What is the largest ethnic group in London?

London was the most ethnically and religiously diverse region in England and Wales where the largest ethnic groups were White British (43.4%), Other White (14.6%) and Black African (7.9%); people with a religion other than Christian accounted for over 25% of London's population compared with an estimated 10.6% of the ...
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What is the largest ethnic group in the UK?

The largest ethnic groups in England and Wales were White British at 80.5 per cent, followed by Any Other White at 4.4 per cent and Indian at 2.5 per cent, in 2011.
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Where is ethnic diversity highest in London?

West London has the highest proportion (50%) of its population that are Black and Minority Ethnic and 40% who are not UK-born. These proportions are much higher in comparison to the population in the rest of England, where only 11% of the population are Black and Minority Ethnic and 11% are born outside of the UK.
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What percentage of London is Bame?

35% of Londoners belong to a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) group[2]. The profile of BAME communities is different to that of the wider London population.
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What is the racial makeup of 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 ethnic mix of London?

At the 2011 census, 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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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 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 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 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 percentage of 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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Where do most Chinese live in UK?

Manchester was home to the largest Chinese population, with 3.4% of all Chinese people living there. This was followed by Birmingham (3.2%) and Barnet, Tower Hamlets and Southwark (all at 2.1%).
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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 Bame 2021?

In 2021 14.0% of the UK population was from a minority ethnic background.
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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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What is the most multicultural town in the UK?

Edinburgh – The Most Integrated Multicultural City in the UK.
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Which city in UK Has Highest Indian population?

2.1 Where Indian people live

Leicester was home to the largest Indian population, with 6.6% of all Indian people living there, followed by Birmingham (4.6%) and Harrow (4.5%).
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Which city is called London of India?

Kolkata, Bengali Kalikata, formerly Calcutta, city, capital of West Bengal state, and former capital (1772–1911) of British India.
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What percentage of 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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Is London mostly white?

The number of white British people in the capital fell by 620,000 - equivalent to the entire population of Glasgow moving out. The consequence, as revealed by the latest census, is that white Brits are now in a minority in London, making up just 45% of its residents.
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Why is London so ethnically diverse?

The combination of Industrialisation and a growing British Empire meant that London people from all over the world were trading in London by the 1800s and the population grew rapidly. The Port of London was the first place where trading ships disembarked and many different communities have left their mark here.
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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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