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England: Ethnic group (detailed)

Location Type: Country, ONS Geographic Code: E92000001

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Key Facts

All Residents 56,490,048
Male 27,656,336
Female 28,833,712
Households 23,436,086
Population Density (people/km2) 433.5
Table Codets022
Issued2022-11-29
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options288

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by ethnic group. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

The ethnic group that the person completing the census feels they belong to. This could be based on their culture, family background, identity or physical appearance.

Respondents could choose one out of 19 tick-box response categories, including write-in response options.

Ethnic group (detailed): Total: All usual residents 56,490,070
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 5,426,394
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Afghan 94,750
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: African unspecified 3,269
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: African Asian 5,509
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Anglo Indian 2,032
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Arab 5,031
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Asian British 15,253
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi, British Bangladeshi 629,567
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Black and Asian 1,962
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 431,165
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 2,330
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Filipino 155,996
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian or British Indian 1,843,248
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indonesian 7,145
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Iranian 38,105
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Japanese 29,027
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Kashmiri 39,208
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Korean 20,776
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Kurdish 11,858
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Malaysian 12,407
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Mauritian/Seychellois/Maldivian/Sao Tomean/St Helenian 17,089
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Mixed South Asian 6,385
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Myanmar or Burmese 7,338
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Nepali (includes Gurkha) 87,076
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian, Asian unspecified 22,982
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other East Asian/ East Asian unspecified 14,295
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Middle East 13,415
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Mixed 6,968
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani or British Pakistani 1,570,285
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Punjabi 8,090
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sikh 22,644
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sinhalese 2,451
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sri Lankan 146,892
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Taiwanese 4,149
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Tajikistani/Kazakhstani/Kyrgystani/Turkmenistani/Uzbekistani 3,612
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Tamil 45,243
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Thai 38,279
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Turkish 7,316
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Vietnamese 36,643
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Any other ethnic group 16,604
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background 1,444,293
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: African unspecified 605,355
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Angolan 5,181
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Arab 2,873
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Black British 49,130
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Cameroonian 4,095
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Cote D'Ivoire 2,860
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Democratic Republic of the Congo 24,537
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 3,638
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Eritrean 24,400
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Ethiopian 14,950
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Gambian 4,088
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Ghanaian 112,397
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Kenyan 14,810
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Malawian 1,732
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Mauritian/Seychellois/Maldivian/Sao Tomean/St Helenian 3,232
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Mixed Black 1,596
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Moroccan 1,733
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Nigerian 268,308
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Other Black, Black unspecified 1,836
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Other Mixed 2,100
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Other North African 3,592
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Portuguese 2,013
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Sierra Leone 7,732
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Somali 149,093
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Somalilander 24,052
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: South African 7,730
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Sudanese 11,041
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Tanzanian 1,787
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Ugandan 16,482
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Zambian 2,642
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Zimbabwean 42,777
Black, Black British, Black Welsh of African background: Any other ethnic group 26,501
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background 937,434
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: African unspecified 24,905
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Black and European 3,135
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Black British 194,347
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Black/African American 2,860
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Caribbean 618,697
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 7,609
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Ghanaian 2,245
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Mauritian/Seychellois/Maldivian/Sao Tomean/St Helenian 1,991
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Mixed Black 12,215
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Nigerian 4,203
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Other Black, Black unspecified 36,885
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Other Mixed 1,984
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Polynesian/Micronesian/Melanesian 1,691
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Somali 6,273
Black, Black British, Black Welsh or Caribbean background: Any other ethnic group 18,394
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1,669,381
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: African unspecified 3,817
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: African Asian 4,043
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: African/Arab 1,891
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Anglo Indian 2,427
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Arab 7,356
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Asian (unspecified) and European 2,748
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Black and Asian 14,184
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Black and European 2,154
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Black and White (unspecified) 17,680
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Black British 2,012
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Brazilian 6,443
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Caribbean 7,456
