Iranians in the United Kingdom

British-Iranians
ایرانیان بریتانیا
IranUnited Kingdom
Total population
Iranian-born residents
42,494 (2001 census)
84,735 (2011 census)
70,000 (2017 ONS estimate)
Regions with significant populations
London,[1] Manchester, Liverpool
Languages
British English, Persian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish and other languages of Iran. (see Languages of Iran)
Religion
Shia Islam, Non-religion, Christianity, Judaism, Baháʼí, Sunni Islam, Zoroastrianism, Other.

Iranians in the United Kingdom or British Iranians consist of people of Iranian nationality who have settled in the United Kingdom, as well as British residents and citizens of Iranian heritage. Iranians in the United Kingdom are referred to by hyphenated terms such as British-Iranians, British-Persians, Iranian-Britons, or Persian-Britons.[2] At the time of the 2011 census, 84,735 Iranian-born people resided in the UK. In 2017, the Office for National Statistics estimated the Iranian-born population to be 70,000.

  1. ^ "Born abroad: Iran", BBC News, 7 September 2005, retrieved 29 June 2019
  2. ^ Harbottle 2004

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