Peruvians in the United Kingdom

This article is about Peruvian people living in the United Kingdom. For Peruvian people of British descent, see British Peruvian.

Peruvians in the United Kingdom or Peruvian Britons (Spanish: Peruanos en el Reino Unido) are Peruvian immigrants to the United Kingdom, who form part of the larger Latin American community in the UK. In 2001, the number of Peruvian-born immigrants was the sixth largest amongst all Latin American immigrants to the UK.^[1]

Peruvians in the United Kingdom
Peruanos en el Reino Unido

Total population
Peruvian-born residents 7,246 (2011 census) Other population estimates
Regions with significant populations
Greater London and South East England
Languages
English (British English), Spanish (Peruvian Spanish)
Religion
Predominantly Christianity (including Roman Catholic and Evangelicals)
Related ethnic groups
Peruvian people • Latin Americans in the United Kingdom • Spaniards in the United Kingdom • Hispanic • Latino • British Peruvian

Demographics

A Peruvian restaurant near Dalston, Greater London

According to the 2001 UK Census, 4,066 Peruvian-born people were living in the UK.^[1] As such, Peru was the 107th most common birthplace for UK residents, and sixth out of all Latin American countries, behind Mexico but ahead of Venezuela.^[1] This is smaller than such communities in the UK as Brazilians, Colombians and Ecuadorians.^[2] The 2011 census recorded 6,659 people born in Peru resident in England, 134 in Wales,^[3] 358 in Scotland^[4] and 95 in Northern Ireland.^[5]

Countries such as the United States and Spain have much larger Peruvian communities than the United Kingdom.^[1] Political stability in Peru, unlike for example Colombia and Ecuador, means that the number of Peruvians claiming asylum in the UK is low.^[6]

Peruvian immigrants to the UK granted citizenship by year^[6]

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Number	65	78	80	117	105	185	175	180	230	130	220

Notable individuals

Trujillo-born Cusick was raised in Scotland and has worked in Glasgow for a number of years^[7]

See also: Category:British people of Peruvian descent

Notable British people with Peruvian ancestry include actors Michael Bentine and Henry Ian Cusick, who found fame in The Goon Show and Lost respectively.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• United Kingdom portal
• Peru portal

• Peru-United Kingdom relations
• Demographics of Peru
• Peruvian American
• Spanish people
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas
• Mestizo
• Hispanic
• British Peruvian
• Paddington Bear

References

1. "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
2. Sofia Buchuck (7 April 2010). "Crossing borders: Latin American exiles in London". untoldLondon. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
3. "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
4. "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
5. "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
6. "Persons Granted British Citizenship, UK". Home Office. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
7. Peruano encontrado en "Lost", El Comercio (Spanish), 8 April 2007