Multi-Ethnic Britain
Most people from other countries and religions started moving to Britain in the late 40’s and early 50’s after the Second World War, this was called Post-war immigration.
Poles: 82% of Poles in Britain are aged between 16 and 34 (As of 2006)
Caribbean’s: Around half of the British Caribbean community originate from Jamaica.
French: There are estimated to be around 400,000 people of French nationality living in Britain and the French language is understood by 23% of the UK’s population, making it the most popular foreign language!
Indian: They are the single largest ethnic minority population in the country, there are around one and a half million Indian’s in the UK, not including mixed faith or other ancestry.
Japanese: Exactly 264 citizens of Japan were residing in Britain in 1884, the majority of whom were officials and students. Now Britain has the seventh largest overseas Japanese community.
Jewish: The first Jews arrived in Britain in 1070 after the Norman Invasion.
The total number of ethnic minorities in Britain as of Census 2001 was
6,751,689
Multi-Ethnic Britain
Most people from other countries and religions started moving to Britain in the late 40’s and early 50’s after the Second World War, this was called Post-war immigration.
Poles: 82% of Poles in Britain are aged between 16 and 34 (As of 2006)
Caribbean’s: Around half of the British Caribbean community originate from Jamaica.
French: There are estimated to be around 400,000 people of French nationality living in Britain and the French language is understood by 23% of the UK’s population, making it the most popular foreign language!
Indian: They are the single largest ethnic minority population in the country, there are around one and a half million Indian’s in the UK, not including mixed faith or other ancestry.
Japanese: Exactly 264 citizens of Japan were residing in Britain in 1884, the majority of whom were officials and...