Syrians in the United Kingdom

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Syrians in the United Kingdom
Total population
Born in Syria
9,258 (2011 census)
48,000 (2019 estimate)
42,875 (England and Wales only, 2021 census) [1]
Regions with significant populations
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool
Languages
British English, Arabic (variants of Syrian Arabic), Domari, Turkish, Neo Aramaic, Kurdish, Adyghe, Afshar, Turoyo, Armenian
Religion
Islam (mainly Sunni Islam, minority Alawites), Syriac Christianity,
Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Other British Arabs, Syrian diaspora

Syrians in the United Kingdom or Syrian Britons are people whose heritage is originated from Syria who were born in or who reside in the United Kingdom.

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Demography

The 2011 UK census recorded 8,526 people who stated that they were born in Syria and reside in England; 322 in Wales, [2] 379 in Scotland [3] and 31 in Northern Ireland. [4] The Office for National Statistics estimated that the population stood at 48,000 in 2019. [5] This increase is due largely to the Syrian refugee crisis.

In the six-year period between 2018 and 2023, 8,581 Syrian nationals entered the United Kingdom by crossing the English Channel using small boats – the fifth most common nationality of all small boat arrivals. [6] [7]

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