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2011 Census: 45% of Londoners white British | 2011 Census: 45% of Londoners white British |
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Fewer than half the people of London are white British, the 2011 census shows. | Fewer than half the people of London are white British, the 2011 census shows. |
Latest figures show 45% of Londoners describe themselves as "white British" - a drop from the 58% in 2001. | Latest figures show 45% of Londoners describe themselves as "white British" - a drop from the 58% in 2001. |
The capital also had both the largest proportion of residents born outside the UK (37%) and non-UK nationals (24%.) | |
A spokesman from the Migrants' Rights Network said there had been an influx of migrants in the past 10 years. | A spokesman from the Migrants' Rights Network said there had been an influx of migrants in the past 10 years. |
The 2011 census shows 86% (48.2 million) of residents of England and Wales are white, and 80% of them white British (45.1 million). | |
In London 3.7 million out of 8.2 million usual residents are white British, the figures show. | |
The census shows London is the most ethnically diverse area in England and Wales. | |
There are 175,974 white Irish; 8,196 white Gypsies or Irish travellers, and one million "white other", according to the figures. | |
'International city' | 'International city' |
The London statistics include 102,000 mixed white and Asian people; 119,000 mixed white and black Caribbean; 119,000 other mixed, 542,000 British Indian; 224,000 British Pakistani and 222,000 British Bangladeshi. | |
There are 399,000 other Asians, 574,000 British Africans and 345,000 British Caribbeans in the capital, along with 170,000 other black people; 106,000 Arabs and 175,000 from other ethnic groups. | |
The Migrants' Rights Network spokesman said there would be a "a lot of different explanations" about who the migrants were and their reasons for being in London. | |
"A lot will have arisen from new European Union (EU) members in part after 2004 when countries from Eastern and Central Europe joined," he said. | |
In 2004, the EU took in new members the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. | In 2004, the EU took in new members the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. |
"But it will also reflect the fact that London is an international, cosmopolitan city," the Migrants' Rights Network spokesman said. | "But it will also reflect the fact that London is an international, cosmopolitan city," the Migrants' Rights Network spokesman said. |
"Many industries such as banking will be attracting global talent and that will be reflected in the numbers we are seeing," he added. | "Many industries such as banking will be attracting global talent and that will be reflected in the numbers we are seeing," he added. |
London was the only region where the number of vehicles was lower than the number of households in 2011. | London was the only region where the number of vehicles was lower than the number of households in 2011. |
It also had the highest percentage of residents who did not state a religion - 8% (693,000) did not answer. |