Census Data

South West: National identity (detailed)

Location Type: Regions, ONS Geographic Code: E12000009

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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
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 5,701,188
UK identity 5,346,899
UK identity: British only identity 3,166,210
UK identity: English only identity 965,891
UK identity: English and British only identity 905,192
UK identity: Welsh only identity 43,461
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity 18,740
UK identity: Scottish only identity 24,497
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity 11,889
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity 6,645
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity 3,450
UK identity: Cornish only identity 83,936
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity 9,693
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only) 21,534
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity 85,761
Other identity only 354,289
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander 22
Other identity only: Jersey Islander 35
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx) 193
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified 45
Other identity only: Irish only identity 17,499
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity 5,535
Other identity only: European 220,410
Other identity only: European: EU countries 172,820
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French 7,207
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German 5,841
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian 11,791
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese 17,633
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander) 10,548
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001 12,644
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian 6,645
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish 49,420
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian 25,548
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries 25,543
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries 47,590
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish 2,766
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European 44,824
Other identity only: African 20,217
Other identity only: African: North African 2,878
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African 7,283
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian 1,176
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian 3,503
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African 2,604
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African 10,056
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan 669
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali 1,409
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African 4,289
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean 1,715
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African 1,974
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian 60,258
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern 6,243
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish 905
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian 1,131
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi 539
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern 3,668
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian 12,231
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese 7,349
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese 2,452
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese 1,433
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian 997
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian 29,135
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan 700
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi 1,970
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian 17,961
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani 2,683
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan 1,315
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian 4,506
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian 10,872
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino 4,597
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian 1,929
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean 461
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian 3,885
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian 264
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified 1,513
Other identity only: American and Caribbean 18,167
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American 8,899
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian 2,189
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen 6,644
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American 66
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American 701
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American 6,020
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean 2,547
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican 1,205
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean 1,342
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian 6,982
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian 5,736
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian 3,696
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander 2,024
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian 16
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian 1,246
Other identity only: Other 4,926

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