Cymru (Wales): National identity (detailed)

Location Type: Country, ONS Geographic Code: W92000004

Key Facts

All Residents	3,107,494
Male	1,521,004
Female	1,586,490
Households	1,347,114
Population Density (people/km2)	149.9

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England and Wales
  England and Wales
Borders with
- England
  Country
- North West
  Regions
- West Midlands
  Regions
- South West
  Regions
Overlaps with

No equivalent overlapping areas found
Contains
- Isle of Anglesey
  Unitary Authorities
- Vale of Glamorgan
  Unitary Authorities
- Cardiff
  Unitary Authorities
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
  Unitary Authorities
- Caerphilly
  Unitary Authorities
- Blaenau Gwent
  Unitary Authorities
- Torfaen
  Unitary Authorities
- Monmouthshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Newport
  Unitary Authorities
- Powys
  Unitary Authorities
- Bridgend
  Unitary Authorities
- Neath Port Talbot
  Unitary Authorities
- Gwynedd
  Unitary Authorities
- Conwy
  Unitary Authorities
- Denbighshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Flintshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Wrexham
  Unitary Authorities
- Ceredigion
  Unitary Authorities
- Pembrokeshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Carmarthenshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Swansea
  Unitary Authorities
- Merthyr Tydfil
  Unitary Authorities

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	3,107,490
UK identity	2,973,700
UK identity: British only identity	574,329
UK identity: English only identity	283,291
UK identity: English and British only identity	55,134
UK identity: Welsh only identity	1,715,975
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity	250,641
UK identity: Scottish only identity	12,219
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity	2,074
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity	3,620
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity	654
UK identity: Cornish only identity	724
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity	86
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only)	40,373
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity	34,580
Other identity only	133,790
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander	5
Other identity only: Jersey Islander	15
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx)	153
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified	12
Other identity only: Irish only identity	8,756
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity	1,981
Other identity only: European	72,770
Other identity only: European: EU countries	59,594
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French	1,805
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German	2,002
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian	4,051
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese	4,065
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander)	2,382
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001	4,290
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian	2,259
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish	21,282
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian	7,094
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries	10,364
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries	13,176
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish	1,607
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European	11,569
Other identity only: African	10,627
Other identity only: African: North African	2,618
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African	3,882
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian	318
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian	2,250
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African	1,314
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African	4,127
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan	235
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali	476
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African	1,218
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean	761
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African	1,437
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian	31,143
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern	6,730
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish	1,107
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian	955
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi	715
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern	3,953
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian	6,245
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese	4,578
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese	901
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese	435
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian	331
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian	12,924
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan	379
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi	1,872
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian	6,104
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani	2,424
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan	1,175
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian	970
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian	4,443
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino	1,643
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian	907
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean	151
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian	1,742
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian	77
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified	724
Other identity only: American and Caribbean	5,047
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American	3,051
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian	795
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen	2,233
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American	23
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American	315
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American	1,100
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean	581
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican	219
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean	362
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian	1,740
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian	1,655
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian	1,072
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander	578
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian	5
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian	85
Other identity only: Other	1,541

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