Total population | |
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Malaysia-born residents in the United Kingdom: 67,676 (2021/22 Census) [note 1] England: 59,674 (2021) [1] Scotland: 5,295 (2022) [2] Wales: 1,836 (2021) [1] Northern Ireland: 871 (2021) [3] Previous estimates: 75,000 (2017 ONS estimate) Ethnic Malays: 12,872 (England and Wales only, 2021) [4] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Greater London, South East England | |
Languages | |
British English, Malaysian English, Malay, Malaysian Mandarin, other varieties of Chinese, Tamil | |
Religion | |
Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Malaysians, Singaporean British, Oriental British, British Chinese, British Asian, British Indian
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Malaysians in the United Kingdom are British citizens who have full or partial Malaysian origin or descent and Malaysian citizens residing in the United Kingdom. The 2001 UK Census recorded 49,886 Malaysian-born people. [5] The 2011 census recorded 62,396 people born in Malaysia living in England, 2,117 in Wales, [6] 4,721 in Scotland [7] and 705 in Northern Ireland. [8] The largest concentrations of Malaysian-born residents were recorded in Greater London (21,209 people) and South East England (11,331). [6] The Office for National Statistics estimates that 75,000 Malaysian-born expatriates were residents in the UK in 2017. [9]
In December 2008, it was reported that over 30,000 Malaysians who entered the UK temporarily had overstayed their visas. [10] In 2013, there were 14,500 Malaysians studying at tertiary level in the United Kingdom, making Malaysians one of the largest overseas student groups in the United Kingdom and making the United Kingdom the country with the 2nd most Malaysian students. [11]
This is a list of Malaysian expatriates in the United Kingdom and British citizens of Malaysian origin.
Australians in the United Kingdom, or Australian Britons, include Australians who have become residents or citizens of the United Kingdom. The largest segment of Australia's diaspora of 1 million resides in the United Kingdom.
British Nigerians have formed long-established communities in London, Liverpool and other industrial cities. Many Nigerians and their British-born descendants in Britain live in South London, and they are one of the larger immigrant groups in the country.
Japanese in the United Kingdom include British citizens of Japanese ancestry or permanent residents of Japanese birth or citizenship, as well as expatriate business professionals and their dependents on limited-term employment visas, students, trainees and young people participating in the UK government-sponsored Youth Mobility Scheme.
French migration to the United Kingdom is a phenomenon that has occurred at various points in history. The Norman Conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066 resulted in the arrival of Normans, while in the 16th and 17th centuries Protestant Huguenots fled religious persecution to East London. Other waves are associated with monasticism, particularly post-conquest Benedictines and Cistercians, aristocracy fleeing the French Revolution, expulsion of religious orders by Third Republic France, and current expats.
Filipinos in the United Kingdom are British citizens or immigrants who are of Filipino ancestry.
Spaniards in the United Kingdom are people of Spanish descent resident in Britain. They may be British citizens or non-citizen immigrants. In the 2021 census for England and wales, 81,150 people self-identified as ethnic Spanish.
East Asians in the United Kingdom are East Asians living in the United Kingdom. They have been present in the country since the 17th century and primarily originate from countries such as China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. They are called "East Asian" or "Oriental", although – dependent upon the context – the use of the term "Oriental" might be considered by some to be derogatory or offensive. In the 2001 British census, the term Chinese or Other is used.
Hungarians in the United Kingdom include Hungarian-born immigrants to the UK and their descendants, of whom there are a substantial number. Since Hungary joined the European Union in 2004, the UK's Hungarian population has grown significantly. Although official ONS estimates are that there were about 98,000.
British Iraqis are British citizens who originate from Iraq.
Zimbabwean Britons are British people who were born in Zimbabwe or can trace their ancestry to immigrants from Zimbabwe who emigrated to the United Kingdom. While the first natives of the country then known as Southern Rhodesia arrived in Britain in larger numbers from the late-1960s, the majority of immigrants arrived during the 1990s and 2000s. The Zimbabwean community in the UK is extremely diverse, consisting of individuals of differing racial, ethnic, class, and political groups. There are a diverse mix of asylum seekers, professionals, investors, businesspeople, labour migrants, students, graduates, undocumented migrants, and others who have gained British citizenship.
Kenyan migration to the United Kingdom has been occurring for many decades. As a result, many people in the UK were born in Kenya, or have Kenyan ancestry. The majority of Kenya-born people who migrated to the UK are of South Asian extraction.
South Africans in the United Kingdom include citizens and residents of the United Kingdom with origins in South Africa.
Singaporeans in the United Kingdom may refer to people who have full or partial Singaporean origin or descent, born or settled in the United Kingdom, or Singaporeans in Britain which are high-income expatriate professionals as well as skilled workers, with many still maintaining close ties with Singapore, especially those who continue to retain Singaporean citizenship while having permanent residency in Britain, as well as students.
Romanians in the United Kingdom refers to Romanian immigrants in the United Kingdom, both citizens and non-citizens, along with British citizens of Romanian ancestry. The number of Romanian-born people resident in the UK has risen from 83,168 at the time of the 2011 United Kingdom census to 557,554 at the time of the 2021 United Kingdom census.
Czechs in the United Kingdom refers to the phenomenon of Czech people migrating to the United Kingdom from the Czech Republic or from the political entities that preceded it, such as Czechoslovakia. There are some people in the UK who were either born in the Czech lands or have Czech ancestry, some of whom descended from Jewish refugees who arrived during World War II.
New Zealanders in the United Kingdom are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom who originate from New Zealand.
Lithuanians in the United Kingdom include individuals born in Lithuania who have migrated to the UK, among them Lithuanian citizens of Russian descent and Polish Lithuanian citizens, as well as their British-born descendants. The 2011 UK Census recorded 95,730 Lithuanian-born residents in England, 1,353 in Wales, 4,287 in Scotland, and 7,341 in Northern Ireland. The previous, 2001 UK Census, had recorded 4,363 Lithuanian-born residents. The Office for National Statistics estimates that 144,000 Lithuanian-born immigrants were resident in the UK in 2013.
Southeast Asians have lived in the United Kingdom for several centuries, arriving from Southeast Asia and primarily originating from countries and territories such as the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Indonesian people in the United Kingdom include British citizens and non-citizen immigrants and expatriates of Indonesian descent in the United Kingdom.
Latvians in the United Kingdom are those born or raised in the UK, or residents, who are of ethnically Latvian descent or originate from Latvia, a country in North-Eastern Europe.