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16.0% of UK residents were born outside the UK at the 2021 census. Compare the four nations on a common footing, or see each nation's own census categories in full.
Evidence last reviewed 31 October 2026
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Ethnic group: each nation's own census
Census 2021 (21 March 2021)
- White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British73.5%
- White: Other White6.3%
- Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian3.3%
- Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani2.8%
- Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African2.6%
- Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian1.7%
- Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
- Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi1.1%
The 8 largest of 19 published groups, as a share of the sum of published groups (56,490,047 people). This nation's own categories.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British | 41,540,790 | 73.5% |
| White: Other White | 3,585,003 | 6.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian | 1,843,248 | 3.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani | 1,570,285 | 2.8% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African | 1,468,474 | 2.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian | 952,127 | 1.7% |
| Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group | 908,950 | 1.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi | 629,567 | 1.1% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean | 619,419 | 1.1% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean | 499,310 | 0.9% |
| White: Irish | 494,251 | 0.9% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian | 474,190 | 0.8% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 454,350 | 0.8% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese | 431,165 | 0.8% |
| Other ethnic group: Arab | 320,203 | 0.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black | 293,831 | 0.5% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African | 241,528 | 0.4% |
| White: Roma | 99,138 | 0.2% |
| White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller | 64,218 | 0.1% |
Census 2021 (21 March 2021)
- White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British90.6%
- White: Other White2.7%
- Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian0.7%
- Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian0.7%
- Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African0.6%
- Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani0.6%
- Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi0.5%
- Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group0.5%
The 8 largest of 19 published groups, as a share of the sum of published groups (3,107,494 people). This nation's own categories.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British | 2,814,247 | 90.6% |
| White: Other White | 82,994 | 2.7% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian | 21,070 | 0.7% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian | 20,656 | 0.7% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African | 19,907 | 0.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani | 17,534 | 0.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi | 15,314 | 0.5% |
| Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group | 14,825 | 0.5% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese | 14,454 | 0.5% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian | 14,035 | 0.5% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean | 13,732 | 0.4% |
| White: Irish | 13,214 | 0.4% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 12,763 | 0.4% |
| Other ethnic group: Arab | 11,641 | 0.4% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African | 8,068 | 0.3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black | 3,947 | 0.1% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean | 3,700 | 0.1% |
| White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller | 3,550 | 0.1% |
| White: Roma | 1,843 | 0.1% |
Scotland's Census 2022 (20 March 2022)
- White: White Scottish77.7%
- White: Other White British9.4%
- Other White3.0%
- White: White Polish1.7%
- Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British1.3%
- Mixed or multiple ethnic group1.1%
- White: White Irish1.0%
- Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British1.0%
The 8 largest of 19 published groups, as a share of the published total (5,439,842 people). This nation's own categories.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White: White Scottish | 4,226,965 | 77.7% |
| White: Other White British | 510,354 | 9.4% |
| Other White | 163,600 | 3.0% |
| White: White Polish | 90,736 | 1.7% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British | 72,871 | 1.3% |
| Mixed or multiple ethnic group | 60,899 | 1.1% |
| White: White Irish | 56,877 | 1.0% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British | 52,951 | 1.0% |
| African: Other African | 52,729 | 1.0% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British | 47,075 | 0.9% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Other Asian | 32,187 | 0.6% |
| Other ethnic groups: Other ethnic group | 27,328 | 0.5% |
| Other ethnic groups: Arab, Arab Scottish or Arab British | 22,304 | 0.4% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British | 6,934 | 0.1% |
| African: African, African Scottish or African British | 5,907 | 0.1% |
| Caribbean or Black: Other Caribbean or Black | 4,018 | 0.1% |
| White: Gypsy/ Traveller | 3,343 | 0.1% |
| Caribbean or Black: Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British | 2,214 | 0.0% |
| Caribbean or Black: Black, Black Scottish or Black British | 546 | 0.0% |
Census 2021 (21 March 2021)
- White96.6%
- Mixed0.8%
- Indian0.5%
- Chinese0.5%
- Black African0.4%
- Other Asian0.3%
- Filipino0.2%
- Other ethnicities0.2%
The 8 largest of 13 published groups, as a share of the sum of published groups (1,903,175 people). This nation's own categories.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,837,575 | 96.6% |
| Mixed | 14,382 | 0.8% |
| Indian | 9,879 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 9,495 | 0.5% |
| Black African | 8,068 | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 5,241 | 0.3% |
| Filipino | 4,449 | 0.2% |
| Other ethnicities | 3,568 | 0.2% |
| Black Other | 2,963 | 0.2% |
| Irish Traveller | 2,610 | 0.1% |
| Arab | 1,817 | 0.1% |
| Pakistani | 1,599 | 0.1% |
| Roma | 1,529 | 0.1% |
Show the workings and sources
Each nation uses its own census question and categories. These are national views; detailed categories are not compared across nations. Scotland is 20 March 2022; England, Wales and Northern Ireland are 21 March 2021.
- Census 2021: ethnic group (20 categories), England and Wales — UR: ethnic_group_tb_20b. ONS. Retrieved 2026-10-31. Exact file or query. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Scotland's Census 2022: UV201 ethnic group, Scotland — UV201. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 2026-10-31. Exact file or query. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Census 2021: ethnic group, Northern Ireland — C21005NI. NISRA. Retrieved 2026-10-31. Exact file or query. Crown copyright (NISRA), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Country of birth: each nation's own census
Census 2021 (21 March 2021)
- Europe: United Kingdom: England80.3%
- Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: India1.6%
- Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Poland1.3%
- Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland1.1%
- Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Pakistan1.1%
- Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Other EU countries1.0%
- Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Romania0.9%
- Europe: United Kingdom: Wales0.8%
The 8 largest of 59 published groups, as a share of the sum of published groups (56,490,051 people). This nation's own categories.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Europe: United Kingdom: England | 45,388,724 | 80.3% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: India | 906,962 | 1.6% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Poland | 718,251 | 1.3% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland | 626,443 | 1.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Pakistan | 616,454 | 1.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Other EU countries | 550,358 | 1.0% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Romania | 530,320 | 0.9% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Wales | 478,697 | 0.8% |
| Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Other Europe | 366,307 | 0.6% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Ireland | 314,674 | 0.6% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Italy | 272,019 | 0.5% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Other member countries in March 2001 | 270,257 | 0.5% |
| Africa: Central and Western Africa: Nigeria | 266,877 | 0.5% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Bangladesh | 266,290 | 0.5% |
| Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Other South and Eastern Africa | 263,194 | 0.5% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Germany | 252,252 | 0.4% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: All South American countries | 251,256 | 0.4% |
| Africa: South and Eastern Africa: South Africa | 211,447 | 0.4% |
| Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Other Middle East | 202,971 | 0.4% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: United States | 198,656 | 0.4% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | 190,541 | 0.3% |
| Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: China | 176,072 | 0.3% |
| Africa: North Africa | 165,170 | 0.3% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Spain (including Canary Islands) | 163,848 | 0.3% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Lithuania | 161,596 | 0.3% |
| Africa: Central and Western Africa: Other Central and Western Africa | 153,124 | 0.3% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: France | 152,697 | 0.3% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores) | 152,634 | 0.3% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Philippines | 149,474 | 0.3% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Sri Lanka | 141,861 | 0.3% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Jamaica | 141,289 | 0.3% |
| Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Kenya | 133,416 | 0.2% |
| Africa: Central and Western Africa: Ghana | 131,753 | 0.2% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Other South-East Asia | 127,739 | 0.2% |
| Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Turkey | 124,758 | 0.2% |
| Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Zimbabwe | 121,346 | 0.2% |
| Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) | 117,714 | 0.2% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Australia | 109,963 | 0.2% |
| Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Somalia | 106,912 | 0.2% |
| Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iran | 106,801 | 0.2% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Other Caribbean | 103,235 | 0.2% |
| Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iraq | 86,229 | 0.2% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Afghanistan | 84,877 | 0.2% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Other Southern Asia | 78,466 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Other Eastern Asia | 68,166 | 0.1% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Canada | 66,847 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Malaysia | 59,674 | 0.1% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: New Zealand | 47,842 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Singapore | 39,637 | 0.1% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: Central America: All Central American countries | 22,932 | 0.0% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2011 and March 2021: Croatia | 12,567 | 0.0% |
| Middle East and Asia: Central Asia | 12,314 | 0.0% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: Other Oceania and Antarctica | 12,172 | 0.0% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Other North America | 5,787 | 0.0% |
| Africa: Africa not otherwise specified | 4,960 | 0.0% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: United Kingdom not otherwise specified | 2,612 | 0.0% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Great Britain not otherwise specified | 488 | 0.0% |
| Other | 83 | 0.0% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Other Australasia | 46 | 0.0% |
Census 2021 (21 March 2021)
- Europe: United Kingdom: Wales70.9%
- Europe: United Kingdom: England21.2%
- Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Poland0.8%
- Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland0.7%
- Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Other EU countries0.4%
- Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: India0.4%
- Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Germany0.4%
- Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Ireland0.3%
The 8 largest of 59 published groups, as a share of the sum of published groups (3,107,499 people). This nation's own categories.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Europe: United Kingdom: Wales | 2,202,820 | 70.9% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: England | 659,084 | 21.2% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Poland | 24,832 | 0.8% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland | 21,975 | 0.7% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Other EU countries | 13,710 | 0.4% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: India | 13,399 | 0.4% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Germany | 11,114 | 0.4% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Ireland | 9,998 | 0.3% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Romania | 8,520 | 0.3% |
| Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Other Middle East | 8,159 | 0.3% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | 7,803 | 0.3% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Pakistan | 7,103 | 0.2% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Bangladesh | 6,752 | 0.2% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Other member countries in March 2001 | 6,469 | 0.2% |
| Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: China | 6,304 | 0.2% |
| Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Other Europe | 5,784 | 0.2% |
| Africa: South and Eastern Africa: South Africa | 5,733 | 0.2% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Philippines | 5,542 | 0.2% |
| Africa: North Africa | 5,428 | 0.2% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Italy | 4,650 | 0.1% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: United States | 4,625 | 0.1% |
| Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Other South and Eastern Africa | 4,137 | 0.1% |
| Africa: Central and Western Africa: Nigeria | 3,891 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) | 3,715 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Other South-East Asia | 3,684 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores) | 3,664 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iraq | 3,164 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: Spain (including Canary Islands) | 3,068 | 0.1% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Australia | 3,008 | 0.1% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: All South American countries | 2,969 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: Rest of Europe: Turkey | 2,886 | 0.1% |
| Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Zimbabwe | 2,801 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Member countries in March 2001: France | 2,625 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2001 and March 2011: Lithuania | 2,562 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Sri Lanka | 2,435 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iran | 2,367 | 0.1% |
| Africa: Central and Western Africa: Other Central and Western Africa | 2,296 | 0.1% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Canada | 2,249 | 0.1% |
| Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Somalia | 2,009 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Malaysia | 1,836 | 0.1% |
| Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Kenya | 1,528 | 0.0% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Other Southern Asia | 1,307 | 0.0% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: New Zealand | 1,307 | 0.0% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Singapore | 1,287 | 0.0% |
| Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Other Eastern Asia | 1,226 | 0.0% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Other Caribbean | 1,143 | 0.0% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Jamaica | 865 | 0.0% |
| Africa: Central and Western Africa: Ghana | 824 | 0.0% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Afghanistan | 816 | 0.0% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: Central America: All Central American countries | 641 | 0.0% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: United Kingdom not otherwise specified | 288 | 0.0% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU countries: Countries that joined the EU between April 2011 and March 2021: Croatia | 260 | 0.0% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: Other Oceania and Antarctica | 257 | 0.0% |
| Middle East and Asia: Central Asia | 232 | 0.0% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Other North America | 139 | 0.0% |
| Africa: Africa not otherwise specified | 113 | 0.0% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Great Britain not otherwise specified | 95 | 0.0% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Other Australasia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotland's Census 2022 (20 March 2022)
- Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland79.4%
- Europe: United Kingdom: England9.3%
- Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Poland1.4%
- Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: India0.7%
- Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland0.7%
- Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Pakistan0.5%
- Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Other EU member countries0.5%
- The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: United States of America0.4%
