Eritreans in the United Kingdom are an ethnic group that consist of Eritrean immigrants to the

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as well as their descendants. The 2001 Census recorded 6,561 Eritrean-born people residing in the UK. According to the 2011 UK Census, there were 16,921 Eritrean-born residents in England, 361 in Wales, 399 in

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, and 24 in

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. Of this total of 17,705 Eritrean-born residents, 10,198 lived in Greater London, 1,977 in the

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, 1,901 in

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and 1,249 in North West England. The Office for National Statistics estimates that the Eritrean-born population was 31,000 in 2018. Many Eritreans arrive in the United Kingdom as refugees; between 2006 and 2008 and in 2014, Britain received more Eritrean asylum-seekers than any other nationality.

Notable individuals

References

External links

Medhani Alem Eritrean Orthodox Church, Manchester, Facebook page
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British people of Eritrean descent British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

African diaspora in the United Kingdom

Immigration to the United Kingdom by country of origin