Spaniards in the United Kingdom

Spaniards in the United Kingdom
*Españoles en el Reino Unido*
	Distribution of Spanish citizens by local authority in England, Wales, & Northern Ireland
Total population
	Spanish-born residents in the United Kingdom: 156,295 – 0.3% ; (2021/22 Census); England: 139,513– 0.3% (2021); Scotland: 12,208 – 0.2% (2022); Wales: 3,068 – 0.1% (2021); Northern Ireland: 1,606 – 0.08% (2021); Spanish citizens/passports held:; 216,728 (England and Wales only, 2021); Citizens registered with Spanish consulate; 102,498 (2016)
Regions with significant populations
	West London (Kensington, Chelsea, Lambeth, Holborn), Manchester, Bristol, Nottingham, Cambridge
Languages
	British English, Peninsular Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque
Religion
	Predominantly Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
	Italian; Portuguese; ^ Including the Canary Islands. Does not include Spaniards born in the United Kingdom or those with Spanish ancestry ;

Spaniards in the United Kingdom are people of Spanish descent resident in Britain. They may be British citizens or non-citizen immigrants. In the 2021 census for England and Wales, 81,150 people self-identified as ethnic Spanish.^[5]

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^ "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. '2022' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'
^ "MS-A17: Country of birth - intermediate detail". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^ "TS005: Passports held". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Ethnic group (detailed) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-25.