Other Asian (United Kingdom ethnicity category)

Other Asians is an ethnic classification within the United Kingdom and has been used within the 2021 census to describe individuals who self-identify as a corresponding Asian ethnicity but do not fall under the largest four being British Indians, British Pakistanis, British Bangladeshis, and British Chinese.

The category itself is not a single group but rather a collection of a wide range of ethnicities who come from a variety of countries of birth and have a variety of languages and religions.

In 2021, they had a total population of 972,783 in England and Wales, corresponding to 1.6% of the population, an increase from 835,720 in 2011.

Demographics The Other Asian population is largely of working age.

Birthplace In 2001, 1 in every 4 Other Asians originated from Sri Lanka.

Religion

ReligionEngland and Wales2011 Size: 21 Kb.2021Number%Number% Christianity221,23426.47%254,24826.14% No religion69,6718.34%104,48710.74% Judaism9600.114720.05 Islam194,48523.27%237,25324.39% Buddhism93,58111.20%112,08811.52% Hinduism148,43817.76%160,55316.50% Sikhism50,5646.05%38,4173.95% Other religions4,3690.52%12,8441.32% Not Stated52,4186.27%52,4635.39%Total835,720100%972,783100%

Ethnic groups Ethnic group within the Asian Other group (in England and Wales)2021Population% of total population% of group makeupAsian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Filipino162,1380.316.7%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sri Lankan149,2390.315.3%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Afghan95,5180.29.8%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Nepali (includes Gurkha)88,4610.19.1%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Tamil45,8630.14.7%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Thai39,9620.14.1%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Kashmiri39,2680.14.0%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Iranian39,1350.14.0%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Vietnamese37,4580.13.9%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Japanese29,5100.03.0%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian, Asian unspecified23,3620.02.4%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sikh22,8140.02.3%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Korean21,1180.02.2%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Mauritian/Seychellois/Maldivian/Sao Tomean/St Helenian17,2850.01.8%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Any other ethnic group17,0980.01.8%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Asian British15,6380.01.6%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other East Asian/ East Asian unspecified14,5630.01.5%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Middle East14,0530.01.4%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Malaysian12,8720.01.3%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Kurdish12,2900.01.3%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Punjabi8,1530.00.8%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Turkish7,6190.00.8%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Myanmar or Burmese7,5140.00.8%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indonesian7,3440.00.8%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Mixed7,0950.00.7%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Mixed South Asian6,4360.00.7%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: African Asian5,5530.00.6%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Arab5,2880.00.5%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Taiwanese4,2220.00.4%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Tajikistani/Kazakhstani/Kyrgystani/Turkmenistani/Uzbekistani3,6610.00.4%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: African unspecified3,2960.00.3%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sinhalese2,5140.00.3%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British2,3940.00.2%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Anglo Indian2,0650.00.2%Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Black and Asian1,9790.00.2%

See also

Sri Lankians in the United Kingdom Filipinos in the United Kingdom

References