South Africans in the United Kingdom

South Africans in the United Kingdom
Distribution by regional area at the 2011 census
Total population
United Kingdom South Africa-born residents in the United Kingdom: 235,060 – 0.4%
(2021/22 Census)[note 1]
 England: 211,447– 0.4% (2021)[1]
 Scotland: 15,253 – 0.3% (2022)[2]
 Wales: 5,733 – 0.2% (2021)[1]
Northern Ireland: 2,627 – 0.1% (2021)[3]
South African citizens/passports held:
50,407 (England and Wales only, 2021)[4]
Ethnic South Africans:
South Africans in White ethnic group: 57,648
South Africans in Black ethnic group: 7,922
South Africans in Mixed ethnic group: 1,620
(England and Wales only, 2021)[5]
Regions with significant populations
London, South East England
Languages
English (British, South African), Afrikaans
Religion
Predominantly:

Christianity
(Anglicanism · Calvinism · Methodism)

Minority:
Judaism, Traditional African religion, Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Zimbabwean British, Afrikaners, British diaspora in Africa, South African American
  1. ^ Does not include South Africans born in the United Kingdom or those with ancestry rooted in South Africa

South Africans in the United Kingdom include citizens and residents of the United Kingdom with origins in South Africa.

  1. ^ a b "TS012: Country of birth (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Scotland's Census 2022 - UV204 - Country of birth". UK Data Service. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ "MS-A17: Country of birth - intermediate detail". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ "TS013: Passports held (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. ^ "TS:002 Ethnic group (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2023.