In 2011 the majority of the UK population described themselves as belonging to the White ethnic group (87% or 55 million). The remaining 13% (8.1 million) belonged to an ethnic minority group – the equivalent of one person in 8 in the UK.
The percentage of the UK population for each ethnic minority group was:
7% for Asian/Asian British (4.4 million people)
3% for Black/African/Caribbean/Black British (1.9 million)
3% for Mixed/Multiple ethnicities (1.3 million)
1% for Gypsy/Traveller/Irish Traveller/Other groups (63,000)
Ethnic diversity of the English regions and WalesComparing all English regions and Wales, the most ethnically diverse region was London, where 40% of residents identified as belonging to an ethnic minority group.
Regions of England and Wales by ethnicity
The most common ethnicities (aside from White British) found across the regions of England and in Wales are Other White, Indian and Pakistani. London has a much more diverse profile, with substantial percentages of people identifying as Other Asian (5%), Black Caribbean (7%) or Black African (4%).
Ethnic groups by region
At the broad category level, the White ethnic group is fairly evenly dispersed across England and Wales. However, other ethnic groups are more likely to be concentrated in London or the Midlands. More than half (58%) of people who identified as Black were located in London. While more than 1 in 3 (36%) people who identified as Asian were located in London, a further 1 in 5 (21%) were located in the Midlands.
Regional profile of ethnic groups
Main languages in England and Wales
In the 2011 Census, 92.3 per cent of people (49.8 million) aged three and over in England and Wales reported English as their main language (English or Welsh in Wales).
The remaining 7.7 per cent of the population (4.2 million) had a main language other than English.
Polish was the most common language after English1 with 546,000 people (1.0 per cent of the population) reporting it as their main language.
Figure 1: Top ten main 'Other' languages in England and Wales, 2011
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