 Distribution by local authority in the 2011 census. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom: 355,977 – 0.5% (2021/22 Census) England: 320,215 – 0.6% (2021)[1] Scotland: 22,304 – 0.4% (2022)[2] Wales: 11,641 – 0.4% (2021)[1]Northern Ireland: 1,817 – 0.1% (2021)[3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic, British English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam; (83.7%); minority follows Christianity (4.1%) and other faiths (0.7%)[a] or are irreligious (4.8%) 2021 census, NI, England and Wales only[4][5] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
British Arabs (Arabic: عرب بريطانيا) are British citizens of Arab descent. They share a common Arab ethnicity, culture, language and identity from different Arab countries. Arabs also come from non-Arab countries as ethnic minorities (e.g. Khuzestani Arabs and Palestinian Arabs residing in occupied Palestine).
The 2021 United Kingdom census recorded a population of 355,977 or 0.5% of the population in the United Kingdom, with about 40% of the whole population residing in Greater London.[1][2][3] In 2005, the BBC found that the majority of Arab residents in London hailed from Egypt(North African Arab), Morocco(North African Arab) , Yemen, Lebanon, the Gulf States and Iraq.[6] The 2011 census recorded a population of 249,911 in Great Britain, with no specific figure recorded for Northern Ireland as the Arab category was introduced later in Northern Ireland.[7]
- ^ a b c "Ethnic group, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data". Scotland's Census. National Records of Scotland. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024. Alternative URL 'Search data by location' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Ethnic Group'
- ^ a b "MS-B01: Ethnic group". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ United Kingdom census (2021). "DT-0036 - Ethnic group by religion". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "RM031 Ethnic group by religion". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ BBC. "Arabic London". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
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