Foreign-born population of the United Kingdom

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This article is about foreign-born groups in the United Kingdom. For ethnic groups in the United Kingdom regardless of birthplace, see Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom.

The foreign-born population of the United Kingdom includes immigrants from a wide range of countries who are resident in the United Kingdom. In the period January 2010 to December 2010, there were 19 foreign-born groups that consisted of at least 100,000 individuals residing in the UK (people originating from Australia, Bangladesh, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United States and Zimbabwe).[1]Contents [hide]

1 Size of the foreign-born population

2 Countries of origin

3 Institute for Public Policy Research analysis

4 See also

5 References

6 External links

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Size of the foreign-born population

At the time of the most recent UK census, conducted in April 2001, 8.3 per cent of the country's population were foreign-born.[2] This was substantially less than that of major immigration countries such as Australia (23 per cent), Canada (19.3 per cent) and the USA (12.3 per cent).[3] Figures for each census since 1951 are given in the table below. In 2010, the foreign-born population was estimated at 11.6 per cent, compared to a European Union average of 8.6 per cent.[4][5]

In 2010, there were 7.0 million foreign-born residents in the UK, corresponding to 11.3% of the total population. Of these, 4.76 million (7.7%) were born outside the EU and 2.24 million (3.6%) were born in another EU Member State.[6]Census Foreign-born

population Percentage increase

over previous decade Percentage of

total population[3]

1951 2,118,600 4.2

1961 2,573,500 21.5 4.9

1971 3,190,300 24.0 5.8

1981 3,429,100 7.5 6.2

1991 3,835,400 11.8 6.7

2001 4,896,600 27.7 8.3

2010 (est.) 7,139,000 46.0 11.6[5]

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Countries of origin

The table below lists the places of birth of UK residents according to the 2001 Census, as reported by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.[7] The table also lists population estimates of the foreign-born population for the top 60 foreign countries of birth in the period January 2010 to December 2010, published by the Office for National Statistics.[1][8]

In 2001, the five most common foreign countries of birth were the Republic of Ireland, India, Pakistan, Germany and the United States respectively.[7] In 2010, the most common foreign countries of birth were India, Poland (up from 18th in 2001), Pakistan, the Republic of Ireland and Germany respectively. The United States dropped to eighth place behind South Africa and Bangladesh, despite growth in the size of the US-born population.[1]

The period between 2001 and 2010 saw significant change in the UK's foreign-born population. In particular, the 2004 and 2007 enlargements of the European Union have led to mass migration from the likes of Bulgaria, Latvia, Romania, Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania.[1] The number of Polish-born people resident in the UK increased from 60,711 in 2001 to an estimated 532,000 in the year to December 2010, whilst the Lithuanian-born population increased from 4,363 to an estimated 87,000.[1] The most significant decrease in a foreign-born population resident in the UK between 2001 and 2010 is in the number of those originating from the Republic of Ireland. Whereas in 2001, 533,901 people born in the Republic of Ireland were resident in the UK, this is estimated to have declined to 405,000 by 2010.[1]Country of birth Population (2001 census) Population (2010 ONS estimate)[9] Corresponding article(s)

United Kingdom 53,923,642 54,215,000 British people, English people, Cornish people, Scottish people, Welsh people, Northern Irish people

Republic of Ireland 533,901 405,000

India 467,634 693,000 Indians in the United Kingdom

Pakistan 321,167 431,000 Pakistanis in the United Kingdom

Germany 266,136 296,000 Germans in the United Kingdom

United States 158,434 200,000 Americans in the United Kingdom

Bangladesh 154,362 220,000 Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom

