Bulgarians in the United Kingdom

Bulgarians in the United Kingdom
Total population
Bulgarian-born residents
5,351 (2001 Census)
103,000 (2018 ONS estimate)
Regions with significant populations
London, Birmingham, Southampton[1]
Languages
Bulgarian, English
Religion
Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Irreligion, Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Bulgarian diaspora
The London Bulgarian Choir on stage
The Plovdiv Bulgarian Café in Haringey, London

Bulgarians in the United Kingdom (Bulgarian: Българи в Обединеното кралство, romanizedBalgari v Obedinenoto kralstvo) include citizens of the United Kingdom who trace their Bulgarian ancestry. The number of Bulgarian-born people resident in the UK has risen from 5,351 at the time of the 2001 Census to an estimated 103,000 in 2018.

From 1 January 2014 until Brexit, Bulgarians had freedom of movement and work in the United Kingdom as citizens of the European Union.

  1. ^ Колев, Йордан (2005). Българите извън България (in Bulgarian). София: Тангра ТанНакРа. pp. 273, 424. ISBN 954-9942-73-2.