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UK
Population Size and % Ethnicity
The UK population census: April 2001 by
ethnic group. 7.9% from a minority ethnic group.
The
size of the minority ethnic population was 4.6 million in
2001 or 7.9 per cent of the total population of the United
Kingdom.
Indians
were the largest minority group, followed by Pakistanis, those
of Mixed ethnic backgrounds, Black Caribbeans, Black Africans
and Bangladeshis. The remaining minority ethnic groups each
accounted for less than 0.5 per cent but together accounted
for a further 1.4 per cent of the UK population.
However,
in Great Britain the minority ethnic population grew by 53
per cent between 1991 and 2001, from 3.0 million in 1991 to
4.6 million in 2001.
Half
of the total minority ethnic population were Asians of Indian,
Pakistani, Bangladeshi or other Asian origin. A quarter of
minority ethnic people described themselves as Black, that
is Black Caribbean, Black African or Other Black. Fifteen
per cent of the minority ethnic population described their
ethnic group as Mixed. About a third of this group were from
White and Black Caribbean backgrounds.
The
popularity of Chinese Food has no bearing on the small number
of Chinese people actually in the country. It is still possible
to make a big impact on the host community. How true are the
above figures anyway?
Source:
Office of National Statistics
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