Some London figures:
These are the figures for London, Inner London, Outer London, and London and Home Counties* respectively. As you can see Outer London is only slightly whiter than Inner London - mainly because most of the Indian population lives in the outer suburbs which offsets the other minorities being more numerous in Inner London. Metro London is considerably whiter than London itself. However the totals are of course larger. Including mixed-race there are 1.1 million blacks in metro London and 1.3 million South Asians.
Population of London by ethnic group in mid 2004 (000s):
- Total = 7,428.6
- White: British = 4,336.5
- White: Irish = 200.6
- White: Other White = 645.1
- Mixed: White and Black Caribbean = 73.6
- Mixed: White and Black African = 38.4
- Mixed: White and Asian = 68
- Mixed: Other Mixed = 67.7
- Asian or Asian British: Indian = 473.8
- Asian or Asian British: Pakistani = 161.8
- Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi = 165.9
- Asian or Asian British: Other Asian = 147.6
- Black or Black British: Black Caribbean = 334.4
- Black or Black British: Black African = 412.5
- Black or Black British: Other Black = 62.1
- Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Chinese = 103
- Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Other = 137.5
Non white and non-white British percentages in mid 2004:
- The non white British population = 41.6%
- The non white population = 30.2%
Inner London by ethnic group in mid 2004 (000s):
- Total = 2,931.1
- White: British = 1,500.3
- White: Irish = 84.4
- White: Other White = 350.1
- Mixed: White and Black Caribbean = 35.6
- Mixed: White and Black African = 19.2
- Mixed: White and Asian = 27.8
- Mixed: Other Mixed = 32.5
- Asian or Asian British: Indian = 105.4
- Asian or Asian British: Pakistani = 51.1
- Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi = 132.5
- Asian or Asian British: Other Asian = 42.6
- Black or Black British: Black Caribbean = 178
- Black or Black British: Black African = 220.6
- Black or Black British: Other Black = 35.3
- Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Chinese = 53.1
- Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Other = 62.7
Non white and non-white British percentages in mid 2004:
- The non white British population = 48.8%
- The non white population = 34%
Outer London by ethnic group in mid 2004 (000s):
- Total = 4,497.5
- White: British = 2,836.2
- White: Irish = 116.2
- White: Other White = 295
- Mixed: White and Black Caribbean = 38
- Mixed: White and Black African = 19.2
- Mixed: White and Asian = 40.3
- Mixed: Other Mixed = 35.3
- Asian or Asian British: Indian = 368.4
- Asian or Asian British: Pakistani = 110.7
- Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi = 33.3
- Asian or Asian British: Other Asian = 105.1
- Black or Black British: Black Caribbean = 156.4
- Black or Black British: Black African = 191.9
- Black or Black British: Other Black = 26.8
- Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Chinese = 49.9
- Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Other = 74.9
Non white and non-white British percentages in mid 2004:
- The non white British population = 36.9%
- The non white population = 27.8%
London and Home Counties* by ethnic group in mid 2004 (000s):
- Total = 14,107
- White: British = 10,192.7
- White: Irish = 284
- White: Other White = 861
- Mixed: White and Black Caribbean = 102
- Mixed: White and Black African = 49
- Mixed: White and Asian = 99
- Mixed: Other Mixed = 91.2
- Asian or Asian British: Indian = 589
- Asian or Asian British: Pakistani = 244
- Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi = 191
- Asian or Asian British: Other Asian = 180.2
- Black or Black British: Black Caribbean = 380
- Black or Black British: Black African = 465
- Black or Black British: Other Black = 70
- Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Chinese = 139
- Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Other = 171
Non white and non-white British percentages in mid 2004:
- The non white British population = 27.7%
- The non white population = 19.6%
* London and Home Counties = London + Kent + Surrey + Buckinghamshire + Hertfordshire + Essex + Luton UA + Thurrock UA + Southend on Sea UA + Medway UA + Bracknell Forest UA + Reading UA + Slough UA + Windsor and Maidenhead UA + Wokingham UA
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London Boroughs
Brent pips Newham with slightly more non white British (69.4% to 67.3%) but Newham has more non whites at 61%. Highlighted in red:
Inner London
Borough, % non white British, % non white
Camden, 47.5, 28.4
City of London, 32.6, 17.4
Hackney, 53.7, 39.9
Hammersmith & Fulham, 41.2, 22.2
Haringey, 53.1, 35.2
Islington, 41.8, 25.2
Kensington and Chelsea, 51.5, 23.1
Lambeth, 46.8, 35.2
Lewisham , 43.7, 34.7
Newham, 67.3, 61.0
Southwark, 46.9, 36.0
Tower Hamlets, 56.3, 46.7
Wandsworth, 34.1, 21.0
Westminster, 52.1, 28.9
Outer London
Borough, % non white British, % non white
Barking and Dagenham, 25.3, 20.3
Barnet, 42.0, 28.3
Bexley, 15.3, 11.4
Brent, 69.4, 54.4
Bromley, 16.3, 10.7
Croydon, 39.9, 33.2
Ealing, 54.6, 41.4
Enfield, 41.9, 26.9
Greenwich, 33.2, 25.6
Harrow, 52.1, 43.6
Havering, 11.0, 7.4
Hillingdon, 31.5, 24.3
Hounslow, 45.8, 36.9
Kingston upon Thames, 27.3, 18.5
Merton, 38.0, 26.3
Redbridge, 46.1, 39.7
Richmond upon Thames, 24.5, 10.8
Sutton, 19.1, 13.3
Waltham Forest, 46.3, 36.8
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The above figures are all from mid 2004. Of course UK immigration has been at record levels since then. Much media attention has been focussed on arrivals from the new EU member states (since May 1st 2004) and there are no reliable figures on the numbers of A8 immigrants in Britain. The government says 600,000 have applied for the worker registration scheme but that doesn't include the self-employed or those who simply couldn't be bothered to register but who work here anyway (like some Lithuanian forum friends of mine....
). On the other hand some of the 600,000 will not stay here permanently.
Outside the EU the figures for legal immigrants, at least, are a bit more reliable. Below are the official numbers of immigrants by country in 2005. Note that some groups are more likely to stay permanently in Britain than others. Americans, Australian, New Zealanders, Japanese and western Europeans will often work here for a few years and then return. Many Chinese are students so will study for a few years and then return. However Africans and Indians are mainly coming in via marriage and are most likely to stay in Britain permanently:
2005 Immigrants to Britain by Country:
01) India = 92,000
02) Australia = 78,000
03) Poland = 69,000
04) South Africa = 63,000
05) US = 50,000
06) China = 49,000
07) Pakistan = 46,000
08) Germany = 43,000
09) France = 28,000
10) New Zealand = 27,000
11) Spain = 27,000
12) Philippines = 20,000
13) Nigeria = 19,000
14) Japan = 17,000
15) Bangladesh = 17,000