UK armed forces veterans : Overview
On 10 November 2022, as part of our topic summaries releases for Census 2021, we published data about UK armed forces veterans in England and Wales.
This was the first time that we've collected and published census information about UK armed forces veterans.
In this video we explain what the Census 2021 demography and migration topic summary includes. We also highlight some of the most important and interesting data from it.
What's included in the Census 2021 results about UK armed forces veterans
The Census 2021 results about UK armed forces veterans included data about people who have previously served in the regular forces, reserve forces or both.
This answered questions like:
- how many UK armed forces veterans lived in households and communal establishments at the time of the census?
- how many households had one or more persons who’d served in the UK armed forces?
- which local authorities had the highest proportion of UK armed forces veterans?
You can find out more about the Census 2021 results about UK armed forces veterans in England and Wales (opens in a new tab) on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website.
The Royal British Legion told us how they will use the Census 2021 results to help UK armed forces veterans get the support they need.
You can find out more in our Royal British Legion census story.