West Yorkshire: National identity (detailed)

Location Type: Combined Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E47000003

Key Facts

All Residents	2,351,583
Male	1,150,725
Female	1,200,857
Households	972,875

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Combined Authorities. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within West Yorkshire. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- Yorkshire and The Humber
  Regions
- West Yorkshire
  Metropolitan Counties
Borders with
- Greater Manchester
  Combined Authorities
- South Yorkshire
  Combined Authorities
Overlaps with

No equivalent overlapping areas found
Contains
- Bradford
  Metropolitan Districts
- Calderdale
  Metropolitan Districts
- Kirklees
  Metropolitan Districts
- Leeds
  Metropolitan Districts
- Wakefield
  Metropolitan Districts

Table Code	ts028
Issued	2023-01-11
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	73

Description
Data
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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 (detailed): Total: All usual residents	2,351,577
UK identity	2,168,489
UK identity: British only identity	1,440,178
UK identity: English only identity	316,282
UK identity: English and British only identity	352,415
UK identity: Welsh only identity	3,682
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity	1,565
UK identity: Scottish only identity	8,643
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity	3,469
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity	3,027
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity	1,050
UK identity: Cornish only identity	88
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity	11
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only)	2,949
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity	35,130
Other identity only	183,088
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander	0
Other identity only: Jersey Islander	2
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx)	85
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified	2
Other identity only: Irish only identity	7,349
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity	1,777
Other identity only: European	92,995
Other identity only: European: EU countries	80,510
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French	1,753
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German	1,698
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian	7,515
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese	4,749
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander)	4,903
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001	5,119
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian	4,250
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish	25,568
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian	8,766
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries	16,189
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries	12,485
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish	566
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European	11,919
Other identity only: African	19,534
Other identity only: African: North African	3,412
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African	8,998
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian	1,865
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian	3,140
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African	3,993
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African	7,124
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan	298
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali	441
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African	749
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean	1,870
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African	3,766
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian	53,498
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern	9,144
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish	1,738
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian	2,190
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi	1,455
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern	3,761
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian	5,696
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese	4,303
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese	781
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese	254
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian	358
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian	33,841
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan	1,020
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi	1,596
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian	9,944
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani	20,646
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan	401
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian	234
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian	3,490
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino	900
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian	683
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean	133
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian	1,774
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian	83
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified	1,244
Other identity only: American and Caribbean	4,833
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American	2,007
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian	582
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen	1,410
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American	15
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American	481
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American	968
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean	1,377
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican	621
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean	756
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian	1,145
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian	1,095
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian	763
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander	325
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian	7
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian	50
Other identity only: Other	1,868

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within West Yorkshire. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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