Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)

Mixed
Distribution by local authority in the 2011 census
Total population
United Kingdom United Kingdom: 1,793,257 – 2.7% (2021/22 Census)
 England: 1,669,378 – 3.0% (2021)[1]
 Wales: 48,598 – 1.6% (2021)[1]
England and Wales by Mixed Ethnicities (2021)
List
    • White and Black Caribbean: 513,040
    • White and Asian: 488,228
    • Other Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Groups: 467,116
    • White and Black African: 249,593
 Scotland: 60,899 – 1.1% (2022)[2]
Northern Ireland: 14,382 – 0.8% (2021)[3]
Regions with significant populations
Religion
Predominantly Irreligious (43.6%) or Christianity (36.7%); minority follows Islam (8.4%) and other faiths (3.0%)[a]
2021 census, NI, England and Wales only[4][5]

Mixed is an ethnic group category that was first introduced by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics for the 2001 Census. Colloquially, it refers to British citizens or residents whose parents are of two or more races or ethnic backgrounds. The Mixed or Multiple ethnic group numbered just under 1.8 million in the 2021 United Kingdom census or 2.7% of the total UK population.[6][2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Ethnic group, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data". Scotland's Census. National Records of Scotland. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024. Alternative URL 'Search data by location' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Ethnic Group'
  3. ^ a b "MS-B01: Ethnic group". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ United Kingdom census (2021). "DT-0036 - Ethnic group by religion". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. ^ "RM031 Ethnic group by religion". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Office for National Statistics (ONS), released 29 November 2022, ONS website, statistical bulletin, Ethnic group, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.


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