Angolans in the United Kingdom

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Angolans in the United Kingdom
Angolanos no Reino Unido
Total population
20,529 (2021/22 census)
Regions with significant populations
London, North-West England, West Midlands
Languages
Portuguese, English and various other languages of Angola
Religion
Primarily Christianity, with some Islam

Angolans people in the United Kingdom includes British citizens and non-citizen immigrants and expatriates of Angolan descent in the United Kingdom.

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Demographics

The 2001 Census recorded 5,914 Angolan-born people residing in the UK. [1] According to the 2011 UK Census, there were 14,086 Angolan-born residents in England, 167 in Wales, [2] 314 in Scotland, [3] and 52 in Northern Ireland. [4] Of this total of 14,619 Angolan-born residents, 8,263 lived in Greater London, 1,331 in North West England and 924 in the West Midlands. [2]

In the 2021 UK census, 19,453 people in England were recorded as having been born in Angola, as well as 264 in Wales, [5] and 160 in Northern Ireland. [6] The census in Scotland was delayed by a year until 2022 [7] and recorded 652 residents born in Angola. [8]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 11 May 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Country of Birth - Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Census 2021: Country of birth (extended)". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Country of birth - full detail MS-A18". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ↑ McNeill, Kirsty (18 March 2021). "March 21st is Census day - but Scotland will have to wait". Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Scotland's Census 2022: Write-in ethnic group, country of birth, national identity, main language and religion data for Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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