Immigration

[koster]

Are there any statistics on the percentage of immigrants in different cities, e.g. Dublin, London?

[Buenchico]

There's no reason for anyone to record, say, the number of people from Poland in Peterborough. So you won't find detailed information about percentages of immigrants, per se. However, in the UK, census returns show the ethnic origins of the people living in each area. To access the information from the last (2001) census, go here:
http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemi nation/LeadHome.do;jsessionid=ac1f930dce503c23 a975fea4bf6bafc9393556ea32e.e38OaNuRbNuSbi0Lch 4SbNmPaNaOe6fznA5Pp7ftolbGmkTy?bhcp=1

Enter a name or postcode to identify the relevant local authority.

Then click on 'People and Society: Population and Migration'.

Then click on 'Key figures for People and Society: Population and Migration' or choose one of the links offering more detailed information.

Chris

[koster]

Thanks for the link.

Why is there no reason, to use your example, to record the number of people from Poland in Peterborough, yet there apparently is a reason to record the number of people in Peterborough whose ethnic group is Pakistani?

[Buenchico]

Possibly because 'ethnicity' often transcends generations, whereas 'nationality' generally doesn't?

For example, the grandchild of someone who came to the UK from Pakistan might regard their ethnicity as 'Asian' or 'Pakistani', whereas the grandchild of a Polish airman, who remained in this country after WWII, wouldn't regard themself as 'Polish'.

Chris