Kenyans in the United Kingdom

Kenyan Britons
Total population
Kenya-born residents in the United Kingdom: 138,490
(2021/22 Census)
England: 133,416 (2021)
Scotland: 3,179 (2022)
Wales: 1,528 (2021)
Northern Ireland: 367 (2021)
Previous estimates:
129,633 (2001 census)
140,536 (2011 census)
121,000 (2019 ONS estimate)
Regions with significant populations
London, South East England, East Midlands
Languages
English (British, Kenyan), Swahili, Somali, Indian Languages
Religion
Christianity, Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism

Kenyan migration to the United Kingdom has been occurring for many decades. As a result, many people in the UK were born in Kenya, or have Kenyan ancestry. The majority of Kenya-born people who migrated to the UK are of South Asian extraction.

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