Other Asian (United Kingdom ethnicity category)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Quick Facts Total population, Religion ...
Total population | |
---|---|
972,783 (1.6% of the total population in England and Wales)
Wales: 20,656 (0.7%) (2021)[1] | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikh, Buddhism |
Close
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,[2] an increase from 835,720 in 2011.