Census Data

Luton: Passports held

Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E06000032

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Key Facts

All Residents 225,262
Male 112,824
Female 112,438
Households 78,940
Population Density (people/km2) 5,196.0
Table Codets005
Issued2022-12-13
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options27

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

Summary

All passports classifies a person according to the passport or passports they held at the time of the census. This included expired passports or travel documents people were entitled to renew. Where a person recorded having more than one passport, they were counted only once, categorised in the following priority order: 1. UK passport, 2. Irish passport, 3. Other passport.

Quality Statement

Where a person recorded having more than one passport, they were counted only once, categorised in the following priority order: 1. UK passport, 2. Irish passport, 3. Other passport. Only the first country written in “Other passport” was taken.

More information at the ONS website

Passports held: Total 225,261
Europe 188,310
Europe: United Kingdom 151,609
Europe: Ireland 3,784
Europe: Other Europe 32,917
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries 31,731
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: France 579
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Germany 514
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Italy 3,669
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Portugal 1,177
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Spain 1,449
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Lithuania 1,297
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Poland 9,475
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Romania 8,626
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Other EU countries 4,945
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe 1,186
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Turkey 135
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Other Europe 1,051
Africa 3,697
Africa: North Africa 474
Africa: Central and Western Africa 2,082
Africa: South and Eastern Africa 1,141
Middle East and Asia 12,186
Middle East and Asia: Middle East 164
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia 208
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia 11,343
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia 461
Middle East and Asia: Central Asia 10
The Americas and the Caribbean 966
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America and the Caribbean 801
The Americas and the Caribbean: Central and South America 165
Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia 57
British Overseas Territories 2
No passport held 20,043

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