Romanians in the United Kingdom
Distribution of Romanian citizens in England, Northern Ireland and Wales by local authority | |
| Total population | |
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| Romanian-born residents in the United Kingdom: 557,554 – 0.8% (2021/22 Census) England: 530,320– 0.9% (2021) Scotland: 12,102 – 0.2% (2022) Wales: 8,520 – 0.3% (2021) Northern Ireland: 6,612 – 0.3% (2021) Romanian citizens/passports held: 550,298 (England and Wales only, 2021) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London (All over London particularly North of the river) , Birmingham, Coventry, Luton, Doncaster, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Grays | |
| Languages | |
| British English and Romanian | |
| Religion | |
| Romanian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Protestant, Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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Romanians in the United Kingdom (Romanian: Românii din Regatul Unit) refers to Romanian immigrants in the United Kingdom, both citizens and non-citizens, along with British citizens of Romanian ancestry. The number of Romanian-born people resident in the UK has risen from 83,168 at the time of the 2011 United Kingdom census to 557,554 at the time of the 2021 United Kingdom census.
| Region / Country | Population | % | Largest community | ||||
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| England | 530,320 | ???% | N/a | ||||
| Greater London | 175,991 | ???% | London Borough of Harrow – 21,082 (???%) | ||||
| South East | 74,693 | ???% | Southampton – 3,794 (???%) | ||||
| East of England | 72,281 | ???% | Luton – 8,666 (???%) | ||||
| West Midlands | 56,425 | ???% | Birmingham – 12,238 (???%) | ||||
| East Midlands | 44,921 | ???% | West Northamptonshire – 11,630 (???%) | ||||
| North West | 33,918 | ???% | Liverpool – 3,493 (???%) | ||||
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 32,912 | ???% | Doncaster – 6,001 (???%) | ||||
| South West | 31,583 | ???% | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole – 3,952 (???%) | ||||
| North East | 7,596 | ???% | Newcastle – 2,155 (???%) | ||||
| Scotland | 12,102 | ???% | ??? – ??? (???%) | ||||
| Wales | 8,520 | ???% | Cardiff – 1,563 (???%) | ||||
| Northern Ireland | 6,612 | ???% | ??? – ??? (???%) | ||||
Figures based on the 2021 United Kingdom Census
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Romanians constitute the fourth largest group of immigrants in England and Wales as of 2021, only behind those from Pakistan, Poland, and India. The decadal growth of 576% was the highest of any immigrant group and was driven by the relaxation of work restrictions. Furthermore, as of late 2022, given the big rise of Romanian immigrants to the United Kingdom, the Romanian language became the third most spoken language in the UK after English and Polish.