Population & migration
UK-born population
49,579,570
Census day, 21 March 2021
- Born in the UK 49,579,570 · 83.2%
- Born outside the UK 10,017,972 · 16.8%
Overdue · as of 02 Nov 2022no date announced
48 months old · Every ten years (next census 2031)
Explained
UK-born population: the official figure explained
The latest uk-born population figure from ONS · Census 2021, table TS004 (Country of birth), with its period, release dates and full source link.
The live figure
ONS
What it measures
UK-born population — 83.2% of 59,597,542 usual residents · England and Wales. The figure is published by ONS · Census 2021, table TS004 (Country of birth) and covers Census day, 21 March 2021.
How often it is published
ONS · Census 2021, table TS004 (Country of birth) publishes this every ten years (next census 2031). UKStats shows the figure exactly as published and never estimates values between releases.
Publisher notes
Census counts for England and Wales. Scotland's and Northern Ireland's censuses publish separately.
Methodology
ONS · Census 2021, table TS004 (Country of birth) — original publicationUKStats reproduces the published figure exactly; the publisher's own methodology notes are the authoritative description of how it is compiled.
Cite this figure
ONS · Census 2021, table TS004 (Country of birth), "UK-born population", Census day, 21 March 2021. Via UKStats (ukstats.co.uk/explained/uk-born-population), accessed 12 October 2026. Original: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/c2021ts004Embed this figure
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