The 8 largest of 57 published groups, as a share of the published total (5,439,842 people). This nation's own categories.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland | 4,321,512 | 79.4% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: England | 506,207 | 9.3% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Poland | 75,351 | 1.4% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: India | 37,729 | 0.7% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | 37,260 | 0.7% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Pakistan | 28,891 | 0.5% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Other EU member countries | 26,030 | 0.5% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: United States of America | 23,863 | 0.4% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Germany | 23,315 | 0.4% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Republic of Ireland | 22,083 | 0.4% |
| Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: China | 21,396 | 0.4% |
| Africa: Nigeria | 21,286 | 0.4% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Wales | 18,219 | 0.3% |
| Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Other Middle East | 16,314 | 0.3% |
| Africa: South Africa | 15,253 | 0.3% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Italy | 14,486 | 0.3% |
| Africa: Other South and Eastern Africa | 12,255 | 0.2% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Spain | 12,208 | 0.2% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Romania | 12,102 | 0.2% |
| Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) | 11,901 | 0.2% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: South America | 10,391 | 0.2% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Canada | 9,920 | 0.2% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: Australia | 9,575 | 0.2% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: France | 9,348 | 0.2% |
| Africa: Other Central and Western Africa | 7,866 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Lithuania | 7,814 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: Non EU countries: Other European countries (Non EU) | 7,709 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Other Southern Asia | 7,569 | 0.1% |
| Africa: North Africa | 6,970 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: East Asia: Other South-East Asia | 6,948 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Latvia | 6,924 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Hungary | 6,600 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Greece | 6,294 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Philippines | 6,245 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Malaysia | 5,295 | 0.1% |
| Africa: Zimbabwe | 5,282 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Netherlands | 5,193 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iran | 4,803 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: Non EU countries: Turkey | 4,348 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Bangladesh | 4,063 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Other Eastern Asia | 3,985 | 0.1% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: New Zealand | 3,883 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Singapore | 3,725 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: Accession countries March 2022 | 3,684 | 0.1% |
| Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iraq | 3,683 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Czech Republic | 3,367 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: EU Member countries in March 2022: Slovakia | 3,249 | 0.1% |
| Europe: Other Europe: Non EU countries: Russia | 3,184 | 0.1% |
| Africa: Kenya | 3,179 | 0.1% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean | 2,527 | 0.0% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: Central America | 2,280 | 0.0% |
| Europe: Channel Islands and Isle of Man | 2,037 | 0.0% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: UK part not specified | 1,763 | 0.0% |
| Middle East and Asia: Central Asia | 1,067 | 0.0% |
| Antarctica and Oceania: Other Antarctia and Oceania | 939 | 0.0% |
| The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Other North America | 469 | 0.0% |
| Other | 8 | 0.0% |
Census 2021 (21 March 2021)
- Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland86.5%
- Europe: United Kingdom: England3.8%
- Europe: Other EU countries3.5%
- Europe: Republic of Ireland2.1%
- Middle East and Asia1.5%
- Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland0.9%
- Africa0.6%
- North America, Central America and Caribbean0.4%
The 8 largest of 12 published groups, as a share of the sum of published groups (1,903,175 people). This nation's own categories.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | 1,646,276 | 86.5% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: England | 72,940 | 3.8% |
| Europe: Other EU countries | 67,451 | 3.5% |
| Europe: Republic of Ireland | 40,357 | 2.1% |
| Middle East and Asia | 29,244 | 1.5% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland | 16,522 | 0.9% |
| Africa | 10,760 | 0.6% |
| North America, Central America and Caribbean | 8,207 | 0.4% |
| Europe: Other Non-EU countries | 3,689 | 0.2% |
| Antarctica, Oceania and Other | 3,079 | 0.2% |
| Europe: United Kingdom: Wales | 2,794 | 0.1% |
| South America | 1,856 | 0.1% |
Show the workings and sources
Each nation uses its own census question and categories. These are national views; detailed categories are not compared across nations. Scotland is 20 March 2022; England, Wales and Northern Ireland are 21 March 2021. Country of birth is not nationality or migration status.
- Census 2021: country of birth (60 categories), England and Wales — UR: country_of_birth_60a. ONS. Retrieved 2026-10-31. Exact file or query. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Scotland's Census 2022: UV204 country of birth, Scotland — UV204. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 2026-10-31. Exact file or query. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Census 2021: country of birth (basic detail), Northern Ireland — C21003NI. NISRA. Retrieved 2026-10-31. Exact file or query. Crown copyright (NISRA), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Ethnicity by country of birth for council areas
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Up-to-date country of birth figures
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