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title: "Synthetic Printed UK Passports Dataset"
description: "Offers 5,000 realistic, AI-generated United Kingdom passport images, reflecting authentic passport layouts, textures, and photo styles. Designed as a synthetic ID dataset for machine learning,…"
url: "https://unidata.pro/datasets/synthetic-printed-uk-passports/"
date_modified: "2026-02-16T22:40:20+03:00"
language: "en-US"
---
Offers 5,000 realistic, AI-generated United Kingdom passport images, reflecting authentic passport layouts, textures, and photo styles. Designed as a synthetic ID dataset for machine learning, OCR, and biometric identification, it enhances document verification, immigration systems, and digital identity research.

## Dataset Structure

### The Numbers Section

**Numbered list:** - **Number:** 5 000 — **Text:** Images

### Tooltips Section

**Tooltip items:**

- **Name:** PII
- **Name:** Data generation
- **Name:** Security
- **Name:** Anti-spoofing
- **Name:** Computer Vision

### Dataset Information

**Table with data:**

| Characteristic | Data |
| --- | --- |
| Description | Printed synthetic passport images for training ML models in PII extraction |
| Data types | Image |
| Tasks | OCR, Computer Vision |
| Total number of files | 5 000 |
| Number of files in a set | 96 (Angles - 3, Lighting - 4, Backgrounds - 4, Distances - 2) |
| Angles | 0°, 25°, 45° |
| Lighting | Natural-daylight, Office-LED, Warm-indoor, Dim-light |
| Backgrounds | Neutral wall, Textured desk, Outdoor pavement, Docs-on-docs |
| Distance | Close (80-90 % frame), Medium (50-60 %) |
| Labeling | Metadata (Passport ID, Sample ID, Class, Country, Gender, Age Group, Angle, Distance, Category, Resolution, Camera, Light Condition, Background, Timestamp) |
| Gender | Male, Female |

**Media Slider:**

- **Image in the slider:** ![](https://unidata.pro/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/uk-passport-dataset3-scaled.webp)
- **Image in the slider:** ![](https://unidata.pro/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/uk-passport-dataset4-scaled.webp)

**Link to the sample:** [Download sample](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uuBeEg8xmlgW20rsVfNkkrPArdD-_n5G)

### Statistics - Charts

**Charts with Titles:** - **Shortcode:** [ays_chart id='65'] — **caption above the graph:** Distribution by Gender

### Technical Specifications

**Table with data:**

| Characteristic | Data |
| --- | --- |
| Image Extensions | HEIC, JPG |
| Data Type | generated |

**Source and data collection methodology:** Source and collection methodology: Data was AI-generated.

### Dataset Use Cases - Slider

**Industry Cards:**

- **Industry:** Identity Verification & Security Systems — **Title:** Developing AI Models for Passport Recognition — **Text:** Synthetic Printed UK Passports Dataset supports research and development in identity verification and document recognition systems. Containing diverse passport images of British passports and United Kingdom passports, it enables training of facial recognition and document authentication algorithms. This data helps enhance recognition technology used by government services and immigration databases.
- **Industry:** Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning — **Title:** Training Deep Learning Models for Document Classification — **Text:** This UK passport dataset serves as high-quality training data for building machine learning and deep learning models capable of identifying travel documents and identity cards. The dataset consists of synthetic passport photos and structured personal details, allowing developers to test recognition algorithms without using sensitive personal data.
- **Industry:** Border Control & Immigration Systems — **Title:** Testing Recognition Accuracy in Biometric Verification Tools — **Text:** The dataset provides a controlled environment for testing biometric data and document verification methods used in immigration systems. Simulating real UK passports, it supports government databases and border control authorities in improving recognition accuracy, passport validation, and foreign nationals’ identity checks.
- **Industry:** Research & Educational Applications — **Title:** Developing and Evaluating Synthetic Identity Datasets — **Text:** It is ideal for academic research, focusing on national identity, recognition systems, and biometric passports. The datasets provided contain printed passport samples that replicate authentic document layouts while ensuring data privacy. Researchers can explore recognition searches, technology workflows, and identity verification models using ethically sourced, non-sensitive information.

### Fact

**FAQs Heading:** FAQs

**List of Questions:**

- **Question:** What types of annotations are provided? — **Answer:** Each synthetic passport image includes detailed metadata annotations. These labels describe passport ID, sample ID, gender, country, age group, lighting type, background, angle, resolution, and timestamp, providing structured reference data for training and benchmarking OCR or ID recognition systems.
- **Question:** Can I request a sample of the dataset before purchasing or downloading it? — **Answer:** Yes. Unidata provides free sample files that allow you to test and evaluate the dataset before purchase.
- **Question:** Is it possible to request a custom dataset? — **Answer:** Yes. You can request a custom synthetic passport dataset tailored to your project needs, such as different lighting, document angles, or background conditions. Unidata’s team can generate AI-based passport images for specific countries or formats to support advanced machine learning and document recognition research.
- **Question:** How was the data collected? — **Answer:** Synthetic Printed UK Passports Dataset was generated using AI-based synthetic data generation techniques. The images replicate real-world passport printing and scanning scenarios under multiple conditions - including diverse lighting, textures, and camera setups - to create realistic and balanced training data.
- **Question:** How are Unidata datasets licensed? — **Answer:** Unidata datasets follow a dual-licensing model: free samples are provided for evaluation and testing, while full datasets are available exclusively through purchase. This ensures transparent access for both academic research and commercial development.
- **Question:** Do Unidata datasets follow GDPR or other data privacy regulations? — **Answer:** Yes. All Unidata datasets comply with GDPR and relevant data privacy regulations. Since the UK passport dataset is entirely synthetic, it does not include real personal or biometric information, ensuring lawful and ethical use for AI research and product development.
- **Question:** Is this a real-world dataset or synthetic data? — **Answer:** This is a synthetic dataset, created using AI-based data generation technology. The dataset contains artificially produced UK passport images that mimic real-world documents while excluding any real or identifiable personal data, making it safe for open research and commercial AI training.
- **Question:** What are the advantages of synthetic passport images over real document data? — **Answer:** Synthetic passport images can be generated with balanced demographics, consistent annotations, and controlled capture conditions that are difficult to obtain from real-world collections.

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