What percentage of London is Irish?

A much higher proportion of the total Republic-Irish-born population in England is located in London, 34.2% compared with 17.5% of those from Northern Ireland.
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Which UK city has the most Irish?

Birmingham has a large Irish community, dating back to the Industrial Revolution, it is estimated that Birmingham has the largest Irish population per capita in Britain. Digbeth is the traditional Irish area in Birmingham.
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What percentage of UK is Irish?

White 87.2%, Black/African/Caribbean/black British 3%, Asian/Asian British: Indian 2.3%, Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 1.9%, mixed 2%, other 3.7% (2011 est.) Irish 82.2%, Irish travelers 0.7%, other White 9.5%, Asian 2.1%, Black 1.4%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6% (2016 est.)
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What is the majority race in London?

London was more ethnically diverse than other regions

Those identifying as White British accounted for 43.4% of London's population compared with 78.4% for England and Wales overall. Excluding White British, the most common ethnic groups in London were Other White (14.6%), Black African (7.9%), and Indian (7.0%).
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What is the whitest city in the UK?

That figure is highest in Wales and the North east of England - the whitest borough is Blanaeu Gwent in Wales, where 96.5% of the population is white British, followed by Copeland in Cumbria, where only 2% of the population are not white.
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Which city in England has the largest black population?

the regions with the highest percentages of the Black population were London (13.3%) and the West Midlands (3.3%) – the lowest were the North East (0.5%) and Wales (0.6%)
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What percentage of Manchester is Irish?

Manchester is one city with a long established Irish connection – and it is estimated that around 35 per cent of the city's population has some Irish ancestry.
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How much of Liverpool is Irish?

The city is also historically known for its large Irish and Welsh populations. The Liverpool accent (Scouse) is thought to have been influenced by the arrival of Irish and Welsh immigrants. Today, up to 50% of Liverpool's population is believed to have Irish ancestry.
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Where do most Irish live in London?

London is home to several Irish-dominated communities, including Camden Town and Hammersmith.
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Where do most Irish live in the UK?

It's no surprise that the Irish population is concentrated in London; one in three Irish-born people living in the UK between 2013 and 2015 was residing in the capital, according to ONS data, followed by the southeast and northwest. About 22,000 were living in Scotland and 8,000 in Wales.
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Why is Liverpool so Irish?

Tour participants hear of how the early growth of Liverpool was aided by trade with Ireland, and of the influx of Irish following the 1798 rebellion and more especially during and after the Great Famine of the 1840s, when Liverpool became a major centre for Irish moving to other parts of Britain and to North America, ...
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Where do most Irish live?

Large cities with the highest percentage of Irish ancestry
  • Boston, Massachusetts 22.8%
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 16.2%
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14.2%
  • Louisville, Kentucky 13.2%
  • Portland, Oregon 11.9%
  • Seattle, Washington 11.65%
  • Buffalo, New York 11.23%
  • Nashville, Tennessee 9.8%
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Why is the Irish population so small?

Less than half of the total depopulation can be attributed to the Famine itself. The rest reflects low birth-rates and high emigration rates.
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What does Black Irish mean?

The term is commonly used to describe people of Irish origin who have dark features, black hair, a dark complexion and dark eyes. A quick review of Irish history reveals that the island was subject to a number of influxes of foreign cultures.
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Are Irish people tall?

The average Irish person is 172.02cm (5 feet 7.72 inches) tall. The average Irishman is 178.92cm (5 feet 10.44 inches) tall. The average Irishwoman is 165.11cm (5 feet 5 inches) tall.
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Where do the most Irish live outside of Ireland?

The United Kingdom, which includes Northern Ireland, has the greatest share of Irish migrants – meaning Irish citizens or those born in Ireland, according to the United Nations. The U.K has about 500,000 Irish migrants within its borders.
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How many Irish live in England?

Because the figures are based on a survey sample, they are subject to some uncertainty. The ONS estimates that on average over the year to June 2021, there were 412,000 people living in the UK who were born in the Republic of Ireland.
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Is Anfield Irish?

Several times a season, thousands of Irish supporters travel to the city's hallowed Anfield Road football grounds to support Liverpool F.C, but few of them know that the name Anfield actually derives from Annefield in New Ross, Co.
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How many Irish are in Scotland?

In Scotland, results showed that 49,428 (0.98%), fewer than 1% of the population, self-described as being of Irish background.
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How many Irish are in Australia?

The latest Census in 2016 recorded 74,888 Ireland-born people in Australia, an increase of 11.2 per cent from the 2011 Census. Irish migration to Australia has been almost continuous throughout the era of European settlement.
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Why are there so many Irish in England?

Irish emigration to Britain developed slowly up until the late 1840s, when, as a result of the Great Famine (1846-52), there was a huge acceleration in numbers of Irish men, women and children leaving the country for better lives overseas in Britain, North America and Australia.
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What is the poorest city in the UK?

Having measured the states of deprivation across thirty-two thousand eight hundred and forty-four areas in the country, the researchers concluded that the community that lies east of Jaywick near Clacton-on-Sea is the most deprived region in the country.
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What percentage of Ireland is Black?

The preliminary results of the 2011 census recorded 58,697 people of Black African ethnicity and 6,381 people of any other Black background resident in the Republic out of a total population of 4,525,281, meaning that 1.42 per cent of the population self-identified as Black.
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Which is the whitest county in England?

The highest county is Lincolnshire (93%) followed by Nottinghamshire, Norfolk and Worcestershire, all above 92%. Within the London region, Havering has the highest White British percentage with 83.3%, followed by Bromley with 77.4%, Bexley with 77.3% and Richmond upon Thames with 71.4%.
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