Country of birth in the 2021/22 Census

What questions were asked on Country of birth?

The questions were asked for all countries in the UK (though in slightly different orders).

If the respondent was born outside the UK for England, Wales and Scotland, or, Northern Ireland for Northern Ireland individual responses on their most recent arrival to live in the UK (or Northern Ireland) was asked.

How do the questions transfer to variables and tables?

There will be three variables identifying country of birth. The most detailed contains 189 countries, the second most detailed 57 grouped countries. These will be only available as univariate tables down to output area level subject to statistical disclosure control. The third will contain 12 grouped countries.

How does it compare to previous censuses?

The 12 grouped countries will be cross-tabulated with age, economic activity, ethnicity, highest qualification, passports held, Welsh skills. There were more detailed tables in 2011 such as age and year of arrival in the UK. Information will also show migration between the countries in the UK.

What impact might the COVID pandemic have had on Country of birth?

None
Willingness to complete some questions
The hostile environment has created fear and distrust amongst for many migrants which might be translated to an unwillingness to answer some or all of the set of questions around international migration.

Variables
Table 1 – Country_Of_Birth_13A
Code Country
1 Europe: United Kingdom: England
2 Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
3 Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland
4 Europe: United Kingdom: Wales
5 Europe: United Kingdom: Great Britain not otherwise specified
6 Europe: United Kingdom: United Kingdom not otherwise specified
7 Europe: Ireland
8 Europe: Other Europe
9 Africa
10 Middle East and Asia
11 The Americas and the Caribbean
12 Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia)
-8 Does not apply

Table 2 – Country_Of_Birth_58A
Code Country
1 Europe: United Kingdom: England
2 Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
3 Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland
4 Europe: United Kingdom: Wales
5 Europe: United Kingdom: Great Britain not otherwise specified
6 Europe: United Kingdom: United Kingdom not otherwise specified
7 Europe: Other Europe: Ireland
8 Europe: Other Europe: France
9 Europe: Other Europe: Germany
10 Europe: Other Europe: Italy
11 Europe: Other Europe: Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores)
12 Europe: Other Europe: Spain (including Canary Islands)
13 Europe: Other Europe: Lithuania
14 Europe: Other Europe: Poland
15 Europe: Other Europe: Romania
16 Europe: Other Europe: Croatia
17 Europe: Other Europe: Turkey
18 Europe: Other Europe: All other European countries
19 Africa: North Africa: All North African countries
20 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Ghana
21 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Nigeria
22 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Other Central and Western Africa
23 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Kenya
24 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Somalia
25 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: South Africa
26 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Zimbabwe
27 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Other South and Eastern Africa
28 Africa: Africa not otherwise specified
29 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iran
30 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iraq
31 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Other Middle East
32 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: China
33 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
34 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Other Eastern Asia
35 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Afghanistan
36 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: India
37 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Pakistan
38 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Bangladesh
39 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Sri Lanka
40 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Other Southern Asia
41 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Philippines
42 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Malaysia
43 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Singapore
44 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Other South-East Asia
45 Middle East and Asia: Central Asia
46 The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: United States
47 The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Canada
48 The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Other North America
49 The Americas and the Caribbean: Central America: All Central American countries
50 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: All South American countries
51 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Jamaica
52 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Other Caribbean
53 Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Australia
54 Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: New Zealand
55 Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Other Australasia
56 Antarctica and Oceania: All other
57 Other
-8 Does not apply

