Future releases and outputs
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), released the first results from Census 2021 on Tuesday 28 June 2022, and plan to publish all the main results within two years of the Census.
The results will be published in phases on the ONS website, with the data growing richer and more detailed with each phase.
In each phase commentary and analysis will be published alongside the data to support and explain it.
Phase one of Census 2021 results (June 2022 - Winter 2022)
Phase one began with the first results, which were published on Tuesday 28 June 2022. These included estimates of the number of people and households in England and Wales and showed the number of people by sex and age at local authority level.
ONS will then publish topic summaries and facts and figures about areas in the rest of phase one.
Census 2021 topic summaries
Topic summaries include sets of data, or datasets, most of which include data from a single variable. A variable is a particular characteristic of a person or household, for example, religion or accommodation type.
These topic summaries will include:
Facts and figures for your area
Facts and figures will be available across a range of topics for a specific area.
Profiles will be produced for all geographical areas right down to local ones, usually made up of around 100 households. These will allow users to compare local and national statistics.
Phase two of Census 2021 results (winter 2022 to early 2023)
In phase two, multivariate data for the usual resident population base will be published allowing users to combine multiple variables. This flexibility will allow users to fully explore and understand characteristics of a population and the links between them.
Phase 2 will also see the release of short-term resident population data, those who were not born in the UK and who intend to stay in the UK for less than 12 months.
In this phase ONS will also begin a three-year, detailed Census 2021 analysis programme.
Phase three of Census 2021 results (from Spring 2023)
In phase three, ONS will publish datasets on four data types.
- Alternative population bases - These are different places where individuals could’ve been counted, such as workplace or location out of term-time.Or, they might be different populations, such as short-term residents born outside the UK.
- Small populations - These are small groups of the population with the same cultural background, such as an ethnic group, national identity or religion.
- Origin-destination or “flow” data - These show the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from overseas, or to and from a second address.
- Microdata - These are small samples of census records, with all identifying information removed, for approved researchers.
For more information on the timetable visit the
ONS release plans website.