Romanians in the United Kingdom

Romanians in the United Kingdom
	Distribution of Romanian citizens in England, Northern Ireland and Wales by local authority
Total population
	Romanian-born residents in the United Kingdom: 557,554 – 0.8% ; (2021/22 Census); England: 530,320– 0.9% (2021); Scotland: 12,102 – 0.2% (2022); Wales: 8,520 – 0.3% (2021); Northern Ireland: 6,612 – 0.3% (2021); Romanian citizens/passports held:; 550,298 (England and Wales only, 2021)
Regions with significant populations
	London, Birmingham, Northampton
Languages
	British English and Romanian
Religion
	Romanian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Protestant, Judaism
Related ethnic groups
	Romanians; Romanian Americans; Romanian Canadians; Romanian Australians; Romanian Italians; Romanian Germans; Romanian Spanish; Romanian French people; ^ Does not include ethnic Romanians born in the United Kingdom or those with Romanian ancestry ;

Romanians in the United Kingdom (Romanian: Românii din Regatul Unit) refers to Romanian immigrants in the United Kingdom, both citizens and non-citizens, along with British citizens of Romanian ancestry. The number of Romanian-born people resident in the UK has risen from 83,168 at the time of the 2011 United Kingdom census to 538,840 in England and Wales alone in 2021.

Romanians constitute the fourth largest group of immigrants in England and Wales as of 2021, only behind those from Pakistan, Poland, and India. The decadal growth of 576% was the highest of any immigrant group and was driven by the relaxation of work restrictions.^[5] Furthermore, as of late 2022, given the big rise of Romanian immigrants to the United Kingdom, the Romanian language became the third most spoken foreign language in the UK after English and Polish.^[6]

^ ^a ^b "TS012: Country of birth (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. '2022' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'
^ "MS-A17: Country of birth - intermediate detail". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^ "TS005: Passports held". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "International migration, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
^ Miriam Burrell (29 November 2022). "Big rise in Romanian speakers with 7.5% speaking the language in Harrow, ONS reveals Romanian is now the third most common language spoken in UK after English and Polish". Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[1] Does not include ethnic Romanians born in the United Kingdom or those with Romanian ancestry

[E&W_CoB22-2] "TS012: Country of birth (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[CountryBirth_22-3] "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. '2022' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'

[CoB_NI21-4] "MS-A17: Country of birth - intermediate detail". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[5] "TS005: Passports held". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[6] "International migration, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-30.

[7] Miriam Burrell (29 November 2022). "Big rise in Romanian speakers with 7.5% speaking the language in Harrow, ONS reveals Romanian is now the third most common language spoken in UK after English and Polish". Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

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