Mauritian diaspora in the United Kingdom

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Mauritians in the United Kingdom
Total population
Mauritian-born residents
27,078 (2001 Census)
41,978 (2011 Census)
41,000 (2014 ONS estimate)
Regions with significant populations
Greater London, South East England, East of England
Languages
English, Mauritian Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Mandarin, Tamil, Cantonese, Telugu, Hakka, Marathi, Odia
Religion
Hinduism, Roman Catholicism, Islam, Taoism, Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Mauritians, British Asian, British Indian, Black British, British African-Caribbean, Mixed

Mauritian diaspora in the United Kingdom are British people with Mauritian descent, or who were born in Mauritius. The 2001 UK Census recorded 27,078 Mauritian-born people living in the UK. [1] The 2011 UK Census recorded 40,890 Mauritian-born residents in England, 434 in Wales, [2] 571 in Scotland, [3] and 83 in Northern Ireland. [4] The Office for National Statistics estimates that in 2014, 41,000 people born in Mauritius were resident in the UK. [5]

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