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LEFT - Bar chart showing most common countries of birth outside British Isles, 2001: India 466,416; Pakistan 320,767; Germany 262,276; Caribbean 254,740; USA 155,030. RIGHT - Bar chart showing countries of birth outside British Isles showing biggest increase, 1991-2001: Albania 1,374.03%; Ex-Yugoslavia: 242.41%; Sierra Leone: 170.25%; Greece: 142.11%; Zimbabwe: 130.1%.

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British residents born abroad (excluding Republic of Ireland)

	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Sort by: Name	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
Afghanistan	n/a	14,890	n/a	n/a	0.03	n/a
Albania	154	2,270	1,374.03	0.00	0.00	0.00
Australia	73,336	106,404	45.09	0.13	0.19	0.06
Austria	20,688	19,511	-5.69	0.04	0.03	-0.01
Bangladesh	104,925	154,201	46.96	0.19	0.27	0.08
Belgium	16,528	21,498	30.07	0.03	0.04	0.01
Canada	63,176	70,145	11.03	0.12	0.12	0.00
Caribbean	266,902	254,740	-4.56	0.49	0.45	-0.04
China	23,846	51,717	116.88	0.04	0.09	0.05
Cyprus	78,191	77,156	-1.32	0.14	0.14	0.00
Czech Republic	8,696	12,077	38.88	0.02	0.02	0.00
Democratic Rep of Congo	n/a	8,590	n/a	n/a	0.02	n/a
Denmark	14,251	18,493	29.77	0.03	0.03	0.00
Ex-USSR	27,108	43,182	59.30	0.05	0.08	0.03
Ex-Yugoslavia	13,846	47,410	242.41	0.03	0.08	0.05
Finland	5,397	11,228	108.04	0.01	0.02	0.01
France	53,371	94,178	76.46	0.10	0.16	0.06
Germany	215,113	262,276	21.92	0.39	0.46	0.07
Greece	14,459	35,007	142.11	0.03	0.06	0.03
Hong Kong	72,884	94,611	29.81	0.13	0.17	0.04
India	409,130	466,416	14.00	0.75	0.82	0.07
Iran	32,158	42,377	31.78	0.06	0.07	0.01
Iraq	n/a	32,251	n/a	n/a	0.06	n/a
Italy	91,011	107,002	17.57	0.17	0.19	0.02
Japan	28,247	37,293	32.02	0.05	0.07	0.02
Kenya	112,441	129,356	15.04	0.20	0.23	0.03
Luxembourg	697	1,236	77.33	0.00	0.00	0.00
Malaysia	43,608	49,207	12.84	0.08	0.09	0.01
Netherlands	29,653	39,972	34.80	0.05	0.07	0.02
New Zealand	41,203	57,916	40.56	0.08	0.10	0.02
Nigeria	47,201	88,105	86.66	0.09	0.15	0.06
Pakistan	234,164	320,767	36.98	0.43	0.56	0.13
Poland	73,951	60,680	-17.95	0.13	0.11	-0.02
Portugal	19,904	36,402	82.89	0.04	0.06	0.02
Romania	4,019	7,617	89.52	0.01	0.01	0.00
Sierra Leone	6,280	16,972	170.25	0.01	0.03	0.02
Singapore	33,751	40,180	19.05	0.06	0.07	0.01
Somalia	n/a	43,515	n/a	n/a	0.08	n/a
South Africa	67,918	140,201	106.43	0.12	0.25	0.13
South America	34,518	76,412	121.37	0.06	0.13	0.07
Spain	38,606	54,105	40.15	0.07	0.09	0.02
Sri Lanka	39,402	67,832	72.15	0.07	0.12	0.05
Sweden	11,001	22,366	103.31	0.02	0.04	0.02
Turkey	26,757	53,964	101.68	0.05	0.09	0.04
USA	143,590	155,030	7.97	0.26	0.27	0.01
Zimbabwe	21,427	49,303	130.10	0.04	0.09	0.05

British residents born abroad - regional groupings

	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Sort by: Name	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
Asian states in ex-USSR	n/a	3,440	n/a	n/a	0.01	n/a
Baltic States	n/a	10,619	n/a	n/a	0.02	n/a
Non-EU states in W Europe	n/a	73,439	n/a	n/a	0.13	n/a
North Africa	n/a	71,923	n/a	n/a	0.13	n/a
Other Central & W Africa	n/a	86,444	n/a	n/a	0.15	n/a
Other Eastern Europe	14,032	23,607	68.24	0.03	0.04	0.01
Other European ex-USSR	n/a	29,123	n/a	n/a	0.05	n/a
Other Far East	n/a	118,704	n/a	n/a	0.21	n/a
Other Middle East	n/a	71,635	n/a	n/a	0.13	n/a
Other North America	n/a	8,827	n/a	n/a	0.02	n/a
Other Oceania	n/a	5,571	n/a	n/a	0.01	n/a
Other South & E Africa	n/a	196,651	n/a	n/a	0.34	n/a
Other South Asia	n/a	6,377	n/a	n/a	0.01	n/a
South America	34,518	76,412	121.37	0.06	0.13	0.07

British residents born in the British Isles

	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Sort by: Name	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
England	42,897,376	43,967,372	2.49	78.15	77.00	-1.15
Northern Ireland	276,780	295,380	6.72	0.50	0.52	0.02
Republic of Ireland	592,283	494,850	-16.45	1.08	0.87	-0.21
Scotland	5,221,094	5,229,364	0.16	9.51	9.16	-0.35
Wales	2,747,836	2,815,085	2.45	5.01	4.93	-0.08

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