There were approximately 124 thousand Chinese nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2021, an increase from the 103 thousand Chinese nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2008. The highest number of Chinese nationals residing in the United Kingdom was 147 thousand in 2017.
Number of Chinese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
Excluding some residents in communal establishments. Population estimated using the annual population survey (APS).
*Data for 2020 and 2021 is as of June in that year.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 25, 2021). Number of Chinese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241671/chinese-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Chinese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241671/chinese-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of Chinese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241671/chinese-population-in-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Chinese Nationals Resident in The United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241671/chinese-population-in-united-kingdom/
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Number of Chinese nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241671/chinese-population-in-united-kingdom/