 Distribution by local authority in the 2011 census. | |
| Total population | |
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 United Kingdom: 1,927,150 – 2.9% (2021/22 Census) England: 1,843,248 – 3.3% (2021)[1] Scotland: 52,951 – 1.0% (2022)[2] Wales: 21,070 – 0.7% (2021)[1]Northern Ireland: 9,881 – 0.5% (2021)[3] | |
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| Religion | |
| Predominantly Hinduism (42.8%) and Sikhism (20.6%); minority follows Islam (13.2%), Christianity (12.3%) and other faiths (2.3%)[a] or are irreligious (4.6%) 2021 census, NI, England and Wales only[4][5] |
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British Indians are citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) whose ancestral roots are from India. Currently, the British Indian population exceeds 1.9 million people in the UK, making them the single largest visible ethnic minority population in the country. They make up the largest subgroup of British Asians and are one of the largest Indian communities in the Indian diaspora, mainly due to the Indian–British relations (including historical links such as India having been part of the British Empire and still being part of the Commonwealth of Nations). The British Indian community is the sixth largest in the Indian diaspora, behind the Indian communities in the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Nepal. The majority of British Indians are of Punjabi and Gujarati origin with various other smaller communities from different parts of India including Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.[6][7]
- ^ a b "Ethnic group, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data". Scotland's Census. National Records of Scotland. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024. Alternative URL 'Search data by location' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Ethnic Group'
- ^ "MS-B01: Ethnic group". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ United Kingdom census (2021). "DT-0036 - Ethnic group by religion". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "RM031 Ethnic group by religion". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Sharma, Sheetal (2017). "Social and Political Participation of Indian Diaspora in the UK". International Studies. 51 (1–4): 118–132. doi:10.1177/0020881717719351. S2CID 158114056.
- ^ Chanda, Rupa; Ghosh, Sriparna (2013). "The Punjabi Diaspora in the UK: An Overview of Characteristics and Contributions to India" (PDF). CARIM-India Research Report. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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