This statistic shows the percentage of the population for whom English was not their native language. The capital had 14.9 percent more people who stated that English was not their main language than the next highest region, the West Midlands. The region that had the fewest people who declared that English was not their first language was the North East, with 2.8 percent.
Proportion of the population of England whose main language was not English in 2011, by region
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 4, 2013). Proportion of the population of England whose main language was not English in 2011, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/329367/census-first-language-area-england-population/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of the population of England whose main language was not English in 2011, by region." Chart. March 4, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329367/census-first-language-area-england-population/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2013). Proportion of the population of England whose main language was not English in 2011, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329367/census-first-language-area-england-population/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of The Population of England Whose Main Language Was Not English in 2011, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329367/census-first-language-area-england-population/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Proportion of the population of England whose main language was not English in 2011, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329367/census-first-language-area-england-population/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Proportion of the population of England whose main language was not English in 2011, by region [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 4, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/329367/census-first-language-area-england-population/