Iranians in the United Kingdom
Iranian citizens and nationals of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iranians in the United Kingdom or British Iranians consist of people of Iranian nationality who have settled in the United Kingdom, as well as British residents and citizens of Iranian heritage. Iranians in the United Kingdom are referred to by hyphenated terms such as British-Iranians, British-Persians, Iranian-Britons, or Persian-Britons.[5] At the time of the 2011 census, 84,735 Iranian-born people resided in the UK. In 2017, the Office for National Statistics estimated the Iranian-born population to be 70,000.
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Total population | |
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Iranian-born residents in the United Kingdom: 114,432 (2021/22 Census)[note 1] England: 106,801 (2021)[1] Scotland: 4,803 (2022)[2] Wales: 2,367 (2021)[1] Northern Ireland: 461 (2021)[3] Previous estimates: 42,494 (2001 census) 84,735 (2011 census) 70,000 (2017 ONS estimate) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
London,[4] Manchester, Liverpool | |
Languages | |
British English, Persian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish and other languages of Iran. (see Languages of Iran) | |
Religion | |
Shia Islam, Non-religion, Christianity, Judaism, Baháʼí, Sunni Islam, Zoroastrianism, Other.
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