England and Wales Country (Dep) : Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Data cube chart.

Year Asian Black White Other
1991 1,770,908 Show data context 872,597 Show data context 46,711,893 Show data context 278,408 Show data context
2001 2,500,710 Show data context 1,139,375 Show data context 47,520,921 Show data context 880,355 Show data context
2011 4,213,531 Show data context 1,864,890 Show data context 48,151,715 Show data context 1,845,776 Show data context
2021 5,515,892 Show data context 2,408,980 Show data context 48,699,515 Show data context 2,974,062 Show data context
Date Source
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S06 Ethnic group: Residents [100%])
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Ethnic Group (Table UV009), 16 way)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (All usual residents: Table KS201UK - Ethnic group)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (All usual residents: Ethnic Group (20 way))

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nCube definition


Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, England and Wales Country (Dep) through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Ethnic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026