London's population by country of birth
Key points
- In 2011, 29 countries had a population of at least 30,000 living in London.
- Londoners who were not born in the UK are most likely to have been born in India, Poland Bangladesh, Nigeria 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. This is roughly one third of the population.
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. The next most common countries of origin are Poland, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Ireland
The graph above limits the countries to those with at least 30,000 people living in London in 2011 when 29 countries had a population of at least 30,000 living in London
Indicator last updated: 19 December 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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