High proportions of residents who were Kenyan, Tanzanian and Ugandan born identified as Asian (69%, 68% and 58% respectively) For Iran, most common was Asian/Asian British (38%), Any Other ethnic group (34%) and Other White (13%) For Iraq, most common was Arab (39%), Any Other ethnic group (28%) and Asian (17%). Most of those identifying with White British (68%) arrived before 2001Ī broad range of ethnic groups was found with Iraqi and Iranian born residents. The majority of South African born residents identified as White (84%) and over two fifths identified as White British (44%). Over 9 in 10 Polish born residents identified with Other White and the majority (94%, 496,000) arrived between 20, with Poland’s accession into the European Union in 2004 The next largest group identifying as White British were from South Africa (85,000)Ī quarter of the foreign-born population identified as Other White (28%, 2.1 million) and the largest group were from Poland (528,000). One likely reason is due to British military personnel being stationed in Germany. The largest group who identified as White British were German born (57%, 155,000) and over half (56%) of them arrived before 1981.

More than 1 in 8 foreign-born residents (13%, 949,000) classified themselves as White British The 2011 Census showed that almost half (46%, 3.4 million) of the foreign-born population identified with a White ethnic group, a third identified as Asian/Asian British (33%, 2.4 million) and 13% (992,000) identified with Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

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