Cultural identity

How people in the UK identify in terms of ethnicity, sexual identity, religion and language, and how this has changed over time using a diverse range of data sources.

In this section

  • Ethnicity

    Ethnicity, national identity and religion in the UK and non-UK born population.

  • Gender identity

    Information about people’s gender identity from Census 2021. Gender identity estimates from Census 2021 are official statistics in development. This reflects their innovative nature and the evolving understanding of measuring gender identity, along with the uncertainty associated with these estimates.

  • Language

    The proportion of adults using English as their main language and a breakdown of other languages used in the UK and the multilingual population.

  • Religion

    Religious affiliation, including religions among the non-UK born population in England and Wales.

  • Sexual orientation

    People's self identified sexual orientation, from Census 2021 data and the Annual Population survey.

  • Explore local statistics

    Find, compare and visualise statistics about places within the United Kingdom.