 | This article needs to be updated. (April 2018) |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Over. 600,000 1.1% of the UK population Chinese - 466,000[1] Hongkonger - 96,445[2] Japanese - 63,017[3] Korean - 44,749[4] Other East Asians - Unknown All figures except the Chinese, Japanese and Korean communities are from the 2001 UK Census, with that country as a reported birthplace (i.e. doesn't include British born people of East Asian origin) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, Belfast, Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, Cambridge, Glasgow, Edinburgh, York | |
| Languages | |
| Cantonese - 44,404 Mandarin Chinese - 22,025 All other Chinese - 141,052 Japanese - 27,764 Korean - 15,218 All other East 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[5] | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism, Christianity, East Asian religions, Islam, Non-religious, others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Asians |
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East Asians in the United Kingdom are East Asians living in the United Kingdom. They have been present in the country since the 17th century and primarily originate from countries such as China, Hong Kong (SAR of China), Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. They are called "East Asian" or "Oriental", although – dependent upon the context – the use of the term "Oriental" might be considered by some to be derogatory or offensive.[6][7] In the 2001 British census, the term Chinese or Other is used.
In the 2001 Census, East Asians were included in the "Asian or Asian British" grouping in England and Wales, and in the "Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British" grouping in Scotland.[8] The 2011 Census questionnaire grouped East Asians under a broad "Asian/Asian British" ("Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British" in Scotland) heading in all parts of the UK.[9]
- ^ "Chinese in England in 2006". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk.[dead link]
- ^ 2001 census
- ^ "Japan-UK relations". Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. October 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ 재외국민/단체 (Overseas citizens/groups). Seoul, South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Main Language in England & Wales by Proficiency in English 2011". Office for National Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Verkaik, Robert (13 May 2004). "Judges given new advice on political correctness". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Aspinall, Peter (2005). "Language matters: the vocabulary of racism in health care". Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 10 (1): 57–59. doi:10.1258/1355819052801769. PMID 15667706.
- ^ "A guide to comparing 1991 and 2001 Census ethnic group data" (PDF). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Ethnic group". Office for National Statistics. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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