Census Data

West Midlands: National identity (detailed)

Location Type: Combined Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E47000007

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Key Facts

All Residents 2,919,653
Male 1,433,051
Female 1,486,603
Households 1,131,763

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

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 2,919,655
UK identity 2,568,238
UK identity: British only identity 1,710,746
UK identity: English only identity 422,570
UK identity: English and British only identity 357,647
UK identity: Welsh only identity 6,767
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity 2,902
UK identity: Scottish only identity 5,772
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity 2,447
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity 3,438
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity 990
UK identity: Cornish only identity 117
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity 28
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only) 3,238
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity 51,576
Other identity only 351,417
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander 0
Other identity only: Jersey Islander 5
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx) 32
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified 0
Other identity only: Irish only identity 16,988
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity 2,824
Other identity only: European 163,628
Other identity only: European: EU countries 148,064
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French 4,469
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German 3,675
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian 22,531
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese 8,753
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander) 8,483
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001 20,969
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian 4,971
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish 29,293
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian 28,561
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries 16,359
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries 15,564
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish 1,291
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European 14,273
Other identity only: African 40,026
Other identity only: African: North African 5,846
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African 19,047
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian 3,682
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian 8,227
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African 7,138
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African 15,133
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan 635
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali 3,409
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African 884
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean 3,527
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African 6,678
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian 112,238
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern 12,486
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish 2,230
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian 3,553
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi 1,901
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern 4,802
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian 10,694
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese 7,998
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese 1,588
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese 378
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian 730
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian 80,664
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan 3,986
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi 6,679
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian 42,269
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani 24,542
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan 2,170
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian 1,018
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian 4,874
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino 1,461
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian 1,168
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean 199
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian 2,046
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian 123
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified 3,397
Other identity only: American and Caribbean 10,958
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American 2,416
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian 669
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen 1,689
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American 58
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American 403
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American 1,754
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean 6,385
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican 4,668
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean 1,717
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian 942
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian 884
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian 633
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander 250
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian 1
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian 58
Other identity only: Other 3,776

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

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