Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom

Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom
Total population
Malaysian – 49,886

Singaporean – 40,474
Filipino – 40,118
Vietnamese – 23,347
Thai – 16,257

Burmese – 9,924[1]
All figures except the Filipino and Thai communities are from the 2001 UK Census, with that country as a reported birthplace (i.e. doesn't include British born people of Southeast Asian origin)
Regions with significant populations
London, Belfast, Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, Cambridge, Glasgow, Edinburgh
Languages
Tagalog/Filipino – 70,342
Thai – 27,366
Vietnamese – 15,168
Malay – 12,576
All other Southeast Asian languages – 11,914
Number of speakers in England & Wales as a main language, of all usual residents aged 3 and over, from the 2011 census[2]
Religion
Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Non-religious, others
Related ethnic groups
Asians

Southeast Asians living in the United Kingdom have been present in the country for several centuries, arriving from Southeast Asia, and primarily originating from countries and territories such as the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

  1. ^ "Country-of-birth database" (XLS). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Main Language in England & Wales by Proficiency in English 2011". Office for National Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 2018-08-16.

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