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Other Asian (United Kingdom ethnicity category)

Other Asians is an ethnic classification within the United Kingdom and has been used within the 2021 census to describe individuals who self-identify as a corresponding Asian ethnicity but do not fall under the largest four being British Indians, British Pakistanis, British Bangladeshis, and British Chinese.

Other Asian
Total population
United Kingdom United Kingdom: 1,010,209 - 1.5% (2021/22 Census)
 England952,127 – 1.7%
 Scotland32,187 – 0.6%
 Wales20,656 – 0.7%
Northern Ireland8,985 – 0.47%
Religion
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikh, Buddhism

The category itself is not a single group but rather a collection of a wide range of ethnicities who come from a variety of countries of birth and have a variety of languages and religions.

In 2021, they had a total population of 972,783 in England and Wales, corresponding to 1.6% of the population,[1] an increase from 835,720 in 2011.

Demographics

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The Other Asian population is largely of working age.[2]

Birthplace

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In 2001, 1 in every 4 Other Asians originated from Sri Lanka.[2]

 
Other Asian as a population pyramid in 2021

Religion

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Religion England and Wales
2011[3] 2021[4]
Number % Number %
  Christianity 221,234 26.47% 254,248 26.14%
No religion 69,671 8.34% 104,487 10.74%
  Judaism 960 0.11 472 0.05
  Islam 194,485 23.27% 237,253 24.39%
  Buddhism 93,581 11.20% 112,088 11.52%
  Hinduism 148,438 17.76% 160,553 16.50%
  Sikhism 50,564 6.05% 38,417 3.95%
Other religions 4,369 0.52% 12,844 1.32%
Not Stated 52,418 6.27% 52,463 5.39%
Total 835,720 100% 972,783 100%

Ethnic groups

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Ethnic group within the Asian Other group (in England and Wales) 2021[5]
Population % of total population % of group makeup
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Filipino 162,138 0.3 16.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sri Lankan 149,239 0.3 15.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Afghan 95,518 0.2 9.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Nepali (includes Gurkha) 88,461 0.1 9.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Tamil 45,863 0.1 4.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Thai 39,962 0.1 4.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Kashmiri 39,268 0.1 4.0%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Iranian 39,135 0.1 4.0%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Vietnamese 37,458 0.1 3.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Japanese 29,510 0.0 3.0%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian, Asian unspecified 23,362 0.0 2.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sikh 22,814 0.0 2.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Korean 21,118 0.0 2.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Mauritian/Seychellois/Maldivian/Sao Tomean/St Helenian 17,285 0.0 1.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Any other ethnic group 17,098 0.0 1.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Asian British 15,638 0.0 1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other East Asian/ East Asian unspecified 14,563 0.0 1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Middle East 14,053 0.0 1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Malaysian 12,872 0.0 1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Kurdish 12,290 0.0 1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Punjabi 8,153 0.0 0.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Turkish 7,619 0.0 0.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Myanmar or Burmese 7,514 0.0 0.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indonesian 7,344 0.0 0.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Mixed 7,095 0.0 0.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Mixed South Asian 6,436 0.0 0.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: African Asian 5,553 0.0 0.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Arab 5,288 0.0 0.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Taiwanese 4,222 0.0 0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Tajikistani/Kazakhstani/Kyrgystani/Turkmenistani/Uzbekistani 3,661 0.0 0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: African unspecified 3,296 0.0 0.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sinhalese 2,514 0.0 0.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 2,394 0.0 0.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Anglo Indian 2,065 0.0 0.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Black and Asian 1,979 0.0 0.2%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  2. ^ a b Gardener, David; Connolly, Helen (October 2005). "Who are the 'Other' ethnic groups?" (PDF). Office of National Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  3. ^ United Kingdom census (2011). "Table DC2201EW - Ethnic group and religion". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 January 2016. Size: 21 Kb.
  4. ^ "Ethnic group by religion - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  5. ^ "Ethnic group (detailed) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
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