Census Data

Middlesbrough: National identity - UK

Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E06000002

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Key Facts

All Residents 143,926
Male 70,884
Female 73,040
Households 60,262
Population Density (people/km2) 2,671.2
Table Codets027
Issued2023-01-11
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options17

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: Total: All usual residents 143,925
British only identity 82,627
English only identity 20,643
English and British only identity 26,894
Welsh only identity 133
Welsh and British only identity 54
Any other combination of only UK identities 947
Scottish only identity 444
Scottish and British only identity 173
Northern Irish only identity 140
Northern Irish and British only identity 56
Cornish only identity 4
Cornish and British only identity 0
Any other combination of only UK identities 130
Irish only identity 225
Irish and at least one UK identity 42
Other identity only 11,138
Other identity and at least one UK identity 1,222
Non-UK identity only 11,363
UK identity and non-UK identity 1,264

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