Indian and Polish nationalities are the top communities in multicultural Britain

Indian and Polish nationalities are the top communities in multicultural Britain

Indian and Polish nationalities are the top communities in multicultural Britain

India-born residents have overtaken the Irish to become the largest immigrant group in the UK, according to the latest figures by the Office For National Statistics.

In fact the recent findings by the ONS have highlighted the importance of ethnic communities to the fabric of the UK. While India-born residents went up to 734,000, Polish became the most common non-British nationality in 2013 with an estimated 726,000 residents (14.8% of the total number of non-British nationals resident in the UK).

In 2013, 1 in 8 of the UK resident population were born abroad and 1 in 13 held a non-British nationality. With work being the primary reason for people migrating to the UK the surprising fact was that there  were a higher number of usual residents in the UK that held EU nationality (excluding British) than those who held non-EU nationality (2,507,000 compared to 2,394,000). This has been the first time this has occurred since the Annual Population Survey began in 2004.

A spokesperson from the ONS said: “Since the mid-2000s, annual net migration has fluctuated between approximately 150,000 and 300,000. More recently as the UK economy recovers from the economic downturn, net migration has begun to increase once again, with work generally over common reasons.

Manish Tiwari, Managing Director, Here and Now 365 said: “The continuous rise of immigration in Britain’s multicultural economy across communities – especially South Asian and Eastern European, makes it imperative for brands to develop bespoke communication strategies towards them.”

Below we give you a country by country break down of the most recent figures.

Country Total Increase Male Female
India 734,000 37,000 375,000 359,000
Poland 679,000 36,000 326,000 354,000
Pakistan 502,000 31,000 267,000 235,000
Republic of Ireland 376,000 27,000 165,000 211,000
Germany 297,000 24,000 135,000 161,000
South Africa 221,000 21,000 108,000 113,000
Bangladesh 217,000 20,000 112,000 105,000
China 191,000 19,000 82,000 109,000
Nigeria 181,000 19,000 82,000 89,000
France 147,000 17,000 63,000 84,000
Jamaica 147,000 17,000 63,000 84,000
Kenya 142,000 16,000 71,000 71,000
Lithuania 140,000 16,000 71,000 71,000
Romania 130,000 16,000 69,000 61,000
Sri Lanka 129,000 16,000 69,000 60,000
Philippines 128,000 16,000 69,000 61,000
Zimbabwe 109,000 14,000 52,000 76,000
Somalia 97,000 14,000 37,000 61,000
Ghana 93,000 13,000 42,000 51,000
Latvia 81,000 12,000 36,000 46,000
Turkey 74,000 12,000 38,000 36,000
Cyprus 68,000 11,000 32,000 36,000
Nepal 65,000 11,000 34,000 30,000
Uganda 56,000 10,000 24,000 32,000
Bulgaria 50,000 10,000 23,000 27,000

 

Here and Now 365 has always prided itself for promoting multiculturalism and celebrating the ethnic diversity of the UK.

 

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