Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)

Mixed
Distribution by local authority in the 2011 census
Total population
United Kingdom: 1,793,257 – 2.7% (2021/22 Census)
 England: 1,669,378 – 3.0% (2021)
 Wales: 48,598 – 1.6% (2021)
England and Wales by Mixed Ethnicities (2021)
List
    • 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: 60,899 – 1.1% (2022)
Northern Ireland: 14,382 – 0.8% (2021)
Regions with significant populations
Religion
Predominantly Irreligious (43.6%) or Christianity (36.7%); minority follows Islam (8.4%) and other faiths (3.0%)
2021 census, NI, England and Wales only

    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 numbered just under 1.8 million in the 2021 United Kingdom census or 2.7% of the total UK population.