Mozambicans in the United Kingdom
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Total population | |
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(5,926 (2011 Census)) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
London, East Midlands, South East England | |
Languages | |
Portuguese, English and various other Mozambique | |
Religion | |
Primarily Christianity, with some Hinduism and Islam |
Mozammbican people in the United Kingdom includes British citizens and non-citizen immigrants and expatriates of Mozambican descent in the United Kingdom.
Demographics
The 2001 Census recorded 3,533 Mozambican-born people residing in the UK.[1] According to the 2011 UK Census, there were 5,734 Mozambican-born residents in England, 59 in Wales,[2] 97 in Scotland,[3] and 36 in Northern Ireland.[4] Of this total of 5,926 Mozambican-born residents, 2,482 lived in Greater London, 1,372 in the East Midlands and 571 in South East England.[2]
The cities with the most Mozambique-born residents in the UK are London (2,482), Leicester (1,184), Manchester (56), Birmingham (52) and Swindon (43).[2]