| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 20,872 Guyanese-born (2001 Census) 21,417 Guyanese-born (2011 Census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, Birmingham, Manchester | |
| Languages | |
| English (British English, Guyanese Creole), Guyanese Hindustani, Akawaio, Macushi, Wai-Wai, Arawakan, Cariban | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Pentecostalism, Roman Catholic, Islam, Anglicanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Guyanese people, British African-Caribbean community, British Indo-Caribbean community, Black British, Black African, Multiracial, Indo-Caribbean, Indo-Guyanese, Amerindian, British Indians, British Chinese | |
* Please note that in 2001 only 40.4% of Afro-Caribbeans in the UK were actually born in the Caribbean, 59.6% were born elsewhere (of which 57.9% of the total ethnic groups population was born in the UK)[1] |
Citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose origins lie in Guyana are a part of the country's British Caribbean community. Guyana was a former British colony, British Guiana, responsible for moving large numbers of Africans and Indians for labour in the sugar industry. British Guyanese are notable for their contributions to literature and music.