Congolese in the United Kingdom consist of immigrants from the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) living in the
United Kingdom as well as their British-born descendants. The
demonym
A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...
Congolese can also refer to people from the
Republic of Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
, of whom there are fewer living in the UK.
According to the
2001 UK census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
8,569 DRC-born people were residing in the UK.
In the
2011 census, 18,913 people born in the DRC were recorded as resident in England, 280 in Wales, 298 in Scotland and 19 in Northern Ireland.
The majority of Congolese in the United Kingdom have come as political refugees. Congolese migration to the UK is a recent phenomenon, starting in the late 1980s.
Significant numbers of Congolese have been coming to the UK as refugees since the early 1990s.
According to official data, larger Congolese populations are found in
Belgium and
France.
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Some 11,000 Congolese people are estimated to reside in London, with large numbers being found in Hackney, Edmonton, Tottenham, Newham and Barking & Dagenham where a community of 3,000 Congolese individuals reside.][
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Notable individuals
See also
*Democratic Republic of the Congo–United Kingdom relations
Democratic Republic of the Congo–United Kingdom relations are the bilateral relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Kingdom. The Democratic Republic of the Congo maintains an embassy in London and the United Kingdo ...
* Black British people
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African diaspora in the United Kingdom
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