Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)

Mixed
Distribution by local authority in the 2011 census
Total population
United Kingdom 1,250,229 – 2.0% (2011)[1]
England: 1,669,375 – 3.0% (2021)[2]
Wales: 48,602 – 1.6% (2021)[2]
England and Wales by Mixed Ethnicities (2021)
  • 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: 19,815 – 0.4% (2011)
Northern Ireland: 14,382 – 0.8% (2021)[3]
Regions with significant populations
Greater London, Manchester, Birmingham

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 in England and Wales numbered 1.7 million in the 2021 census, 2.9% of the population.[4]

  1. ^ "2011 Census: Ethnic group, local authorities in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. 11 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "2021 Census: Ethnic group, local authorities in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ "MS-B01: Ethnic group". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ "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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