Other Asian (United Kingdom ethnicity category)

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Other Asian
Total population
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom: 1,010,209 - 1.5% (2021/22 Census)
Flag of England.svg  England 952,127 – 1.7%
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 32,187 – 0.6%
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 20,656 – 0.7%
Northern Ireland 8,985 – 0.47%
Religion
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikh, Buddhism

Other Asians is an ethnic classification within the United Kingdom and has been used within the 2021 census to describe individuals who self-identify as a corresponding Asian ethnicity but do not fall under the largest four being British Indians, British Pakistanis, British Bangladeshis, and British Chinese.

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The category itself is not a single group but rather a collection of a wide range of ethnicities who come from a variety of countries of birth and have a variety of languages and religions.

In 2021, they had a total population of 972,783 in England and Wales, corresponding to 1.6% of the population, [1] an increase from 835,720 in 2011.

Demographics

The Other Asian population is largely of working age. [2]

Birthplace

In 2001, 1 in every 4 Other Asians originated from Sri Lanka. [2]

Other Asian as a population pyramid in 2021 Other Asian population pyramid 2021.svg
Other Asian as a population pyramid in 2021

Religion

ReligionEngland and Wales
2011 [3] 2021 [4]
Number%Number%
Gold Christian Cross no Red.svg Christianity 221,23426.47%254,24826.14%
No religion69,6718.34%104,48710.74%
Star of David.svg Judaism 9600.114720.05
Star and Crescent.svg Islam 194,48523.27%237,25324.39%
Dharma Wheel.svg Buddhism 93,58111.20%112,08811.52%
Om.svg Hinduism 148,43817.76%160,55316.50%
Khanda.svg Sikhism 50,5646.05%38,4173.95%
Other religions4,3690.52%12,8441.32%
Not Stated52,4186.27%52,4635.39%
Total835,720100%972,783100%

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group within the Asian Other group (in England and Wales)2021 [5]
Population% of total population% of group makeup
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Filipino162,1380.316.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sri Lankan149,2390.315.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Afghan95,5180.29.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Nepali (includes Gurkha)88,4610.19.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Tamil45,8630.14.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Thai39,9620.14.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Kashmiri39,2680.14.0%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Iranian39,1350.14.0%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Vietnamese37,4580.13.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Japanese29,5100.03.0%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian, Asian unspecified23,3620.02.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sikh22,8140.02.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Korean21,1180.02.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Mauritian/Seychellois/Maldivian/Sao Tomean/St Helenian17,2850.01.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Any other ethnic group17,0980.01.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Asian British15,6380.01.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other East Asian/ East Asian unspecified14,5630.01.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Middle East14,0530.01.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Malaysian12,8720.01.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Kurdish12,2900.01.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Punjabi8,1530.00.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Turkish7,6190.00.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Myanmar or Burmese7,5140.00.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indonesian7,3440.00.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Mixed7,0950.00.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Mixed South Asian6,4360.00.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: African Asian5,5530.00.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Arab5,2880.00.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Taiwanese4,2220.00.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Tajikistani/Kazakhstani/Kyrgystani/Turkmenistani/Uzbekistani3,6610.00.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: African unspecified3,2960.00.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sinhalese2,5140.00.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British2,3940.00.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Anglo Indian2,0650.00.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Black and Asian1,9790.00.2%

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