Jamaica 146,401 150,000 Jamaicans in the United Kingdom

South Africa 141,405 236,000 South Africans in the United Kingdom

Kenya 129,633 128,000 Kenyans in the United Kingdom

Australia 107,871 112,000 Australians in the United Kingdom

Italy 107,244 118,000 Italians in the United Kingdom

Hong Kong 96,445 75,000 Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom

France 96,281 111,000 French in the United Kingdom

Nigeria 88,378 151,000 Nigerians in the United Kingdom

Cyprus 77,673 56,000 Cypriots in the United Kingdom

Canada 72,518 81,000 Canadians in the United Kingdom

Sri Lanka 67,938 117,000 Sri Lankans in the United Kingdom

Poland 60,711 532,000 Polish in the United Kingdom

New Zealand 58,286 72,000 New Zealanders in the United Kingdom

Ghana 56,112 84,000 Ghanaians in the United Kingdom

Uganda 55,213 48,000 Ugandans in the United Kingdom

Spain 54,482 68,000 Spaniards in the United Kingdom

Turkey 54,079 72,000 Turks in the United Kingdom

China, People's Republic of 51,078 120,000 Chinese in the United Kingdom

Malaysia 49,886 60,000 Malaysians in the United Kingdom

Zimbabwe 49,524 130,000 Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom

Somalia 43,515 110,000 Somalis in the United Kingdom

Iran 42,494 70,000 Iranians in the United Kingdom

Singapore 40,474 42,000 Singaporeans in the United Kingdom

Netherlands 40,438 55,000 Dutch in the United Kingdom

Philippines 40,118 123,000 Filipinos in the United Kingdom

Japan 37,535 38,000 Japanese in the United Kingdom

Portugal 36,555 83,000 Portuguese in the United Kingdom

Greece 35,169 30,000 Greeks in the United Kingdom

Tanzania 32,630 35,000 Tanzanians in the United Kingdom

Iraq 32,236 69,000 Iraqis in the United Kingdom

Serbia and Montenegro 31,244 (including Kosovo) N/A Serbs in the United Kingdom

Kosovo N/A (included in Serbia and Montenegro entry) N/A Kosovans in the United Kingdom

Malta 30,178 23,000 Maltese in the United Kingdom

Mauritius 27,078 43,000 Mauritians in the United Kingdom

Egypt 24,700 28,000 Egyptians in the United Kingdom

Vietnam 23,347 N/A Vietnamese in the United Kingdom

Africa (country not stated) 22,975 N/A

Sweden 22,525 28,000 Swedes in the United Kingdom

Belgium 21,668 22,000

Barbados 21,601 N/A Barbadians in the United Kingdom

Zambia 21,529 29,000

Trinidad and Tobago 21,283 23,000 Trinidadians in the United Kingdom

Guyana 20,872 22,000 Guyanese in the United Kingdom

Austria 19,503 N/A Austrians in the United Kingdom

Denmark 18,695 N/A

Sierra Leone 17,048 N/A Sierra Leoneans in the United Kingdom

Thailand 16,257 35,000 Thais in the United Kingdom

Switzerland 16,010 N/A

Brazil 15,215 44,000 Brazilians in the United Kingdom

Russia 15,160 40,000 Russians in the United Kingdom

Afghanistan 14,875 54,000 Afghans in the United Kingdom

Norway 13,798 N/A

Hungary 13,159 41,000 Hungarians in the United Kingdom

Yemen 12,508 N/A Yemenis in the United Kingdom

Morocco 12,348 22,000 Moroccans in the United Kingdom

Malawi 12,340 N/A

Colombia 12,331 N/A Colombians in the United Kingdom

South Korea 12,310 21,000 Koreans in the United Kingdom

Czech Republic 12,220 32,000 Czechs in the United Kingdom

Ukraine 11,913 N/A Ukrainians in the United Kingdom

Israel 11,892 N/A Israelis in the United Kingdom

Gibraltar 11,830 N/A Gibraltarians in the United Kingdom

Finland 11,322 N/A

Sudan 10,671 N/A Sudanese in the United Kingdom

Algeria 10,670 21,000 Algerians in the United Kingdom

Lebanon 10,459 N/A Lebanese in the United Kingdom

Burma (Myanmar) 9,924 N/A Burmese in the United Kingdom

Grenada 9,783 N/A

Libya 9,141 25,000

Saudi Arabia 8,789 N/A

Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,569 N/A Congolese in the United Kingdom

Saint Lucia 8,265 N/A

Montserrat 7,983 N/A Montserratians in the United Kingdom

Ethiopia 7,775 N/A Ethiopians in the United Kingdom

Romania 7,631 79,000 Romanians in the United Kingdom

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7,091 N/A

Croatia 6,992 N/A

Argentina 6,796 N/A

Dominica 6,739 N/A

Indonesia 6,711 N/A

Bosnia-Herzegovina 6,692 N/A

China, Republic of (Taiwan) 6,588 N/A

Eritrea 6,561 N/A

Saint Kitts and Nevis 6,519 N/A

Nepal 5,943 35,000 Nepalis in the United Kingdom

Angola 5,914 N/A

Kuwait 5,882 N/A

Asia (country not stated) 5,677 N/A

United Arab Emirates 5,406 N/A Emiratis in the United Kingdom

Bulgaria 5,351 52,000 Bulgarians in the United Kingdom

Slovakia 5,273 48,000

Chile 5,131 N/A Chileans in the United Kingdom

Mexico 5,049 N/A Mexicans in the United Kingdom

Lithuania 4,363 87,000 Lithuanians in the United Kingdom

Latvia 4,275 48,000

Bahrain 4,185 N/A

Syria 4,168 N/A

Peru 4,066 N/A Peruvians in the United Kingdom

Venezuela 3,996 N/A

Gambia 3,924 N/A

Antigua and Barbuda 3,891 N/A Antiguans in the United Kingdom

Fiji 3,464 N/A Fijians in the United Kingdom

Mozambique 3,353 N/A

Congo 3,266 N/A

Cameroon 3,233 N/A

Jordan 3,115 N/A

Tunisia 3,070 N/A

Ecuador 3,035 N/A Ecuadorians in the United Kingdom

Bermuda 2,986 N/A

Seychelles 2,905 N/A

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) 2,794 N/A Ivoirians in the United Kingdom

