham
  London Boroughs
- Redbridge
  London Boroughs
- Richmond upon Thames
  London Boroughs
- Southwark
  London Boroughs
- Sutton
  London Boroughs
- Tower Hamlets
  London Boroughs
- Waltham Forest
  London Boroughs
- Wandsworth
  London Boroughs
- Hounslow
  London Boroughs
- Hillingdon
  London Boroughs
- Havering
  London Boroughs
- Barking and Dagenham
  London Boroughs
- Barnet
  London Boroughs
- Bexley
  London Boroughs
- Brent
  London Boroughs
- Bromley
  London Boroughs
- Camden
  London Boroughs
- Croydon
  London Boroughs
- Ealing
  London Boroughs
- Enfield
  London Boroughs
- Greenwich
  London Boroughs
- Hackney
  London Boroughs
- Hammersmith and Fulham
  London Boroughs
- Haringey
  London Boroughs
- Harrow
  London Boroughs
- Westminster
  London Boroughs

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

Description
Data
Bar Chart
Pie Chart

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	8,799,729
British only identity	5,011,396
English only identity	717,894
English and British only identity	594,149
Welsh only identity	19,167
Welsh and British only identity	10,161
Any other combination of only UK identities	78,513
Scottish only identity	29,943
Scottish and British only identity	15,665
Northern Irish only identity	13,917
Northern Irish and British only identity	4,504
Cornish only identity	799
Cornish and British only identity	227
Any other combination of only UK identities	13,458
Irish only identity	99,780
Irish and at least one UK identity	16,941
Other identity only	1,878,830
Other identity and at least one UK identity	372,898
Non-UK identity only	1,978,610
UK identity and non-UK identity	389,839

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