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London: National identity (detailed)

Location Type: Regions, ONS Geographic Code: E12000007

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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
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 8,799,731
UK identity 6,804,178
UK identity: British only identity 5,011,396
UK identity: English only identity 717,894
UK identity: English and British only identity 594,149
UK identity: Welsh only identity 19,167
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity 10,161
UK identity: Scottish only identity 29,943
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity 15,665
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity 13,917
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity 4,504
UK identity: Cornish only identity 799
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity 227
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only) 13,458
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity 372,898
Other identity only 1,995,553
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander 13
Other identity only: Jersey Islander 16
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx) 176
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified 27
Other identity only: Irish only identity 99,780
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity 16,941
Other identity only: European 1,082,196
Other identity only: European: EU countries 928,394
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French 70,072
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German 33,458
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian 125,685
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese 92,703
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander) 81,444
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001 102,274
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian 39,053
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish 110,941
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian 161,851
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries 110,913
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries 153,802
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish 27,233
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European 126,569
Other identity only: African 149,595
Other identity only: African: North African 18,652
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African 81,164
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian 20,830
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian 35,295
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African 25,039
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African 49,779
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan 2,802
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali 11,421
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African 11,273
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean 3,696
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African 20,587
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian 437,131
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern 43,297
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish 6,769
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian 12,008
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi 3,781
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern 20,739
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian 70,759
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese 37,421
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese 7,640
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese 15,978
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian 9,720
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian 258,014
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan 15,202
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi 34,996
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian 133,277
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani 36,205
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan 22,938
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian 15,396
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian 46,245
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino 21,108
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian 9,491
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean 4,041
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian 11,605
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian 2,479
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified 16,337
Other identity only: American and Caribbean 136,226
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American 54,477
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian 13,653
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen 40,461
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American 363
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American 4,069
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American 50,288
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean 27,392
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican 15,236
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean 12,156
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian 41,945
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian 41,499
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian 28,748
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander 12,692
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian 59
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian 446
Other identity only: Other 31,507

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