Ghanaians in the United Kingdom

Ghanaians in the United Kingdom
(Ghanaian British/British Ghanaians/Ghanaian Britons)
Total population
Ghanaian-born residents
95,666 (2011 Census figure)
114,000 (2019 ONS estimate)
Ethnic Ghanians:
112,866 (England and Wales only, 2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
London, Manchester, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Swansea[2]
Languages
English, French, Twi, Fante, Ga, Ewe, Dagbani, Hausa, others[citation needed]
Religion
Primarily Christianity, minority Islam[citation needed]
Related ethnic groups
Ghanaians

Ghanaians in the United Kingdom (also British Ghanaians[3]) encompass both Ghana-born immigrants and their descendants living in the United Kingdom. Immigration to the UK accelerated following the independence of Ghana from the British Empire in 1957, with most British Ghanaians having migrated to the UK between the 1960s to the 1980s owing to poor economic conditions at home.[4]

The 2011 census recorded 95,666 people born in Ghana living in the UK, up from 56,112 in 2001. The most recent estimate by the Office for National Statistics in 2019 estimated that the Ghanaian-born population accounted for 114,000 residents of the UK. None of these figures account for British-born individuals of Ghanaian descent.

  1. ^ "TS:002 Ethnic group (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Ghana Mapping Exercise" (PDF). London: International Organization for Migration. April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. ^ "50 Leading British Ghanaians". Ethnicnow.com. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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