Lists of UK locations with large ethnic minority populations
This article lists United Kingdom locations with large and/or significant ethnic minority communities, as defined by official ethnicity statistics. The overwhelming majority of ethnic minority individuals in the UK reside in the larger cities, most specifically London and Birmingham. The British capital is home to 50 non-indigenous communities which have a population of more than 10,000 (therefore laying claim to being the most diverse city in the world).[1]
British Asian communities
See also: British Asian population
Bangladeshi communities
See also: British Bangladeshi
Major cities and larger towns with populations >5,000 and / or percentages >2%.[2][3]
- London - 222,127 (2.7%)
- Manchester - 6,437 (1.3%)
- Birmingham - 32,532 (3.0%)
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets - 81,377 (32%)
- London Borough of Newham - 37,262 (12.1%)
- Metropolitan Borough of Oldham - 16,310 (7.3%)
- Luton - 13,606 (6.7%)
- London Borough of Redbridge - 16,011 (5.7%)
- London Borough of Camden - 12,503 (5.7%)
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham - 7,701 (4.1%)
- London Borough of Westminster - 6,299 (2.9%)
- Burnley - 2,425 (2.8%)
- Leeds - 2,184 (1.4%) [4]
- Nottingham - 2,008 (2%)[5]
- London Borough of Hackney - 6,180 (2.5%)
- Sandwell - 6,588 (2.1%)
- Bradford - 9,863 (1.9%)
- Walsall - 5,194 (1.9%)
- London Borough of Enfield - 5,559 (1.8%)
Source: 2011 UK Census Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales
Indian communities
See also: British Indian
Major cities and larger towns with populations >20,000 and / or percentages >10%.[2][3]
- London - 542,857 (6.6%)
- Birmingham - 64,621 (6.0%)
- Cardiff - 7,886 (2.3%)
- Derby - 10,907 (4.4%) [6]
- Glasgow - 8,640 (1.5%)[7]
- Edinburgh - 6,470 (1.4%)[8]
- Leicester - 93,335 (28.3%)
- Nottingham - 17,105 (2.4%)[5]
- London Borough of Harrow - 63,051 (26.4%)
- London Borough of Hounslow - 48,161 (19.0%)
- London Borough of Brent - 58,017 (18.6%)
- London Borough of Redbridge - 45,660 (16.4%)
- Slough - 21,922 (15.6%)
- London Borough of Ealing - 48,240 (14.3%)
- London Borough of Newham - 42,484 (13.8%)
- London Borough of Hillingdon - 36,795 (13.4%)
- Wolverhampton - 32,1662 (12.9%)
- Preston - 32,162 (10.3%)
- Sandwell 31,400 - (10.2%)
Source: 2011 UK Census Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales
Pakistani communities
See also: British Pakistanis
Major cities and larger towns with populations >15,000 and / or percentages >10%.[2][3][8][9]
- London - 223,797 (2.7%) see Pakistani community of London)
- Manchester - 42,904 (8.5%)
- Birmingham - 144,627 (13.5%)
- Glasgow - 22,405 (3.9%)
- Bradford - 106,614 (20.4%)
- Pendle - 15,320 (17.1%)
- Slough - 24,869 (17.7%)
- Luton - 29,353 (14.4%)
- London Borough of Redbridge - 31,051 (11.1%)
- Rochdale - 22,265 (10.5%)
- London Borough of Waltham Forest - 26,347 (10.2%)
- Oldham - 22,686 (10.1%)
- Kirklees - 41,802 (9.9%)
- London Borough of Newham - 30,307 (9.8%)
- Nottingham - 26,771 (5.5%)
- Sheffield - 21,990 (4.0%)
- Derby - 14,620 (5.9%) [6]
- Leeds - 7,536 (2.11%) [4]
Source: 2011 UK Census Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales
Black British communities
See also: Black British and Black British population
Major cities and larger towns. Inside London with populations >50,000 and / or percentages >17% and outside London with populations over 20,000.[10]
- Greater London - 1,088,600 (13.3%)
- Birmingham - 96,400 (8.9%)
- Manchester - 43,500 (8.6%)
- London Borough of Lewisham - 75,900 - (27.2%)
- London Borough of Southwark - 77,500 (26.8%)
- London Borough of Lambeth - 78,500 (25.9%)
- London Borough of Hackney - 56,800 (23.1%)
- London Borough of Croydon - 73,200 (20.2%)
- London Borough of Newham - 60,300 (19.6%)
- London Borough of Brent - 58,600 (18.8%)
- London Borough of Enfield - 53,700 (17.1%)
- Luton - 20,000 (9.8%)
- Nottingham - 37,900 (7.3%)
- Reading - 21,300 (6.7%)
- Leicester - 20,600 (6.3%)
- Bristol - 25,700 (6.0%)
- Sheffield - 20,100 (3.6%)
- Leeds - 18,900 (3.2%)
Chinese communities
See also: British Chinese
Major cities and larger towns with populations >7,000 and / or percentages >2%.[2][3]
- London - 124,250 (1.5%)
- Manchester - 13,500 (2.7%)
- Birmingham - 12,700 (1.2%)
- Liverpool - 7,978 (1.7%)
- Edinburgh - 8,076 (1.7%)[8]
- Glasgow - 10,689 (1.8%)[9]
- City of London - 263 (3.6%)
- London Borough of Southwark - 8,070 (2.8%)
- London Borough of Camden - 6,500 (2.5%)
- London Borough of Barnet - 8,260 (2.3%)
- London Borough of Lewisham - 6,260 (2.2%)
- Royal Borough of Greenwich - 5,060 (2.0%)
- Cambridge - 4,450 (3.5%)
- Oxford - 3,600 (2.3%)
- Sheffield - 7,400 (1.3%)
- Newcastle upon Tyne - 6,040 (2.2%)
