The number of England and Wales residents born in India increased from 694,148 in the 2011 census to 920,361 (1.5% of the usual resident population) in the 2021 census. Of the 59.6 million usual residents in England and Wales in 2021, 49.6 million (83.2%) were born in the UK and 10 million (16.8%) were born outside the UK – an increase of 2.5 million compared to the 2011 census when 7.5 million were born outside the UK
The Times of India quoting new data released from the 2021 census, reported that one in six, or 10 million, usual residents of England and Wales were born outside the UK and the most common country of birth was India.
The number of England and Wales residents born in India increased from 694,148 in the 2011 census to 920,361 (1.5% of the usual resident population) in the 2021 census. Of the 59.6 million usual residents in England and Wales in 2021, 49.6 million (83.2%) were born in the UK and 10 million (16.8%) were born outside the UK – an increase of 2.5 million compared to the 2011 census when 7.5 million were born outside the UK.
The three most common non-UK countries of birth for usual residents in 2021 were the same as in 2011: India, followed by Poland, which has increased to 743,000 (1.2%), up from 579,000 in 2011; and Pakistan, which has increased to 624,000 (1%), up from 482,000 in 2011.
Of the top 20 local authorities with the highest proportion of non-UK passport holders, 15 were in London. The top three were the City of London (34.0%), Westminster (33.6%) and Newham (33.3%). Outside of London, the highest proportions of non-UK passport holders were in Cambridge and Slough
The other most common non-UK countries of birth for usual residents in 2021 were Romania, Ireland, Italy, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Germany and South Africa. The countries no longer in the top 10 non-UK countries of birth are the US and Jamaica.
Polish (760,000, 1.3%), Romanian (550,000, 0.9%) and Indian (369,000, 0.6%) were the three most common non-UK passports held by usual residents in England and Wales in 2021.
The data from “International Migration, England and Wales: Census 2021” shows the biggest increase in residents born outside the UK were arrivals from Romania, followed by India and Poland.
London remains the region with both the largest proportion of people born outside the UK and the largest proportion of people with non-UK passports. In 2021, more than 4 in 10 (40.6%) usual residents in London were non-UK born, and more than 1 in 5 (23.3%) had a non-UK passport.
Of the top 20 local authorities with the highest proportion of non-UK passport holders, 15 were in London. The top three were the City of London (34.0%), Westminster (33.6%) and Newham (33.3%). Outside of London, the highest proportions of non-UK passport holders were in Cambridge and Slough.
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