London's population by country of birth
Key points
- Between 2008 and 2010, 20 countries had a population of at least 40,000 living in London.
- Londoners who were not born in the UK are most likely to have been born in India, Poland or Ireland.
London’s population by country of birth (excluding UK)
What does this graph show?
This graph shows Londoners who were born outside of the UK.
Around a quarter of a million people living in London were born in India. This is by far the largest group of Londoners not born in the UK. Overall, one-third or 2.6 million people living in London were born outside the UK.
The graph above limits the countries to those with at least 40,000 people living in London between 2008 and 2010. 20 countries had a population of at least 40,000 living in London and another 35 countries had a population of at least 10,000.
Indicator last updated: 27 January 2012
Topic:
Groups:
Boroughs:
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Camden
- City of London
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Merton
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Southwark
- Sutton
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Westminster
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