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ONS has published bespoke analysis on people who identified as Sikh using 2021 Census data. Topics include:
ONS has also updated its Ethnicity, national identity, language and religion data and analysis webpage with a list of 2021 Census 2021 data, tools and analysis of people who identified as Sikh using the religion question (this covers 99.7 per cent of all people who identified as Sikh).
Other bespoke analysis publications that have been published cover:
ONS has published bespoke analysis on Cornish identity using 2021 Census data.
This article includes statistics about Cornish identity in England and Wales, covering topics such as:
The new Output Area Classification (OAC), produced in partnership with the Office for National Statistics by the Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC), is available here.
CDRC provides the classification data in CSV, Shapefile and Geopackage formats. Supporting materials include pen portraits, local authority maps and summaries, and a technical document detailing the input variables and distribution statistics.
The classification is available under an Open Government Licence, allowing for free an unhindered reuse with attribution to ONS and CDRC (an Economic and Social Research Council Investment, grant reference ES/L011840/1).
Maps of the OAC Supergroups, Groups and Subgroups are available on CDRC’s Mapmaker platform here. Maps are provided using 2022 ONS Built-Up Areas and the 2023 Ordnance Survey Vector Map District geographies.
The Royal Geographical Society have published this paper by by J. Wyszomierski, P. A. Longley, A.D. Singleton, C. Gale and O. O’Brien, in The Geographical Journal.
This paper sets out the methodology and results of a neighbourhood geodemographic classification using small area 2021 Census statistics for England and Wales. It also describes how the classification may be extended to Northern Ireland and Scotland when data for both are published. An interactive mapping website is available to view the classification and to compare it with equivalent data for 2011.
Population projections for the UK are based on assumptions about future births, deaths, and long-term net international migration.This release covers the potential future population size of the UK. These statistics are widely used in planning, for example, fiscal projections, health, education, and pensions.
Read at the article at https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/nationalpopulationprojections/2021basedinterim
There are many reasons for wanting to know the size of the future population of the UK. But looking into the future is challenging. James Robards explains how ONS takes into account current and past trends, and as these change, how the assumptions used in projections are adjusted accordingly.
See the Blog at https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2024/01/30/understanding-our-future-population-why-projections-are-not-predictions/
2022-based national population projections, subnational population projections and household projections are due for release at the end of 2024 and in 2025. To help prepare for the new projections, ONS is seeking feedback from users on their output needs from these releases.
Participate at https://consultations.ons.gov.uk/external-affairs/2022-based-population-projections/
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