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 and national identity data and analysis.

  • 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

    Data and analysis on main language, English language proficiency and Welsh language.

  • Religion

    Data and analysis on religious affiliation.

  • 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.