Population & Demographics
Diversity & Identity
Explore Census information about ethnic group, country of birth, religion and the languages people speak.
England | Census 2021
Ethnic group
Broad ethnic-group categories derived from Census 2021.
White81.0%
Asian9.6%
Black4.2%
Mixed or multiple3.0%
Other ethnic group2.2%
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England | Census 2021
Country of birth
Country of birth is not a measure of nationality or citizenship.
Born in the UK46,687,504
Born outside the UK9,800,549
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England | Census 2021
Religion
Religion was a voluntary Census question.
Christian26,167,900
No religion20,715,664
Muslim3,801,186
Hindu1,020,533
Other or not answered4,780,766
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England | Census 2021
Main language
Main language for usual residents aged three years and over.
English91.1%
Another main language8.9%
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