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Caribbean Asian 7,443
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Chinese 2,814
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Chinese and other Asian 1,819
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Chinese and White 7,463
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: English 3,744
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 11,506
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: European and Black African 3,387
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: European and Black Caribbean 2,236
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: European and North African or Middle Eastern 2,955
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: European Mixed, European unspecified, other European 25,876
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Greek Cypriot 1,937
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Hispanic or Latin American 27,548
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Indian or British Indian 3,422
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Iranian 5,224
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Italian 2,066
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Jewish 2,553
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Mauritian/Seychellois/Maldivian/Sao Tomean/St Helenian 5,667
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Mexican 2,591
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Mixed Black 4,928
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Mixed Irish 4,332
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Mixed South Asian 1,974
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Mixed White 6,228
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Moroccan 1,842
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Asian, Asian unspecified 2,798
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Middle East 3,529
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed 105,408
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other White, White unspecified 10,296
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Pakistani or British Pakistani 1,663
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Polynesian/Micronesian/Melanesian 4,716
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Portuguese 2,411
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: South African 1,589
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: South American 5,880
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: South Asian and European 2,925
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Spanish 1,745
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Turkish 4,897
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Turkish Cypriot 1,976
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White African 1,961
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Arab 15,551
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian (unspecified) 474,190
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 241,528
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 499,310
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and East Asian 3,023
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and North African or Middle Eastern 12,542
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and South Asian 3,736
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White Caribbean 2,989
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Any other ethnic group 52,952
White 45,783,409
White: African unspecified 2,687
White: Albanian 40,418
White: Algerian 1,768
White: Arab 3,804
White: Argentinian 2,111
White: Armenian 3,752
White: Australian/New Zealander 59,809
White: Austrian 5,706
White: Belarusian 2,478
White: Belgian 7,403
White: Bosnian 2,615
White: Brazilian 24,023
White: Bulgarian 87,282
White: Colombian 1,951
White: Cornish 43,306
White: Croatian 6,823
White: Cypriot (part not stated) 5,851
White: Czech 24,011
White: Danish 9,266
White: Dutch 22,895
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 41,497,485
White: Estonian 5,009
White: European Mixed 631,220
White: Finnish 7,723
White: French 77,200
White: Georgian 2,108
White: German 64,222
White: Greek 72,176
White: Greek Cypriot 29,173
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 60,073
White: Hispanic or Latin American 31,875
White: Hungarian 63,984
White: Iranian 7,258
White: Irish 494,251
White: Israeli 2,957
White: Italian 145,873
White: Jewish 33,844
White: Kosovan 13,110
White: Kurdish 5,037
White: Latvian 47,346
White: Lithuanian 95,573
White: Maltese 4,768
White: Mixed Irish 19,776
White: Mixed White 2,912
White: Moldovan 3,187
White: North American 80,831
White: North Macedonian 3,423
White: Norwegian 6,564
White: Other Eastern European 164,264
White: Other Middle East 6,369
White: Other Mixed 20,632
White: Other North African 3,344
White: Other Traveller 4,145
White: Other White, White unspecified 207,160
White: Polish 592,562
White: Portuguese 91,512
White: Roma 99,138
White: Romanian 337,170
White: Russian 43,781
White: Serbian 7,804
White: Slovakian 35,687
White: Slovenian 3,619
White: South African 56,271
White: South American 6,535
White: Spanish 79,639
White: Swedish 15,855
White: Swiss 6,858
White: Turkish 60,084
White: Turkish Cypriot 9,373
White: Ukrainian 16,076
White: White African 19,743
White: White and North African or Middle Eastern 2,003
White: White Caribbean 3,400
White: Zimbabwean 1,740
White: Any other ethnic group 21,728
Other ethnic group 1,229,159
Other ethnic group: Afghan 20,469
Other ethnic group: African unspecified 14,138
Other ethnic group: African Asian 2,438
Other ethnic group: Albanian 4,664
Other ethnic group: Algerian 1,742
Other ethnic group: Arab 320,203
Other ethnic group: Armenian 2,003
Other ethnic group: Asian British 2,048
Other ethnic group: Bangladeshi, British Bangladeshi 2,301
Other ethnic group: Black and Asian 1,907
Other ethnic group: Brazilian 5,724
Other ethnic group: Bulgarian 6,639
Other ethnic group: Caribbean 2,763
Other ethnic group: Caribbean Asian 3,281
Other ethnic group: Chinese 9,268
Other ethnic group: Colombian 2,096
Other ethnic group: Cornish 4,878
Other ethnic group: Cypriot (part not stated) 2,432
Other ethnic group: Czech 2,510
Other ethnic group: East Asian/ East Asian unspecified 4,636
Other ethnic group: English 2,256
Other ethnic group: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 4,730
Other ethnic group: European Mixed, European unspecified, other European 32,521
Other ethnic group: Filipino 13,167
Other ethnic group: Greek 3,774
Other ethnic group: Greek Cypriot 14,499
Other ethnic group: Gypsy/Romany 1,925
Other ethnic group: Hispanic or Latin American 74,718
Other ethnic group: Indian or British Indian 9,541
Other ethnic group: Iranian 53,190
Other ethnic group: Italian 4,704
Other ethnic group: Japanese 2,536
Other ethnic group: Jewish 31,064
Other ethnic group: Kashmiri 18,809
Other ethnic group: Kurdish 73,510
Other ethnic group: Lithuanian 2,152
Other ethnic group: Mauritian/Seychellois/Maldivian/Sao Tomean/St Helenian 12,899
Other ethnic group: Mexican 1,901
Other ethnic group: Moroccan 4,258
Other ethnic group: Muslim 2,921
Other ethnic group: Nepali (includes Gurkha) 15,234
Other ethnic group: North African 13,878
Other ethnic group: Other Asian, Asian unspecified 14,596
Other ethnic group: Other Eastern European 6,784
Other ethnic group: Other Middle East 18,759
Other ethnic group: Other Mixed 14,071
Other ethnic group: Other White, White unspecified 7,762
Other ethnic group: Pakistani or British Pakistani 5,166
Other ethnic group: Polish 9,601
Other ethnic group: Polynesia/Micronesia/Melanesia 5,046
Other ethnic group: Portuguese 4,841
Other ethnic group: Punjabi 8,277
Other ethnic group: Roma 1,734
Other ethnic group: Romanian 21,991
Other ethnic group: Sikh 76,022
Other ethnic group: Slovakian 5,886
Other ethnic group: Somali 11,166
Other ethnic group: Somalilander 1,699
Other ethnic group: South American 9,642
Other ethnic group: Spanish 3,986
Other ethnic group: Sri Lankan 8,040
Other ethnic group: Tamil 22,935
Other ethnic group: Thai 1,673
Other ethnic group: Turkish 54,752
Other ethnic group: Turkish Cypriot 20,056
Other ethnic group: Vietnamese 3,057
Other ethnic group: White African 2,086
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 79,204

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