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Indians in United Kingdom

India has the largest diaspora in the world, and as per the Ministry of External Affairs, there are 3.2 Crores or 32 million Indians residing outside India. According to the Ministry of External Affairs 2018 report, there are 1,764,000 (17.64 Lakh) Indians residing in the United Kingdom.

  • Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) – 1,413,000 (14.13 Lakh) 
  • Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) – 351,000 (3.51 Lakh)
As per the UK Census 2021, the Indian Population in the United Kingdom in 2021 is 1,888,641 (1.9 million). People born in India are the UK’s largest foreign-born population, totaling an estimated 832,000 in 2018. 
 

The British Indian community is the sixth-largest in the Indian diaspora, behind the Indian communities in the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and Nepal. 

Indians make up around 2.86% of the United Kingdom’s population.  As per the UK Census 2021, Total Indian Population in the United Kingdom is 1,909,711 (19 Lakh). The estimated population of Indians in the United Kingdom in 2023 is 19.20 Lakh or 1.92 million

CountryPopulation 2021% of Total 
England 1,843,2483.26%
Wales 21,0700.72%
Scotland*35,5120.65%
Northern Ireland 9,8810.52%
United Kingdom 1,909,7112.86%
 
The Indian population in England by regions

 

RegionIndians population Percentage of Total
London

656,272

7.5%

West Midlands

276,030

4.6%

South East

241,537

2.6%

East Midlands

229,831

4.7%

East

136,974

2.2%

North West

140,413

1.9%

Yorkshire and the Humber

81,322

1.5%

South West

58,847

1.0%

North East

22,021

0.8%

Source: Census 2021 and *Census estimates for Scotland

 

Indians in England and Wales Cities

In 2021, there were 1,843,248 people from the Indian ethnic group in England and Wales, making up 3.1% of the total population.

There were 348 local authorities in England and Wales. Half (50.2%) of the Indian population lived in 17 of them. Leicester was home to the largest Indian population, followed by Harrow and Birmingham.

#Area NamePopulation (2021 Cnesus)Percentage of Total
1Leicester126,42134.30%
2Harrow74,74428.60%
3Birmingham66,5195.80%
4Brent66,15719.50%
5Hounslow60,82721.10%
6Hillingdon57,34118.70%
7Ealing54,80614.90%
8Redbridge51,18316.50%
9Sandwell44,37813.00%
10Wolverhampton42,05215.90%
11Newham38,64211.00%
12Coventry32,0969.30%
13Barnet30,3897.80%
14Slough30,20919.10%
15Croydon29,5637.60%
16Bolton26,2388.90%
17Blackburn with Darwen24,38915.80%
18Buckinghamshire24,1814.40%
19Kirklees22,7395.20%
20Walsall22,7268.00%

See the Complete List of 348 local authorities

Religion of Indian population in United Kingdom

British Indians have diverse religious backgrounds and although the plurality of British Indians is Hindu, the UK is home to the second-largest Sikh community outside India. There are also significant numbers of Muslim and Christian British Indians.

The majority of British Indians are of Punjabi and Gujarati descent, with smaller communities of Tamilian, Bengali, Malayali, Konkani, Marathi, and Telugu communities. 

