African British
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Black British 1,904,684 (3.0%) (2011 census) |
|
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United Kingdom |
|
 England |
1,846,614 (3.5%) (2011 census) |
 Scotland |
36,178 (0.7%) (2011 census) |
 Wales |
18,276 (0.6%) (2011 census) |
 Northern Ireland |
3,616 (0.2%) (2011 census) |
| Languages | |
| English (British English, Black British English, Caribbean English, African English), French, African languages, others | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (69%); minority follows Islam (15%), other faiths, or are irreligious (7%) 2011 census, Great Britain only Note |
|
| Large black British communities | |||
| Greater London | 1,088,600 | ||
| - Lambeth | 78,500 | ||
| - Southwark | 77,500 | ||
| - Lewisham | 75,900 | ||
| - Croydon | 73,200 | ||
| - Newham | 60,300 | ||
| - Brent | 58,600 | ||
| - Hackney | 56,800 | ||
| - Enfield | 53 700 | ||
| - Greenwich | 48,700 | ||
| - Haringey | 47,800 | ||
| - Waltham Forest | 44,800 | ||
| - Barking and Dagenham | 37,100 | ||
| - Ealing | 36,700 | ||
| - Wandsworth | 32,800 | ||
| - Barnet | 27,300 | ||
| - Islington | 26,300 | ||
| - Redbridge | 24,800 | ||
| - Hammersmith and Fulham | 21,500 | ||
| - Merton | 20,800 | ||
| - Hillingdon | 20,100 | ||
| Birmingham | 96,400 | ||
| Manchester | 43,500 | ||
| Leeds | 25,900 | ||
| Bristol | 25,700 | ||
| Nottingham | 22,200 | ||
| Leicester | 20,600 | ||
| Sheffield | 20,100 | ||
Black British are British people of Black and African origins or heritage, including those of African-Caribbean (sometimes called "Afro-Caribbean") background, and may include people with mixed ancestry. The term has been used from the 1950s, mainly to refer to Black people from former British colonies in the West Indies (i.e., the New Commonwealth) and Africa, who are residents of the United Kingdom and who consider themselves British.
The term "black" has historically had a number of applications as a racial and political label, and may be used in a wider sociopolitical context to encompass a broader range of non-European ethnic minority populations in Britain. This is a controversial definition. "Black British" is one of various self-designation entries used in official UK ethnicity classifications.
Black residents constituted around 3 per cent of the United Kingdom's population in 2011. The figures have increased from just under 1.15 million residents in 2001, or 2 per cent of the population, to just over 1.9 million in 2011. Over 95% of Black British live in England, particularly in England's larger urban areas, with almost a million Black British living in Greater London alone.
Historically, the term has most commonly been used to refer to Black people of New Commonwealth origin, of both West African and South Asian descent. For example, Southall Black Sisters was established in 1979 "to meet the needs of black (Asian and Afro-Caribbean) women." ("Asian" in the British context usually refers to people of South Asian ancestry). "Black" was used in this inclusive political sense to mean "non-white British." In the 1970s, a time of rising activism against racial discrimination, the main communities so described were from the British West Indies and the Indian subcontinent, but solidarity against racism sometimes extended the term at that time to the Irish population of Britain as well.
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