COUNTRY OF BIRTH


Definition

Output Classifications

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Output

 


  Definition

 

This question records each person's country of birth. A different order is used for the tick box responses for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Where there is no applicable tick-box, the respondent is asked to write-in the present name of their country of birth. The variable is coded using the ONS Geography Classification of Countries (OGCC) (a coding system used in some other ONS outputs).

 

 

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   Output Classifications

 

Applicability: All people, UK

 

The most detailed classification used in standard output is:

 

Europe

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Wales

UK part not specified

Republic of Ireland

Ireland part not specified

Channel Islands and Isle of Man

 

Other Western Europe

EU countries

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Other EU

Non EU countries in Western Europe

 

Eastern Europe

Poland

Other Eastern Europe

 

Africa

North Africa

Central and Western Africa

Nigeria

Other Central and Western Africa

South and Eastern Africa

Kenya

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Other South and Eastern Africa

 

Asia

Middle East

Cyprus

Iran

Other Middle East

Far East

China

Hong Kong

Japan

Malaysia

Singapore

Other Far East

South Asia

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

Other South Asia

 

North America

Canada

Caribbean & West Indies

Jamaica

Other Caribbean & West Indies

USA

Other North America

 

South America

 

Oceania

 

Australia

New Zealand

Other Oceania

 

Other

 

The following list gives the countries available for commissioned output. The codes in brackets represent the corresponding OGCC codes. (nos) stands for 'not otherwise specified'.

 

Europe

United Kingdom

England  (064)

Northern Ireland  (152)

Scotland  (179)

Wales  (220)

UK (nos) (078, 213)

Channel Islands  (003, 044, 083, 083A, 083B, 083C, 103, 177)

Isle of Man  (128)

Republic of Ireland (097)

Ireland (nos) (930)

 

Other Western Europe

EU Countries

Austria  (012)                         

Belgium  (019)

Denmark  (057)

Finland  (070)

France  (071)

Germany  (075)

Greece  (079, 079A, 079B, 079C)

Italy  (099, 099A)

Luxembourg  (120)

Netherlands  (144)

Portugal  (164, 164A)

Spain  (190, 190C)

Sweden  (195)

Non EU Countries in Western Europe

Andorra (005)

Gibraltar (077)

Iceland (092)

Liechtenstein (118)

Malta and Gozo (127)

Monaco (135)

Norway (153)

San Marino (175)

Switzerland (196)

Europe (nos) (927)

 

Eastern Europe

Albania  (002)

Belarus (018)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (025, 088)

Bulgaria  (032)

Commonwealth of (Russian) Independent States (nos) (048)

Croatia (053)

Czech Republic  (056, 227)

Estonia  (066)

Hungary  (091)

Latvia  (113)

Lithuania  (119)

Macedonia  (121)

Montenegro  (138)

Moldova (134)

Poland  (163)

Romania  (168)

Russia (169)

Serbia  (181,181A)

Slovakia  (185)

Slovenia  (186)

Turkey  (206)

Ukraine (231)

Union of Soviet Socialist States (nos) (228)

Yugoslavia (nos) (223)

 

Africa

North Africa

Algeria  (004)

Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla  (190A, 190B, 190D)

Cape Verde  (039)

Egypt  (062)

Libya  (117)

Mauritania  (130)

Morocco  (139)

Sudan  (192)

Tunisia  (205)

North Africa (nos) (921)

 

Central and Western Africa

Benin  (021)

Burkina Faso  (033)

Cameroon  (037)

Central African Republic  (042)

Chad  (043)

Congo  (050)

Equatorial Guinea  (065)

Gabon  (072)

Gambia  (073)

Ghana  (076)

Guinea  (084)

Guinea – Bissau  (085)

Ivory Coast  (100)

Liberia  (116)

Mali  (126)

Niger  (149)

Nigeria  (150)

Sao Tome and Principe  (176)

Senegal  (180)

Sierra Leone  (183)

Togo  (202)

Democratic Republic of Congo  (224, 006A)

West Africa (nos) and Africa (nos) (922, 939)

 

South and Eastern Africa

Angola  (006)

Botswana  (026)

Burundi  (035)

Comoros  (049)

Djibouti  (058)

Ethiopia  (067)

Kenya  (106)

Lesotho  (115)

Madagascar  (122)

Malawi  (123)

Mauritius  (131)

Mozambique  (140)

Namibia  (141, 189E)

Reunion  (167)

Rwanda  (170)

St. Helena and Dependencies  (172, 172A-G)

Seychelles  (182)

