Other Asian (United Kingdom ethnicity category)

Ethnic group

Other AsianTotal population

United Kingdom: 1,010,209 - 1.5% (2021/22 Census)
England| 952,127 – 1.7%
Scotland| 32,187 – 0.6%
Wales| 20,656 – 0.7%
Northern Ireland| 8,985 – 0.47%
Religion
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikh, Buddhism

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,[1] an increase from 835,720 in 2011.

## Demographics

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The Other Asian population is largely of working age.[2]

### Birthplace

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In 2001, 1 in every 4 Other Asians originated from Sri Lanka.[2]

Other Asian as a population pyramid in 2021

## Religion

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Religion  | England and Wales

|

2011[3] | 2021[4]
Number  | %  | Number  | %
Christianity | 221,234  | 26.47%  | 254,248  | 26.14%
No religion  | 69,671  | 8.34%  | 104,487  | 10.74%
Judaism | 960  | 0.11  | 472  | 0.05
Islam | 194,485  | 23.27%  | 237,253  | 24.39%
Buddhism | 93,581  | 11.20%  | 112,088  | 11.52%
Hinduism | 148,438  | 17.76%  | 160,553  | 16.50%
Sikhism | 50,564  | 6.05%  | 38,417  | 3.95%
Other religions  | 4,369  | 0.52%  | 12,844  | 1.32%
Not Stated  | 52,418  | 6.27%  | 52,463  | 5.39%
Total  | 835,720  | 100%  | 972,783  | 100%

## Ethnic groups

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Ethnic group within the Asian Other group (in England and Wales)  | 2021[5]

|

Population  | % of total population  | % of group makeup
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Filipino  | 162,138  | 0.3  | 16.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sri Lankan  | 149,239  | 0.3  | 15.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Afghan  | 95,518  | 0.2  | 9.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Nepali (includes Gurkha)  | 88,461  | 0.1  | 9.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Tamil  | 45,863  | 0.1  | 4.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Thai  | 39,962  | 0.1  | 4.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Kashmiri  | 39,268  | 0.1  | 4.0%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Iranian  | 39,135  | 0.1  | 4.0%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Vietnamese  | 37,458  | 0.1  | 3.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Japanese  | 29,510  | 0.0  | 3.0%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian, Asian unspecified  | 23,362  | 0.0  | 2.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sikh  | 22,814  | 0.0  | 2.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Korean  | 21,118  | 0.0  | 2.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Mauritian/Seychellois/Maldivian/Sao Tomean/St Helenian  | 17,285  | 0.0  | 1.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Any other ethnic group  | 17,098  | 0.0  | 1.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Asian British  | 15,638  | 0.0  | 1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other East Asian/ East Asian unspecified  | 14,563  | 0.0  | 1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Middle East  | 14,053  | 0.0  | 1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Malaysian  | 12,872  | 0.0  | 1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Kurdish  | 12,290  | 0.0  | 1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Punjabi  | 8,153  | 0.0  | 0.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Turkish  | 7,619  | 0.0  | 0.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Myanmar or Burmese  | 7,514  | 0.0  | 0.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indonesian  | 7,344  | 0.0  | 0.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Mixed  | 7,095  | 0.0  | 0.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Mixed South Asian  | 6,436  | 0.0  | 0.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: African Asian  | 5,553  | 0.0  | 0.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Arab  | 5,288  | 0.0  | 0.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Taiwanese  | 4,222  | 0.0  | 0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Tajikistani/Kazakhstani/Kyrgystani/Turkmenistani/Uzbekistani  | 3,661  | 0.0  | 0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: African unspecified  | 3,296  | 0.0  | 0.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Sinhalese  | 2,514  | 0.0  | 0.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British  | 2,394  | 0.0  | 0.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Anglo Indian  | 2,065  | 0.0  | 0.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Black and Asian  | 1,979  | 0.0  | 0.2%

## See also

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* Sri Lankians in the United Kingdom
* Afghans in the United Kingdom
* Filipinos in the United Kingdom

## References

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1. ^ "Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
2. ^ a b Gardener, David; Connolly, Helen (October 2005). "Who are the 'Other' ethnic groups?" (PDF). Office of National Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
3. ^ United Kingdom census (2011). "Table DC2201EW - Ethnic group and religion". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 January 2016. Size: 21 Kb.
4. ^ "Ethnic group by religion - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
5. ^ "Ethnic group (detailed) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-25.