- Nottingham - 8,930 (2.0%) [5]
- Exeter - 1,998 (1.7%)
Places with significant Irish population
See also: Irish migration to Great Britain
Major cities and larger towns with populations >2%.[2]
- London - 176,000 (2.2%) - largest populations in Cricklewood, Willesden Green and West Hampstead[11]
- Birmingham - 22,000 (2.1%)
- Manchester - 11,800 (2.4%)
- Portsmouth - 22,000 (2.1%)
- Newcastle upon Tyne - 22,000 (2.1%)
- London Borough of Brent - 12,300 (4.0%)
- London Borough of Islington - 8,150 (3.9%)
- London Borough of Camden - 7,050 (3.2%)
- London Borough of Ealing - 10,400 (3.1%)
- London Borough of Harrow - 7,350 (3.1%)
- London Borough of Wandsworth - 7,650 (2.5%)
- London Borough of Lambeth - 7,500 (2.5%)
- London Borough of Barnet - 8,700 (2.4%)
- Coventry - 7,300 (2,3%)
- Nottingham - 7,734 (2%) [5]
- Leeds - 2,372 (1.2%) [4]
- Derby - 2,319 (2.1%)
- Watford - 2,050 (2.3%)
Places with significant Italian population
See also: Italians in the United Kingdom
- London - 39,000 Italian born people only[12]
- Manchester - 25,000 Italians and British born Italians[13]
- Bedford - 20,000 [14][15]
- Nottingham - 8,450 (2.1%) [5]
- Liverpool - 6,000 Italian born people only[16]
- Bristol - 6,000 Italian born people only[17]
- Glasgow - 4,000 Italian born or British born Italian[18] (Estimated 100,000 within Scotland)
- Hoddesdon - the Italian community which is made up mostly of people from Sicily and Emilia Romagna,[19] there is an Italian Consulate in the Borough of Broxbourne.[20]
Places with significant Polish population
See also: Polish migration to the United Kingdom
- London - 159,400 (2.0%)
- Birmingham - 9,750 (0.9%)
- Manchester - 7,000 (1.4%)
- Edinburgh - 13,000 (2.7%)[8]
- Glasgow - 8,406 (1.4%)[9]
- Cardiff - 2,800 (0.8%)
- Belfast - 3,660 (1.4%)
- London Borough of Ealing - 21,400 (6.3%)
- London Borough of Haringey - 11,300 (4.4%)
- London Borough of Hounslow - 10,700 (4.2%)
- London Borough of Brent - 10,900 (3.5%)
- London Borough of Merton - 7,050 (3.5%)
- London Borough of Waltham Forest - 8,600 (3.3%)
- London Borough of Lambeth - 6,950 (2.3%)
- London Borough of Wandsworth - 6,600 (2.2%)
- London Borough of Enfield - 6,350 (2.0%)
- Slough - 9,000 (6.4%)
- Luton - 8,700 (4.3%)
- Peterborough 7,200 (3.9%)
- Southampton - 8,900 (3.8%)
- Bedford - 4,225 (2.7%)
- Reading - 4,050 (2.6%)
- Nottingham - 24,950 (7.4%)[5]
- Bristol - 6,575 (1.5%)
- Leeds 7,200 (1.0%)
Additional locations by significant percentage
- Boston - 3,244 (5.0%)
- Corby - 2,432 (4.1.0%)
- South Holland - 2,969 (3.4%)
- Wellingborough - 2,241 (3.0%)
Sources: 2011 UK Census England and Wales National Identity[21] 2011 UK Census Northern Ireland Main Language[22]
See also
- Demography of the United Kingdom
- Ethnic groups of the United Kingdom
- Ethnic enclave
- Lists of United States cities with large ethnic identity populations
- Accademia Apulia
- List of English districts and their ethnic composition
References
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- 1 2 3 "Ethnicity in Leeds". Westyorkshireobservatory.org. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
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- 1 2
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- 1 2 3 "Briefing Paper 2011 Census - Release 2A - Results for Glasgow City" (PDF). Glasgow.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "2011 Census: Key Statistics for local authorities in England and Wales" (XLS). Ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Where the Irish live in London | Alex Johnson | Independent Property Blogs". Blogs.independent.co.uk. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Italians in London". BBC News. 2005-09-07. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ Green, David (2003-11-29). "Italians in Manchester". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "Italians in Bedford". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "'May the best team win'". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ "Italians in Liverpool". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "Italians in Bristol". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "Italians in Glasgow". BBC News. Retrieved 2004-11-04.
- ↑ "Broxbourne" (PDF). Hertsdirect.org. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
According to the 2001 Census, there are around 8500 in Broxbourne from an ethnic group other than White British, making up almost 10% of all people in the Borough
- ↑ Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "2011 Census: Quick Statistics for Wales on National Identity, Passports Held and Country of Birth" (XLS). Ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
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