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Foreign-born Population Of Great Britain, 2001





ORIGIN OF FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

The most common countries of birth for foreign-born British residents in 2001 were:
  • Republic Of Ireland - 498,850 people

  • India - 466,416 people

  • Pakistan - 320,767 people

  • Germany - 262,276 people (although most are thought to be German-born children of British military personnel)

  • The Caribbean - 254,740 people

  • The USA - 155,030 people.

  • ''The Republic Of Ireland was the birthplace of 498,850 people, a decline of 97,433 from 1991, but for the purpose of this survey and in British law they are not considered "foreign", even though they are a separate nation and independent from the United Kingdom .''


The greatest percentage increases in foreign-born population between the two censuses (frequently from very low bases) were from:


LOCATION OF FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

The non-native-born population tends to be strongly attracted to London and the South East region - 1.7 million foreign-born live in London, representing 25% of the city's total population, although 52% of Wembley's population was born abroad.


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