Demographics of British Bangladeshis

Demographics of British Bangladeshis

British Bangladeshis are people who have immigrated from Bangladesh to the United Kingdom. They have mainly settled in the boroughs of east London, primarily in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Camden, Haringey, Hackney, Newham, Westminster and Redbridge. Over 50% of the Bangladeshi population living in the United Kingdom, live in London.

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Population

United Kingdom regions

The table below shows the dispersity of Bangladeshi people in the United Kingdom. The percentages include, the population percentage of the total population of the region itself, and the percentage of the Bangladeshi population in that region.[1] The population of the regions, are data from the Office for National Statistics (Neighbourhood Statistics), as of 2006 estimates.[2]

The Bangladeshi population in the regions of the United Kingdom
Region Population of region Bangladeshi population Percentage of total population Percentage of UK-Bangladeshi population (Census 01) Significant communities
England London[3]
7,512,400
170,500
2.3%
54.37%
Tower Hamlets - 33%
Newham - 10%
Camden - 6%
England West Midlands[4]
5,366,700
38,300
0.7%
11.09%
Birmingham - 2%
England East Midlands[3]
4,364,200
11,000
0.3%
2.45%
England South East[5]
8,237,800
23,800
0.3%
5.43%
England North West[3]
6,853,200
33,100
0.5%
9.19%
Oldham - 5%
Burnley - 1.6%
Rochdale - 1.5%
Manchester - 1.0%
Rossendale - 1.4%
England East[6]
5,606,600
27,500
0.5%
6.54%
Luton - 4%
England Yorkshire and the Humber[7]
5,142,400
17,500
0.3%
4.36%
Bradford - 1%
England South West[8]
5,124,100
8,300
0.2%
1.70%
Scotland Scotland
5,094,800
1,980
0.039%
0.70%
England North East[9]
2,549,700
8,300
0.3%
2.18%
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1.1%
Wales Wales
2,903,085
5,436
0.19%
1.92%
Cardiff - 0.83%
Northern Ireland
1,685,267
255
0.02%
0.09%

Tower Hamlets wards

The Bangladeshi populations in the 17 local electoral districts called wards in London borough of Tower Hamlets[10] (based on census data, from the Office of National Statistics - Neighbourhood statistics).[11]

Ward Population Percentage
Bethnal Green North[12]
3,915
33.28%
Bethnal Green South[13]
6,609
48.33%
Blackwall and Cubitt Town[14]
2,066
17.30%
Bow East[15]
877
9.97%
Bow West[16]
1,423
13.70%
Bromley-by-Bow[17]
4,639
40.06%
East India and Lansbury[18]
3,237
28.16%
Limehouse[19]
3,684
29.51%
Mile End East[20]
3,896
34.98%
Mile End and Globe Town[21]
3,537
29.97%
Millwall[22]
2,027
15.72%
Shadwell[23]
5,922
49.03%
Spitalfields and Banglatown[24]
4,874
58.15%
St Dunstan's and Stepney Green[25]
5,471
43.15%
St Katharine's and Wapping[26]
2,780
24.72%
Weavers[27]
4,358
37.30%
Whitechapel[28]
6,238
51.78%

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