United Kingdom · overseas Chinese reference

Official reference (this country)

England and Wales ethnic group Chinese (2021 Census; APS gives survey estimates only)

Reference estimate

~446 thousand (2021)

Source

Office for National Statistics (2021 Census)

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Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)

Up to 30 calendar years ending in 2021; 3 year(s) on file for this definition (2001–2021). Most countries only publish census years or recent annual tables—not every calendar year is comparable. Verify gaps via source links.

England and Wales ethnic group Chinese (2021 Census; APS gives survey estimates only)

Trend (by data year)

Trend lines only link years that share the same statistical definition as the current reference row; mismatched years are excluded. Needs 2+ years. (2001 → 2021)

England and Wales ethnic group Chinese (2021 Census; APS gives survey estimates only)

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Official reference (this country)

2021 Census country of birth: China (distinct from ethnic group Chinese)

Reference estimate

~480 thousand (2021)

Source

Office for National Statistics — 2021 Census

Third-party public statistics summarized here—we do not endorse them. See definitions and source links. Reference data · Terms of use

Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)

Up to 30 calendar years ending in 2021; 3 year(s) on file for this definition (2001–2021). Most countries only publish census years or recent annual tables—not every calendar year is comparable. Verify gaps via source links.

2021 Census country of birth: China (distinct from ethnic group Chinese)

Trend (by data year)

Trend lines only link years that share the same statistical definition as the current reference row; mismatched years are excluded. Needs 2+ years. (2001 → 2021)

2021 Census country of birth: China (distinct from ethnic group Chinese)

Hover a dot to see the year and reference value.