Filipinos in the United Kingdom
| Total population | |
|---|---|
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Filipino-born residents 129,836 (2011 Census) 132,000 (2015 ONS estimate) Filipinos regardless of birthplace 200,000 (2007 estimate) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, English Midlands, North West England, South East England | |
| Languages | |
| British English, Philippine English (similar to American English), Filipino (Tagalog,Philippine languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism Protestantism · Buddhism · Islam · Atheism |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| Filipino people, Overseas Filipinos |
Filipinos in the United Kingdom are British citizens or immigrants who are of Filipino ancestry.
The 2001 UK Census recorded 40,118 people born in the Philippines. The 2011 census recorded 117,457 people born in the Philippines resident in England, 5,168 in Wales, 4,264 in Scotland and 2,947 in Northern Ireland, making a total of 129,836. The Office for National Statistics estimates that, in 2015, the equivalent figure was 132,000.
According to the Manila Times, there were approximately 200,000 Filipinos living in the United Kingdom in 2007. In 2007, 10,840 Filipinos gained British citizenship, the second largest number of any nation after India, compared to only 1,385 in 2001.
The largest Filipino community in the United Kingdom is in and around London, based around Earl's Court. Other towns and cities with significant Filipino communities include Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Southampton and Barrow-in-Furness, which is home to an extremely successful Filipino community, as well as being the country's largest for a town of its size.Fiestas are held during July and August in various cities throughout the UK.
According to the Institute for Public Policy Research, 85.4 per cent of new immigrant Filipinos to the UK of working age are employed (as opposed to inactive - a category which includes students - or unemployed), with 12.8% being low earners (people making less than £149.20 a week – half the UK median wage) and 0.61 per cent are high earners (people earning more than £750 a week). 77.91 per cent of settled Filipino immigrants to the UK are employed, with 15.38 per cent being low earners and 1.28 per cent being high earners.
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