| Total population | |
|---|---|
 Iraqi-born residents in the United Kingdom: 93,285 (2021/22 census)[note 1]  England: 86,229 (2021)[1] Scotland: 3,683 (2022)[2] Wales: 3,164 (2021)[1]Northern Ireland: 209 (2021)[3] Previous estimates: 32,236 (2001 census) 75,295 (2011 censuses for England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland combined) 58,000 (2020 ONS estimate) Other estimates 350,000–450,000 (2007 Iraqi embassy estimate) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Glasgow | |
| Languages | |
| Mesopotamian Arabic and British English, also Kurdish (Sorani, Feyli and Kurmanji dialects), Turkish (Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects), and Neo-Aramaic (Suret, and Mandaic) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Shia and Sunni), Christianity (Syriac Christianity and Eastern Catholicism), Mandaeism, Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Arab British, Iraqi Americans, Iraqi Australians British Assyrians, British Iranian, Lebanese British, British Jews, Turkish British
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British Iraqis are British citizens who originate from Iraq.
The three main ethnicities within the British Iraqi community are Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen, according to a publication by the International Organization for Migration.[4] There are also smaller Assyrian, Mandaean and Yazidi communities.[5][6]
- ^ a b "Country of birth (extended)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "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-A18: Country of birth - full detail". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ International Organization for Migration (2007). "Iraq: Mapping exercise" (PDF). London: International Organization for Migration. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ International Organization for Migration 2007, 22.
- ^ Crawford, Angus (19 October 2008). "Mandaeans - a threatened religion". BBC News. Retrieved 2 October 2021.