England: National identity (detailed)

Location Type: Country, ONS Geographic Code: E92000001

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

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England and Wales
  England and Wales
Borders with
- Wales
  Country
Overlaps with

No equivalent overlapping areas found
Contains
- North East
  Regions
- North West
  Regions
- Yorkshire and The Humber
  Regions
- East Midlands
  Regions
- West Midlands
  Regions
- East of England
  Regions
- London
  Regions
- South East
  Regions
- South West
  Regions

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	56,490,048
UK identity	50,800,006
UK identity: British only identity	32,103,291
UK identity: English only identity	8,615,437
UK identity: English and British only identity	8,057,675
UK identity: Welsh only identity	192,668
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity	86,966
UK identity: Scottish only identity	232,034
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity	108,719
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity	75,497
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity	30,180
UK identity: Cornish only identity	88,360
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity	10,584
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only)	102,861
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity	1,095,734
Other identity only	5,690,042
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander	87
Other identity only: Jersey Islander	125
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx)	1,924
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified	132
Other identity only: Irish only identity	290,790
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity	60,290
Other identity only: European	3,187,663
Other identity only: European: EU countries	2,720,656
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French	126,075
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German	83,398
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian	282,808
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese	232,637
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander)	175,049
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001	242,345
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian	143,839
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish	571,732
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian	470,229
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries	392,544
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries	467,007
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish	52,179
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European	414,828
Other identity only: African	441,104
Other identity only: African: North African	63,004
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African	214,304
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian	47,003
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian	98,975
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African	68,326
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African	163,796
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan	9,424
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali	22,101
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African	42,103
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean	31,599
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African	58,569
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian	1,256,640
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern	142,460
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish	23,114
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian	35,557
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi	17,079
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern	66,710
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian	191,457
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese	119,328
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese	26,565
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese	26,617
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian	18,947
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian	746,062
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan	30,762
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi	66,796
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian	373,489
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani	175,449
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan	45,635
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian	53,931
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian	132,723
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino	54,662
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian	25,928
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean	8,000
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian	44,133
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian	4,380
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified	39,558
Other identity only: American and Caribbean	292,425
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American	138,694
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian	30,162
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen	107,536
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American	996
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American	11,097
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American	88,351
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean	54,283
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican	28,827
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean	25,456
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian	83,859
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian	79,397
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian	54,035
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander	25,193
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian	169
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian	4,462
Other identity only: Other	75,003

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