09-07-2005, 09:02 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4218740.stm
Quote:
TOP BIRTH PLACES 2001
Rep Ireland: 494,850
India: 466,416
Pakistan: 320,767
Germany: 262,276
Caribbean: 254,740
USA: 155,030
Bangladesh: 154,201
South Africa: 140,201
Kenya: 129,356
Italy: 107,002
The population of Britain, excluding Northern Ireland, rose by 2.2m in the 10 years to 2001 - an increase of 4%. Just over half of that rise, some 1.14m people, comprises people born abroad. In total, some 4.3m people born abroad live in Britain, many of them now being British citizens.
Rep Ireland: 494,850
India: 466,416
Pakistan: 320,767
Germany: 262,276
Caribbean: 254,740
USA: 155,030
Bangladesh: 154,201
South Africa: 140,201
Kenya: 129,356
Italy: 107,002
The population of Britain, excluding Northern Ireland, rose by 2.2m in the 10 years to 2001 - an increase of 4%. Just over half of that rise, some 1.14m people, comprises people born abroad. In total, some 4.3m people born abroad live in Britain, many of them now being British citizens.
Strip down the Caribbean into multiple nations and the US is 5th in the list. A big surprise. I know there's a lot of septics over there, but I had never imagined that many.
I wonder how many British born people are in the US?