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

Bangladeshi communities

Major cities and larger towns with populations >5,000 and / or percentages >2%.[2][3]

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]

Source: 2011 UK Census Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales

Pakistani communities

Major cities and larger towns with populations >15,000 and / or percentages >10%.[2][3][8][9]

Source: 2011 UK Census Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales

Black British communities

Major cities and larger towns. Inside London with populations >50,000 and / or percentages >17% and outside London with populations over 20,000.[10]

Chinese communities

London's Chinatown, located in the Soho area of the West End of London.
See also: British Chinese

Major cities and larger towns with populations >7,000 and / or percentages >2%.[2][3]

City Chinese Percentage
London 124,250 1.5%
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%
Birmingham 12,700 1.2%
Manchester 13,500 2.7%
Liverpool 7,978 1.7%
Edinburgh 8,076 1.7%) [8]
Glasgow 10,689 1.8% [9]
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 Australian population

Places with significant Irish population

Major cities and larger towns with populations >2%.[2]

Places with significant Italian population

Places with significant Polish population

Additional locations by significant percentage

Sources: 2011 UK Census England and Wales National Identity[21] 2011 UK Census Northern Ireland Main Language[22]

See also

References

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  20. Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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