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The 2021 United Kingdom census is the 23rd official census of the United Kingdom. Beginning in 1801, [ 1 ] they have been recorded every 10 years. The 2021 censuses of England , Wales , and Northern Ireland took place on 21 March 2021, and the census of Scotland took place 364 days later on 20 March 2022. [ 2 ]
On behalf of the Government, the UK Statistics Authority initiated a research programme, called Beyond 2011, to investigate a range of alternative options to conducting a UK-wide census in 2021. There was not one census covering the whole UK in 2021 as the census in Scotland was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [19]
English: All usual residents who identified as Muslim by Local Authorities, (England: Local Authorities: District / Unitary (as of April 2023); Scotland: Local authority (Council Area 2019); and Northern Ireland: Local Government Districts) based on the 2021 United Kingdom Census
— Census 2021 – England & Wales (@Census2021) March 21, 2021. The Census questions ask for details on people’s sex, age, ethnicity and the status of their health, education and occupation.
Own work, data taken from the Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021 page on the ONS website for England and Wales. Figures for Northern Ireland taken from Northern Ireland Census Data from the NIRSA website by interactievly clicking on each Local Government District.
The United Kingdom's population is predominantly White British (75.98% at the 2021 Census), but due to migration from Commonwealth nations, Britain has become ethnically diverse. The second and third largest non-white racial groups are Asian British at 8.6% of the population, followed by Black British people at 3.71%.
Estimates of the population size in every local authority area will be published.
English: The ethnic classification of Black British people by Local Authorities, (England: Local Authorities: District / Unitary (as of April 2023); Scotland: Local authority (Council Area 2019); and Northern Ireland: Local Government Districts) based on the 2021 United Kingdom Census