- According to the National Statistical data, Indians have now become UK’s biggest overseas born population.
- The number of Indians living in UK is four times more than the Chinese and Americans, over three times more than those of Bangladeshi and German origin and two times more than those from Ireland.
- The number of Indians have grown by half since 2004 with 7.6 lakh of them living in UK now.
- India is followed by those of Polish origin (8.88 lakhs), Pakistani (5.16 lakh), Irish (3.78 lakhs), German (2.97 lakhs) and Bangladeshis (2.28 lakhs).
- UK is also home to 2.2 lakh people of South African origin, 1.97 lakh who are Americans, 1.91 lakh from China and 1.85 lakhs from Nigeria.
- The latest numbers also point to the growing clout Indians enjoy in British society.
- The number of immigrants living in the UK went up by more than 2.6million in a decade and there is now one immigrant for every seven people born in Britain.
- In 2004, there were 5,258,000 people living in Britain who were born overseas and 53,907,000 people who were born in Britain.
- By 2013, there were 7,921,000 people in Britain who were born abroad, and 55,309,000 born in the UK.
- The changing face of British streets also changed the election results during the landmark general election in UK in May.
- The House of Commons welcomed the highest number of MPs from ethnic minority backgrounds. As many as 42 MPs are now from ethnic minority backgrounds as against 27 earlier.
- Britain is often considered the world’s most diverse country.
- By 2040, the number of foreign-born and non-white residents in UK is expected to double and account for a third of the population.
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