| Total population | |
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| 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 |
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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.
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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