Census Data

Tower Hamlets: Passports held

Location Type: London Boroughs, ONS Geographic Code: E09000030

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Key Facts

All Residents 310,306
Male 155,869
Female 154,437
Households 120,539
Population Density (people/km2) 15,702.9
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 310,309
Europe 264,196
Europe: United Kingdom 211,534
Europe: Ireland 3,069
Europe: Other Europe 49,593
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries 46,015
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: France 4,911
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Germany 2,042
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Italy 13,788
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Portugal 2,816
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Spain 4,899
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Lithuania 1,791
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Poland 2,664
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Romania 2,626
Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries: Other EU countries 10,478
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe 3,578
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Turkey 765
Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Other Europe 2,813
Africa 2,856
Africa: North Africa 738
Africa: Central and Western Africa 1,189
Africa: South and Eastern Africa 929
Middle East and Asia 22,400
Middle East and Asia: Middle East 603
Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia 4,960
Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia 14,136
Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia 2,417
Middle East and Asia: Central Asia 284
The Americas and the Caribbean 5,146
The Americas and the Caribbean: North America and the Caribbean 3,155
The Americas and the Caribbean: Central and South America 1,991
Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia 2,172
British Overseas Territories 4
No passport held 13,535

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