Other Asian (United Kingdom ethnicity category) Ethnic group
Other Asian 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%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
The Other Asian population is largely of working age.[ 2]
Birthplace
In 2001, 1 in every 4 Other Asians originated from Sri Lanka.[ 2]
Other Asian as a population pyramid in 2021
Religion
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
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
References