Religion Percentage of the Indian population

  • Hinduism – 49.02%
  • Sikhism – 22.16%
  • Islam – 13.95%
  • Christianity – 9.62%
  • No religion – 3.13%
  • Not Stated – 0.47%
  • Buddhism – 0.26%
  • Judaism – 0.05%
  • Other religions – 1.34%
#Area NamePopulation (2021 CnesusPercentage of Total
1Leicester126,42134.30%
2Harrow74,74428.60%
3Birmingham66,5195.80%
4Brent66,15719.50%
5Hounslow60,82721.10%
6Hillingdon57,34118.70%
7Ealing54,80614.90%
8Redbridge51,18316.50%
9Sandwell44,37813.00%
10Wolverhampton42,05215.90%
11Newham38,64211.00%
12Coventry32,0969.30%
13Barnet30,3897.80%
14Slough30,20919.10%
15Croydon29,5637.60%
16Bolton26,2388.90%
17Blackburn with Darwen24,38915.80%
18Buckinghamshire24,1814.40%
19Kirklees22,7395.20%
20Walsall22,7268.00%
21Leeds21,0872.60%
22Preston19,04712.90%
23Swindon17,6437.60%
24Charnwood15,7358.60%
25Milton Keynes15,3485.30%
26Manchester14,8572.70%
27Bradford14,4292.60%
28Derby12,6314.80%
29Sutton12,6186.00%
30Wokingham12,4127.00%
31Bromley12,3263.70%
32Oadby and Wigston12,18921.10%
33Luton12,0965.40%
34Enfield11,8703.60%
35Nottingham11,5153.60%
36Barking and Dagenham11,5035.30%
37Solihull11,3445.20%
38Havering11,2924.30%
39Bexley10,9254.40%
40Reading10,7776.20%
41Trafford10,2084.30%
42Three Rivers10,16610.80%
43Tower Hamlets10,1353.30%
44Greenwich10,1283.50%
45Warwick10,1126.80%
46Bedford10,0745.40%
47Watford9,9549.70%
48Windsor and Maidenhead9,8236.40%
49West Northamptonshire9,6612.30%
50Merton9,6074.50%
51Wandsworth9,5992.90%
52Southampton9,1693.70%
53Waltham Forest9,1343.30%
54Cardiff8,8372.40%
55Hackney8,8323.40%
56Bristol, City of8,3021.80%
57Gravesham8,1367.60%
58Westminster7,9653.90%
59Dudley7,8122.40%
60Kingston upon Thames7,7314.60%
61Medway7,6932.70%
62Spelthorne7,5597.30%
63Crawley7,3356.20%
64North Northamptonshire7,3252.00%
65Newcastle upon Tyne7,3042.40%
66Richmond upon Thames7,2363.70%
67Peterborough7,1693.30%
68Nuneaton and Bedworth7,1545.30%
69Camden6,9523.30%
70Blaby6,8706.70%
71Sheffield6,7981.20%
72Hertsmere6,6606.20%
73Liverpool6,2511.30%
74Southwark6,1452.00%
75Lambeth6,0541.90%
76Oxford6,0053.70%
77Cambridge5,9164.10%
78Haringey5,8382.20%
79Rugby5,3224.70%
80Welwyn Hatfield5,2114.30%
81Dartford5,1234.40%
82Lewisham5,0461.70%
83South Gloucestershire4,8671.70%
84Basingstoke and Deane4,7452.60%
85Chelmsford4,7282.60%
86Epping Forest4,7123.50%
87Central Bedfordshire4,6841.60%
88Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole4,6781.20%
89Reigate and Banstead4,6373.10%
90Telford and Wrekin4,5592.50%
91Gloucester4,4813.40%
92Stockport4,4331.50%
93Harborough4,2504.40%
94South Cambridgeshire4,2052.60%
95Hammersmith and Fulham4,1002.20%
96Islington4,0511.90%
97Runnymede4,0304.60%
98Thurrock3,9822.30%
99St Albans3,8562.60%
100Basildon3,8552.10%
101North Hertfordshire3,8112.90%
102Bracknell Forest3,7743.00%
103Salford3,7441.40%
104Tameside3,7371.60%
105Brighton and Hove3,6331.30%
106Elmbridge3,5392.60%
107Cheshire East3,4800.90%
108Rushcliffe3,4712.90%
109Dacorum3,3972.20%
110Woking3,3583.20%
111Kensington and Chelsea3,2092.20%
112Epsom and Ewell3,1893.90%
113Portsmouth3,1041.50%
114West Berkshire3,0871.90%
115Colchester3,0271.60%
116Surrey Heath2,9413.30%
117Guildford2,8732.00%
118Southend-on-Sea2,8281.60%
119Wiltshire2,8100.60%
120Middlesbrough2,8041.90%
121Cherwell2,7951.70%
122Stoke-on-Trent2,7721.10%
123Eastleigh2,6341.90%
124South Derbyshire2,6302.50%
125Norwich2,5701.80%
126Stevenage2,5462.80%
127Mid Sussex2,4891.60%
128Broxtowe2,3902.20%
129Ipswich2,3661.70%
130Warrington2,3471.10%
131Cheshire West and Chester2,3380.70%
132Wakefield2,2910.60%
133Doncaster2,2790.70%
134Swansea2,1720.90%
135County Durham2,1480.40%
136Maidstone2,1451.20%
137South Staffordshire2,1211.90%
138Rushmoor2,1052.10%
139Newport2,0231.30%
140Hinckley and Bosworth2,0181.80%
141Brentwood2,0152.60%
142Cheltenham2,0051.70%
143Canterbury1,9941.30%
144Wirral1,9330.60%
145Sunderland1,9060.70%
146Bury1,8661.00%
147Calderdale1,8610.90%
148Stafford1,8561.40%
149Bromsgrove1,8541.90%
150York1,8530.90%
151Stockton-on-Tees1,8120.90%
152Bath and North East Somerset1,7870.90%
153Huntingdonshire1,7791.00%
154Gedling1,7551.50%
155Ashford1,7201.30%
156Newcastle-under-Lyme1,7071.40%
157Tunbridge Wells1,6921.50%
158Oldham1,6760.70%
159Test Valley1,6661.30%
160South Oxfordshire1,6451.10%
161Lancaster1,6291.10%