Somalia  (188)

South Africa  (189, 189A, 189B, 189C)

Swaziland  (194)

Tanzania  (200)

Uganda  (210)

Zambia  (225)

Zimbabwe  (226)

Eritrea  (229)

East Africa (nos) (920)

 

Asia

Middle East

Bahrain  (015)

Cyprus  (055)

Iran  (095)

Iraq  (096)

Israel  (098)

Jordan  (104)

Kuwait  (110)

Lebanon  (114)

Occupied Territories (Gaza and West Bank) (098A, 156)

Oman  (154)

Qatar  (166)

Saudi Arabia  (178)

Syrian Arab Republic  (197)

United Arab Emirates  (212, 212A-G)

Yemen  (222, 222A)

Middle East (nos) (931)

 

Far East

Brunei  (031)

Myanmar  (034)

Cambodia  (036)

China  (046, 046A, 164B)

Hong Kong  (046B)

Indonesia  (011C, 094, 094B)

Japan  (102)

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of  (108)     

Korea, Republic of  (109)

Laos  (112)

Malaysia  (124)

Mongolia  (136)

Philippines  (161)

Singapore  (184)

Taiwan (198)

Thailand  (201)

Vietnam  (219)

 

Asian countries in former USSR

(Middle East)

Armenia (230)

Azerbaijan (013)

Georgia (074)

(Far East)

Kazakhstan (105)

Kyrgyzstan (111)

Tajikistan (199)

Turkmenistan (207)

Uzbekistan (216)

South Asia

Afghanistan  (001)

Bangladesh  (016)

British Indian Ocean Territory  (029)

Bhutan  (023)

India  (093, 093A)

Maldives  (125)

Nepal  (143)

Pakistan  (155)

Sri Lanka  (191)

Asia (nos) (924)

 

North America

Canada (038, 071G)

 

United States of America (214)

 

West Indies

Anguilla  (007)

Antigua and Barbuda  (008, 008A, 008B))

Bahamas  (014)

Barbados  (017)

Bermuda  (022)

British Virgin Islands (030)

Cayman Islands  (041)

Dominica  (059)

Grenada  (081)

Guadeloupe (071D)

Jamaica  (101)

Martinique (071E)

Montserrat (137)

Netherland Antilles (145, 145B, 145C)

St Christopher (St Kitts) – Nevis  (171)

St Lucia  (173)

St Vincent and the Grenadines  (174)

Trinidad and Tobago (204)

Turks and Caicos Islands (208)

US Virgin Islands (214H)

West Indies (nos) (937)

 

Caribbean

Cuba  (054)

Dominican Republic  (060)

Haiti  (087)

Puerto Rico  (165)

 

Other  North America

Belize  (020)

Costa Rica  (052)

El Salvador  (063)

Greenland  (080)

Guatemala  (082)

Honduras  (089)

Mexico  (132)

Nicaragua  (148)

Panama  (157, 157A)

 

South America

Argentina  (009)

Bolivia  (024)

Brazil  (027)

Chile  (045)

Columbia  (047)

Ecuador  (061)

Falkland Islands  (068, 068A, 068B)

French Guiana (071A)

Guyana (086)

Paraguay  (159)

Peru  (160)

Suriname  (193)

Uruguay  (215)

Venezuela  (218)

South America (nos) (934)

 

Oceania

Australia  (011)

Caroline Islands  (040)

Cook Islands  (051)

Fiji  (069)

Kiribati  (107)

Marshall Islands  (129)

Micronesia (The Federated States of)  (133)

Nauru  (142)

New Zealand  (147)

Niue  (151)

Papua New Guinea  (158)

Pitcairn Islands Group  (162)

Solomon Islands  (187)

Tonga  (203)

Tuvalu  (209)

Vanuatu  (217)

Western Samoa  (221)

Other Oceania (009A, 011A, 011B, 011D-F, 028, 045A, 071B, 071C, 071F, 071H, 074F, 147A, 147B, 153A-C, 214A-G, 214J)

 

Other

At sea (900)

In the air  (903)

Elsewhere not stated (299)

 

 

   Output

 

CAST07

S202, S206, S236

KS05

T16, T17, T27

 

Census Areas Statistics (CAS), Census Areas Statistics Theme (CAST), Key Statistics (KS) and Univariate (UV) tables are available for all census areas.

 

Standard (S), Armed Forces (AF) and Theme (T) tables are available at ST Ward/ST Postcode Sector and above.  

 

Click here to view a diagram of the census areas.

Version 1 last revised: 3 February 2003