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British residents born abroad (excluding Republic of Ireland) |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Afghanistan |
n/a |
14,890 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.03 |
n/a |
Albania |
154 |
2,270 |
1,374.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Australia |
73,336 |
106,404 |
45.09 |
0.13 |
0.19 |
0.06 |
Austria |
20,688 |
19,511 |
-5.69 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
-0.01 |
Bangladesh |
104,925 |
154,201 |
46.96 |
0.19 |
0.27 |
0.08 |
Belgium |
16,528 |
21,498 |
30.07 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
Canada |
63,176 |
70,145 |
11.03 |
0.12 |
0.12 |
0.00 |
Caribbean |
266,902 |
254,740 |
-4.56 |
0.49 |
0.45 |
-0.04 |
China |
23,846 |
51,717 |
116.88 |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.05 |
Cyprus |
78,191 |
77,156 |
-1.32 |
0.14 |
0.14 |
0.00 |
Czech Republic |
8,696 |
12,077 |
38.88 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
Democratic Rep of Congo |
n/a |
8,590 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.02 |
n/a |
Denmark |
14,251 |
18,493 |
29.77 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
Ex-USSR |
27,108 |
43,182 |
59.30 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.03 |
Ex-Yugoslavia |
13,846 |
47,410 |
242.41 |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
Finland |
5,397 |
11,228 |
108.04 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
France |
53,371 |
94,178 |
76.46 |
0.10 |
0.16 |
0.06 |
Germany |
215,113 |
262,276 |
21.92 |
0.39 |
0.46 |
0.07 |
Greece |
14,459 |
35,007 |
142.11 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
Hong Kong |
72,884 |
94,611 |
29.81 |
0.13 |
0.17 |
0.04 |
India |
409,130 |
466,416 |
14.00 |
0.75 |
0.82 |
0.07 |
Iran |
32,158 |
42,377 |
31.78 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
Iraq |
n/a |
32,251 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.06 |
n/a |
Italy |
91,011 |
107,002 |
17.57 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
0.02 |
Japan |
28,247 |
37,293 |
32.02 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
Kenya |
112,441 |
129,356 |
15.04 |
0.20 |
0.23 |
0.03 |
Luxembourg |
697 |
1,236 |
77.33 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Malaysia |
43,608 |
49,207 |
12.84 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
Netherlands |
29,653 |
39,972 |
34.80 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
New Zealand |
41,203 |
57,916 |
40.56 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.02 |
Nigeria |
47,201 |
88,105 |
86.66 |
0.09 |
0.15 |
0.06 |
Pakistan |
234,164 |
320,767 |
36.98 |
0.43 |
0.56 |
0.13 |
Poland |
73,951 |
60,680 |
-17.95 |
0.13 |
0.11 |
-0.02 |
Portugal |
19,904 |
36,402 |
82.89 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
Romania |
4,019 |
7,617 |
89.52 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
Sierra Leone |
6,280 |
16,972 |
170.25 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
Singapore |
33,751 |
40,180 |
19.05 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
Somalia |
n/a |
43,515 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.08 |
n/a |
South Africa |
67,918 |
140,201 |
106.43 |
0.12 |
0.25 |
0.13 |
South America |
34,518 |
76,412 |
121.37 |
0.06 |
0.13 |
0.07 |
Spain |
38,606 |
54,105 |
40.15 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
Sri Lanka |
39,402 |
67,832 |
72.15 |
0.07 |
0.12 |
0.05 |
Sweden |
11,001 |
22,366 |
103.31 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
Turkey |
26,757 |
53,964 |
101.68 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.04 |
USA |
143,590 |
155,030 |
7.97 |
0.26 |
0.27 |
0.01 |
Zimbabwe |
21,427 |
49,303 |
130.10 |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.05 |
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British residents born abroad - regional groupings |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
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1991 |
2001 |
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Asian states in ex-USSR |
n/a |
3,440 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.01 |
n/a |
Baltic States |
n/a |
10,619 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.02 |
n/a |
Non-EU states in W Europe |
n/a |
73,439 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.13 |
n/a |
North Africa |
n/a |
71,923 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.13 |
n/a |
Other Central & W Africa |
n/a |
86,444 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.15 |
n/a |
Other Eastern Europe |
14,032 |
23,607 |
68.24 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
Other European ex-USSR |
n/a |
29,123 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.05 |
n/a |
Other Far East |
n/a |
118,704 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.21 |
n/a |
Other Middle East |
n/a |
71,635 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.13 |
n/a |
Other North America |
n/a |
8,827 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.02 |
n/a |
Other Oceania |
n/a |
5,571 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.01 |
n/a |
Other South & E Africa |
n/a |
196,651 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.34 |
n/a |
Other South Asia |
n/a |
6,377 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.01 |
n/a |
South America |
34,518 |
76,412 |
121.37 |
0.06 |
0.13 |
0.07 |
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British residents born in the British Isles |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
England |
42,897,376 |
43,967,372 |
2.49 |
78.15 |
77.00 |
-1.15 |
Northern Ireland |
276,780 |
295,380 |
6.72 |
0.50 |
0.52 |
0.02 |
Republic of Ireland |
592,283 |
494,850 |
-16.45 |
1.08 |
0.87 |
-0.21 |
Scotland |
5,221,094 |
5,229,364 |
0.16 |
9.51 |
9.16 |
-0.35 |
Wales |
2,747,836 |
2,815,085 |
2.45 |
5.01 |
4.93 |
-0.08 |
SEE ALSO
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