162Shropshire1,6140.50%
163Harlow1,6131.70%
164Exeter1,5881.20%
165Vale of White Horse1,5871.10%
166Tonbridge and Malling1,5471.20%
167North Tyneside1,5390.70%
168Wigan1,5320.50%
169Lichfield1,4771.40%
170East Hertfordshire1,4421.00%
171West Suffolk1,4420.80%
172Horsham1,4171.00%
173Plymouth1,4030.50%
174Broxbourne1,3911.40%
175Worcester1,3361.30%
176Sevenoaks1,3261.10%
177Hart1,3181.30%
178Rotherham1,3120.50%
179Tandridge1,3001.50%
180Kingston upon Hull, City of1,2590.50%
181Stratford-on-Avon1,2390.90%
182King’s Lynn and West Norfolk1,2380.80%
183East Riding of Yorkshire1,2100.40%
184Rochdale1,1900.50%
185Northumberland1,1830.40%
186South Ribble1,1651.00%
187North Lincolnshire1,1260.70%
188Winchester1,1020.90%
189Worthing1,0971.00%
190Somerset West and Taunton1,0970.70%
191Darlington1,0861.00%
192East Staffordshire1,0840.90%
193North Somerset1,0670.50%
194Redditch1,0421.20%
195East Suffolk1,0340.40%
196Gateshead1,0270.50%
197Sefton1,0090.40%
198South Norfolk9770.70%
199Rhondda Cynon Taf9580.40%
200Thanet9410.70%
201Knowsley9360.60%
202Dorset9260.20%
203Erewash9210.80%
204Harrogate9130.60%
205Eastbourne9060.90%
206Havant9050.70%
207Blackpool8920.60%
208Vale of Glamorgan8920.70%
209Ashfield8730.70%
210Mole Valley8681.00%
211South Kesteven8650.60%
212Herefordshire, County of8430.50%
213Mansfield8390.80%
214Braintree8340.50%
215Fareham8340.70%
216South Somerset8080.50%
217Tewkesbury7980.80%
218Waverley7960.60%
219Lincoln7880.80%
220Great Yarmouth7860.80%
221Cornwall7840.10%
222North West Leicestershire7840.70%
223Swale7760.50%
224Chorley7470.60%
225Arun7270.40%
226Sedgemoor7250.60%
227Wealden7120.40%
228South Tyneside7030.50%
229Chesterfield6790.70%
230Chichester6240.50%
231East Hampshire6120.50%
232Wychavon6070.50%
233Boston6060.90%
234Hastings5950.70%
235Bridgend5880.40%
236New Forest5770.30%
237Uttlesford5720.60%
238Carmarthenshire5620.30%
239St. Helens5570.30%
240Broadland5540.40%
241Dover5500.50%
242West Lindsey5470.60%
243North East Lincolnshire5430.30%
244Castle Point5410.60%
245Wrexham5380.40%
246East Cambridgeshire5370.60%
247Torbay5270.40%
248Neath Port Talbot5270.40%
249Bassetlaw5220.40%
250Tamworth5060.60%
251Barnsley5040.20%
252West Oxfordshire4980.40%
253Cannock Chase4980.50%
254Amber Valley4960.40%
255Newark and Sherwood4960.40%
256Folkestone and Hythe4900.40%
257Gwynedd4840.40%
258Lewes4820.50%
259South Holland4670.50%
260North Warwickshire4630.70%
261Tendring4620.30%
262Caerphilly4560.30%
263West Lancashire4470.40%
264Stroud4400.40%
265Rochford4390.50%
266Wyre Forest4370.40%
267Carlisle4300.40%
268Rother4270.50%
269Flintshire3950.30%
270Fenland3870.40%
271Cotswold3870.40%
272Ribble Valley3850.60%
273Fylde3830.50%
274Burnley3780.40%
275Halton3750.30%
276Conwy3730.30%
277North Kesteven3700.30%
278Hyndburn3630.40%
279Scarborough3570.30%
280Breckland3420.20%
281Gosport3370.40%
282Hartlepool3350.40%
283Denbighshire3320.30%
284North East Derbyshire3270.30%
285Ceredigion3250.50%
286North Devon3240.30%
287City of London3213.70%
288Mendip3170.30%
289Monmouthshire3170.30%
290Isle of Wight3160.20%
291Merthyr Tydfil3080.50%
292Melton3060.60%
293Adur3030.50%
294Malvern Hills3000.40%
295East Lindsey2820.20%
296East Devon2730.20%
297Bolsover2660.30%
298Torfaen2540.30%
299Selby2460.30%
300Pembrokeshire2430.20%
301Pendle2420.30%
302Barrow-in-Furness2400.40%
303Rutland2360.60%
304Babergh2340.30%
305Rossendale2260.30%
306Maldon2240.30%
307Wyre2210.20%
308Blaenau Gwent2120.30%
309Craven2050.40%
310Mid Suffolk2040.20%
311Staffordshire Moorlands1990.20%
312Teignbridge1900.10%
313Hambleton1900.20%
314Powys1760.10%
315Redcar and Cleveland1750.10%
316South Hams1750.20%
317Mid Devon1680.20%
318South Lakeland1650.20%
319Derbyshire Dales1600.20%
320High Peak1400.20%
321Forest of Dean1390.20%
322Eden1330.20%
323Copeland1230.20%
324North Norfolk1100.10%
325Allerdale1030.10%
326Isle of Anglesey940.10%
327West Devon700.10%
328Richmondshire680.10%
329Torridge660.10%
330Ryedale520.10%
331Isles of Scilly00.00%
Indian population in UK 2024 | Indians in England and Wales

Rajeev Rana

Rajeev Rana loves reading about history and demography and has been writing on these topics for five years. While not a certified expert, he has a deep understanding of demography in India. Rajeev contributes to several websites and has extensive knowledge of the Delhi NCR area.