Table 3 – Country_Of_Birth_190A
Code Description
1 Europe: United Kingdom: England
2 Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
3 Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland
4 Europe: United Kingdom: Wales
5 Europe: United Kingdom: Great Britain not otherwise specified
6 Europe: United Kingdom: United Kingdom not otherwise specified
7 Europe: Other Europe: Guernsey
8 Europe: Other Europe: Jersey
9 Europe: Other Europe: Channel Islands not otherwise specified
10 Europe: Other Europe: Isle of Man
11 Europe: Other Europe: Ireland
12 Europe: Other Europe: Austria
13 Europe: Other Europe: Belgium
14 Europe: Other Europe: Denmark
15 Europe: Other Europe: Finland
16 Europe: Other Europe: France
17 Europe: Other Europe: Germany
18 Europe: Other Europe: Gibraltar
19 Europe: Other Europe: Greece
20 Europe: Other Europe: Italy
21 Europe: Other Europe: Luxembourg
22 Europe: Other Europe: Netherlands
23 Europe: Other Europe: Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores)
24 Europe: Other Europe: Spain (including Canary Islands)
25 Europe: Other Europe: Sweden
26 Europe: Other Europe: Bulgaria
27 Europe: Other Europe: Cyprus
28 Europe: Other Europe: Czechia
29 Europe: Other Europe: Estonia
30 Europe: Other Europe: Hungary
31 Europe: Other Europe: Latvia
32 Europe: Other Europe: Lithuania
33 Europe: Other Europe: Malta
34 Europe: Other Europe: Poland
35 Europe: Other Europe: Romania
36 Europe: Other Europe: Slovakia
37 Europe: Other Europe: Slovenia
38 Europe: Other Europe: Czechoslovakia not otherwise specified
39 Europe: Other Europe: Albania
40 Europe: Other Europe: Armenia
41 Europe: Other Europe: Azerbaijan
42 Europe: Other Europe: Belarus
43 Europe: Other Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina
44 Europe: Other Europe: Croatia
45 Europe: Other Europe: Georgia
46 Europe: Other Europe: Iceland
47 Europe: Other Europe: Kosovo
48 Europe: Other Europe: Macedonia
49 Europe: Other Europe: Moldova
50 Europe: Other Europe: Montenegro
51 Europe: Other Europe: Norway
52 Europe: Other Europe: Russia
53 Europe: Other Europe: Serbia
54 Europe: Other Europe: Switzerland
55 Europe: Other Europe: Turkey
56 Europe: Other Europe: Ukraine
57 Europe: Other Europe: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics not otherwise specified
58 Europe: Other Europe: Yugoslavia not otherwise specified
59 Europe: Other Europe: Other rest of Europe
60 Africa: North Africa: Algeria
61 Africa: North Africa: Egypt
62 Africa: North Africa: Libya
63 Africa: North Africa: Morocco
64 Africa: North Africa: South Sudan
65 Africa: North Africa: Sudan
66 Africa: North Africa: Tunisia
67 Africa: North Africa: Other North Africa
68 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Angola
69 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Cameroon
70 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Cape Verde
71 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Congo
72 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Congo (Democratic Republic)
73 Africa: Central and Western Africa: The Gambia
74 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Ghana
75 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Guinea
76 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Guinea-Bissau
77 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Ivory Coast
78 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Liberia
79 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Nigeria
80 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Senegal
81 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Sierra Leone
82 Africa: Central and Western Africa: St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
83 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Togo
84 Africa: Central and Western Africa: Other Central and Western Africa
85 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Botswana
86 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Burundi
87 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Eritrea
88 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Ethiopia
89 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Kenya
90 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Madagascar
91 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Malawi
92 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Mauritius
93 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Mozambique
94 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Namibia
95 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Rwanda
96 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Seychelles
97 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Somalia
98 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: South Africa
99 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Eswatini
100 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Tanzania
101 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Uganda
102 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Zambia
103 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Zimbabwe
104 Africa: South and Eastern Africa: Other South and Eastern Africa
105 Africa: Africa not otherwise specified
106 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Bahrain
107 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iran
108 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Iraq
109 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Israel
110 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Jordan
111 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Kuwait
112 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Lebanon
113 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Occupied Palestinian Territories
114 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Oman
115 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Qatar
116 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Saudi Arabia
117 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Syria
118 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: United Arab Emirates
119 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Yemen
120 Middle East and Asia: Middle East: Middle East not otherwise specified
121 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: China
122 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
123 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Japan
124 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Korea (North)
125 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Korea (South)
126 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Macao (Special Administrative Region of China)
127 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Mongolia
128 Middle East and Asia: Eastern Asia: Taiwan
129 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Afghanistan
130 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Bangladesh
131 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: India
132 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Nepal
133 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Pakistan
134 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Sri Lanka
135 Middle East and Asia: Southern Asia: Other Southern Asia
136 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Brunei
137 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Myanmar (Burma)
138 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Cambodia
139 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Indonesia
140 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Malaysia
141 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Philippines
142 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Singapore
143 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Thailand
144 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Vietnam
145 Middle East and Asia: South-East Asia: Other South-East Asia
146 Middle East and Asia: Central Asia: Kazakhstan
147 Middle East and Asia: Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan
148 Middle East and Asia: Central Asia: Uzbekistan
149 Middle East and Asia: Central Asia: Other Central Asia
150 The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Bermuda
151 The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Canada
152 The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: United States
153 The Americas and the Caribbean: North America: Other North America
154 The Americas and the Caribbean: Central America: Belize
155 The Americas and the Caribbean: Central America: Mexico
156 The Americas and the Caribbean: Central America: Other Central America
157 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Argentina
158 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Bolivia
159 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Brazil
160 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Chile
161 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Colombia
162 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Ecuador
163 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Guyana
164 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Peru
165 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Uruguay
166 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Venezuela
167 The Americas and the Caribbean: South America: Other South America
168 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda
169 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: The Bahamas
170 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Barbados
171 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Cuba
172 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Dominica
173 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Dominican Republic
174 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Grenada
175 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Jamaica
176 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Montserrat
177 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: St Kitts and Nevis
178 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: St Lucia
179 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: St Vincent and the Grenadines
180 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago
181 The Americas and the Caribbean: The Caribbean: Other Caribbean
182 Antarctica and Oceania: Antarctica
183 Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Australia
184 Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: New Zealand
185 Antarctica and Oceania: Australasia: Other Australasia
186 Antarctica and Oceania: Oceania: Fiji
187 Antarctica and Oceania: Oceania: Papua New Guinea
188 Antarctica and Oceania: Oceania: Other Oceania
189 Other
-8 Does not apply