You asked

​​I would like the ethnicity statistics for England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland for 2018, 2019 and the latest available.

We said

Thank you for your request.

The latest and most reliable statistics (granted National Statistics status) for ethnic group are from the 2011 Census. The Nomis website allows you to specify your own data query by selecting:

  • 'Query data'
  • Data source '2011Census'
  • 'UK Key statistics'
  • 'KS201UK'

Then specifying the Geography and Ethnic Group from the 'Make Selections' list at the left hand side of the screen. This will allow you to download the data for the 4 countries of the UK.

While the data here is available for all 4 countries, we are responsible for those of England and Wales; for further information for Northern Ireland and Scotland you would have to contact Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and National Records of Scotland, respectively.

You might also be interested in this research report on population estimates by ethnicity and religion  for England and Wales that we published 4 December 2019, which sets out our latest findings on ethnicity and religion estimates. This report builds on previous ones and while it contains some experimental data, the report points to the 2011 Census as the latest available National Statistics for ethnic group.

When accessing any of our files please read the 'notes, terms and conditions' contained within them.

Please do not hesitate to contact us directly on pop.info@ons.gov.uk if you require anything further.