Long description

This bar chart shows the resident population born outside the UK (shown as a percentage) across nine regions of England, as well as Wales, and England & Wales as a whole. Each area has the statistics listed for censuses in 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 (most areas don’t show any 1971 figures). In all areas, the percentage has risen with every census. In England and Wales as a whole, the figure is around 7% for 1981 and 1991, around 9% in 2001, and 13-14% in 2011. In all areas besides London, the numbers are lower than this average, but follow the same growth trajectory. The lowest numbers are seen in the North East, and Wales, which both reach around 5% in 2011. Then the South West, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber, which reach around 8-9% in 2011. Then the East Midlands, which reaches around 10% in 2011. Then the East of England, West Midlands, and South East, which reach around 11-12% in 2011. London has the highest numbers, around 18% in 1981, 21% in 1991, 27% in 2001, and 37% in 2011.