Brunei 2,782 N/A

West Bank (Palestinian territories) 2,483 N/A

Rwanda 2,373 N/A

Saint Helena 2,355 N/A

Albania 2,314 N/A

Botswana 2,051 N/A

Oman 2,024 N/A

Burundi 2,022 N/A

Estonia 2,005 N/A

Bahamas 1,797 N/A

Liberia 1,583 N/A

Iceland 1,552 N/A

Macau 1,490 N/A

South and Central America (country not stated) 1,338 N/A

Macedonia 1,285 N/A

Belize 1,233 N/A

Namibia 1,230 N/A

Slovenia 1,228 N/A

Luxembourg 1,222 N/A

Belarus 1,154 N/A

Netherlands Antilles 1,151 N/A

Bolivia 1,143 N/A Bolivians in the United Kingdom

Cuba 1,083 N/A

Qatar 1,062 N/A

Papua New Guinea 1,057 N/A

Falkland Islands 1,044 N/A

Uruguay 963 N/A

Kazakhstan 871 N/A

Swaziland 863 N/A

Madagascar 789 N/A

Senegal 723 N/A

Cambodia 706 N/A

El Salvador 595 N/A

Armenia 589 N/A Armenians in the United Kingdom

Azerbaijan 561 N/A

Togo 553 N/A

Georgia 551 N/A Georgians in the United Kingdom

Dominican Republic 523 N/A

Uzbekistan 521 N/A

Guatemala 499 N/A

Anguilla 498 N/A

Paraguay 493 N/A

Panama 492 N/A

Former USSR (country not stated) 483 N/A

Laos 464 N/A

Moldova 455 N/A

Honduras 420 N/A

Guinea-Bissau 381 N/A

Costa Rica 376 N/A

Cayman Islands 369 N/A

Lesotho 331 N/A

Cape Verde 328 N/A

Central African Republic 312 N/A

Solomon Islands 309 N/A

Puerto Rico 306 N/A

Mongolia 293 N/A Mongolians in the United Kingdom

Europe (country not stated) 269 N/A

Guinea 265 N/A

Suriname 264 N/A

Benin 239 N/A

Djibouti 237 N/A

Monaco 225 N/A

Nicaragua 223 N/A

Maldives 200 N/A

Chad 183 N/A

Kiribati 179 N/A

Haiti 164 N/A

British Virgin Islands 163 N/A

Tonga 143 N/A

Gabon 135 N/A

Vanuatu 135 N/A

Kyrgyzstan 133 N/A

Samoa 125 N/A

United States Virgin Islands 124 N/A

Mali 121 N/A

Oceania (country not stated) 108 N/A

São Tomé and Príncipe 102 N/A

Tajikistan 101 N/A

Burkina Faso 99 N/A

Turkmenistan 99 N/A

Niger 96 N/A

Bhutan 86 N/A

Comoros 62 N/A

Guam 61 N/A

Turks and Caicos Islands 56 N/A

Equatorial Guinea 51 N/A

Cook Islands 37 N/A

Andorra 35 N/A

American Samoa 30 N/A

Mauritania 28 N/A

Liechtenstein 23 N/A

North Korea 22 N/A

British Indian Ocean Territory 19 N/A

Nauru 14 N/A

Tuvalu 10 N/A

San Marino 9 N/A

Norfolk Island 4 N/A

Micronesia, Federated States of 3 N/A

Niue 3 N/A

Pitcairn Islands 3 N/A

Palau 3 N/A

East Timor 1 N/A

Aruba 0 N/A

Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0 N/A

Northern Mariana Islands 0 N/A

Tokelau 0 N/A

Vatican City 0 N/A

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Institute for Public Policy Research analysis

In 2005 the Institute for Public Policy Research published an analysis of data from the 2001 Census, revealing the number of people included in the census who were born outside the British Isles, where they lived, and comparing this information against the 1991 Census.[10] The results were made available on the BBC website.[11] Note that this data refers to Great Britain only, rather than the whole of the UK, because of the lack of digital boundaries in the census data for Northern Ireland.[10]

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