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The data shows the population of England and Wales by ethnicity and sex. The split between women and girls, and men and boys is shown for each ethnic group. Census data covers people in around 25 million private households. It also includes communal establishments, such as care homes and university halls of residence. Read more about the Census. This data uses the standardised list of 18 ethnic groups that were developed for the Census.
You can find confidence intervals for the data in the ONS archive. England and Wales Census. Office for National Statistics. The Census is carried out every 10 years. Data from the March Census will not be available until , so Census data is used instead.
Census data gives the government the information it needs to plan and run public services. It is also used as a benchmark for other statistical estimates, and it can help illustrate differences between various groups in the population. Publication release date: 1 August Can we store analytics cookies on your device? Yes No How we use cookies. Ethnicity facts and figures homepage Home UK population by ethnicity.
Male and female populations Published 1 August Last updated 28 August - see all updates. Things you need to know What the data measures The data shows the population of England and Wales by ethnicity and sex. Percentages are rounded to whole numbers. The ethnic groups used in the data This data uses the standardised list of 18 ethnic groups that were developed for the Census.
