Where Britain's immigrants historically come from
Immigration is dominating the news headlines at the moment but where do Britain's immigrants actually come from? Historically, Ireland was the main source of immigrants to the United Kingdom but as time went on, that has been taken over by India, Poland and Pakistan. Read more on the Independent.
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This chart shows the top five origin countries of British immigrants from 1951 to 2011.
Top 10 origin countries of international migrants, as of 2010
Number of immigrants from European Union member states living in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by country of birth
Distribution of immigrants in Romania in 2021, by country of origin
Long-term migration figures in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 2025 (in 1,000s)
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