Congolese in the United Kingdom consist of immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) living in the United Kingdom as well as their British-born descendants. The demonym Congolese can also refer to people from the Republic of Congo, of whom there are fewer living in the UK.
Total population | |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo-born residents 19,510 Congolese-born (2011 census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Greater London | |
Languages | |
French, Lingala, British English, Kikongo, Tshiluba and Swahili | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism |
According to the 2001 UK census 8,569 DRC-born people were residing in the UK.[1] In the 2011 census, 18,913 people born in the DRC were recorded as resident in England, 280 in Wales,[2] 298 in Scotland[3] and 19 in Northern Ireland.[4]
The majority of Congolese in the United Kingdom have come as political refugees. Congolese migration to the UK is a recent phenomenon, starting in the late 1980s.[5] Significant numbers of Congolese have been coming to the UK as refugees since the early 1990s.[6] According to official data, larger Congolese populations are found in Belgium and France.[1]
Some 11,000 Congolese people are estimated to reside in London, with large numbers being found in Hackney, Edmonton, Tottenham, Newham and Barking & Dagenham where a community of 3,000 Congolese individuals reside.[6] In 2006, community leaders suggested that there might be 30,000 to 40,000 Congolese in the UK, though the International Organization for Migration considers these to be unreliable estimates.[5]
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- ^ a b "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b "D. R. Congo: Mapping exercise" (PDF). London: International Organization for Migration. November 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ a b Taylor, Rebecca (20 June 2006). "London lives: The Congolese barber". Time Out. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2009.