South West: National identity - UK

Location Type: Regions, ONS Geographic Code: E12000009

Key Facts

All Residents	5,701,186
Male	2,789,635
Female	2,911,551
Households	2,448,881
Population Density (people/km2)	239.2

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
Borders with
- West Midlands
  Regions
- South East
  Regions
- Wales
  Country
Overlaps with
- Output Area at SZ180977
  Output Areas
- Upper Rissington
  Built Up Areas
- West Dean (Test Valley)
  Built Up Areas
- Redlynch and Woodfalls
  Built Up Areas
- Plaitford
  Built Up Areas
- Sopley
  Built Up Areas
- Lower Redbrook
  Built Up Areas
- Weston-sub-Edge
  Built Up Areas
- Monmouthshire 008E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Output Area at SU142050
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST528943
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST532940
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST537937
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST536935
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST536932
  Output Areas
- Output Area at ST537905
  Output Areas
- Monmouthshire 008C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
Contains
- West of England
  Combined Authorities
- Somerset
  Counties
- Gloucestershire
  Counties
- Devon
  Counties
- Dorset
  Unitary Authorities
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  Unitary Authorities
- Wiltshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Isles of Scilly
  Unitary Authorities
- Cornwall
  Unitary Authorities
- Swindon
  Unitary Authorities
- Torbay
  Unitary Authorities
- Plymouth
  Unitary Authorities
- South Gloucestershire
  Unitary Authorities
- North Somerset
  Unitary Authorities
- Bristol, City of
  Unitary Authorities
- Bath and North East Somerset
  Unitary Authorities

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

Description
Data
Bar Chart
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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	5,701,188
British only identity	3,166,210
English only identity	965,891
English and British only identity	905,192
Welsh only identity	43,461
Welsh and British only identity	18,740
Any other combination of only UK identities	161,644
Scottish only identity	24,497
Scottish and British only identity	11,889
Northern Irish only identity	6,645
Northern Irish and British only identity	3,450
Cornish only identity	83,936
Cornish and British only identity	9,693
Any other combination of only UK identities	21,534
Irish only identity	17,499
Irish and at least one UK identity	5,535
Other identity only	331,255
Other identity and at least one UK identity	85,761
Non-UK identity only	348,754
UK identity and non-UK identity	91,296

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