How many nationalities are in London?

In the past six or seven years, London has become the Babel of the modern world. More than a third of Londoners are now foreign born - that's around 2.5 million people. Our city encompasses more than 270 nationalities and 300 languages.
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What nationalities live in London?

At the 2011 census, Greater London had a population of 8,173,941. Of this number 44.9% were White British. 37% of the population were born outside the UK, including 24.5% born outside of Europe.
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  • 3.1 Arabs.
  • 3.2 Bangladeshis.
  • 3.3 Chinese.
  • 3.4 Germans.
  • 3.5 Ghanaians.
  • 3.6 Greeks.
  • 3.7 Indians.
  • 3.8 Irish.
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How many nationality are in London?

Of the 8.88 million people living in London at the time of the most recent UK estimates, 3.32 million (37%) were born outside of the United Kingdom. Of these, approximately a third were born within European Union countries, while the other two-thirds were born outside of the European Union.
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What are the top 5 nationalities in London?

The 10 most common foreign passports in London
  • India - 123,000.
  • France - 85,900.
  • Italy - 77,100.
  • Nigeria - 61,900.
  • Portugal - 58,900.
  • Germany - 53,400.
  • United States - 48,000.
  • Pakistan - 44,500.
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How many foreigners are in London?

Migrants living in the UK

In 2021 there were approximately 6.0 million people with non-British nationality living in the UK and 9.6 million people who were born abroad. The UK's migrant population is concentrated in London. Around 35% of people living in the UK who were born abroad live in the capital city.
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The Largest Immigrant Groups in The United Kingdom by Country of Birth



What nationalities are in the UK?

87% of people in the UK are White, and 13% belong to a Black, Asian, Mixed or Other ethnic group (2011 Census data). Find information about the experiences and outcomes of people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
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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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What is the biggest nationality in the UK?

India has continued to be the most common non-UK country of birth (880,000), followed by Poland (691,000). Polish remains the most common non-British nationality (738,000); Romanian is the next most common at 384,000 (Table 3). Annual Population Survey data from the ONS are based on a survey.
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What percentage of London is Indian?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. British Indians form the largest ethno-national group in London with a population of around 542,857 or 6.6% of the population.
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What of the UK is White?

the total population of England and Wales was 56.1 million. 48.2 million people (86.0%) were from White ethnic groups, with 45.1 million of those identifying with the White British group (80.5% of the population) and 2.5 million with the Other White ethnic group (4.4%)
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What percent of London is black?

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 percentage of UK is black?

Black British citizens, with African and/or African-Caribbean ancestry, are the largest ethnic minority population, at three percent of the total population.
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How many Chinese are in the UK?

Chinese immigrants to the United Kingdom currently has more than 400,000, around 0.7% of the United Kingdom population.
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Where is the blackest place in England?

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 is the poorest city in Britain?

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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Where do most Pakistani live in UK?

Greater London has the largest Pakistani community in the United Kingdom. The 2011 census recorded 224,000 British Pakistanis living in London. However, it only forms 2.7% of London's population, which is significantly lower than other British cities, despite their lower overall Pakistani population.
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What are the 6 ethnic groups in UK?

White
  • English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British.
  • Irish.
  • Gypsy or Irish Traveller.
  • Any other White background, please describe. Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups.
  • White and Black Caribbean.
  • White and Black African.
  • White and Asian.
  • Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background, please describe. Asian/Asian British.
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How many nationalities are there?

There are 223 nationalities in the world and some countries have ethnic variants of nationalities. As with citizenships, there are 195 citizenships given that there are 195 countries in the world. In reality some of those countries do not allow dual or multiple citizenships.
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What are types of nationalities?

Definitions for Racial and Ethnic Categories
  • American Indian or Alaska Native. ...
  • Asian. ...
  • Black or African American. ...
  • Hispanic or Latino. ...
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. ...
  • White.
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Which UK city has the most immigrants?

The most recent available data show that, from mid-2019 to mid-2020, the local authorities estimated to have the largest inflows of international migrants were City of London (13%), Westminster (8%) and Camden (7%), followed by Oxford and Cambridge (each 5%) (ONS, 2021).
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What percent of France is Black?

In fact, it is illegal for the French government to collect information about the racial and ethnic origin of its multicultural population on the national census, though approximately 5 percent of the country is black.
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What percentage of the UK is Indian?

The Indian population in the England and Wales is the largest ethnicity after white with around 1.4m people, equating to around 2.5% of the total population.
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What percentage of the UK is Pakistani?

Pakistanis make up the second largest ethnic minority in England and Wales at 1.1m, 2% of the population.
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What percentage of UK is non White?

Ethnicity of the non-UK born population

In 2011, 7.5 million people living in England and Wales (13% of the total population) were born outside the UK. Amongst the 56 million residents in England and Wales, 86% were White, 8% were Asian/Asian British and 3% were Black/African/Caribbean/Black British.
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