Summary

UK armed forces veteran population from Census 2021 data, includes population age, where people were born, religion, ethnic group, legal partnership status and general health.

Publications

• Characteristics of UK armed forces veterans, England and Wales: Census 2021

  UK armed forces veteran population from Census 2021 data, includes population age, where people were born, religion, ethnic group, legal partnership status and general health.

Data

• Characteristics of usual residents aged 16 and over by whether they have previously served in the UK armed forces, England and Wales

  Characteristics of usual residents by whether they have previously served in the UK armed forces, with adjusted estimates for the non-veteran population, Census 2021.

• Characteristics of UK armed forces veterans by whether they served as a regular, reserve or both, England and Wales

  Characteristics by previous service as a regular or reserve in the UK armed forces from Census 2021.

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About the data

This release includes data from Census 2021.

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

• meet user needs
• are presented clearly and accessibly
• are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
• are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest