Peruvians in the United Kingdom
| Total population |
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| Peruvian-born residents 4,066 (2001 Census figure) Other population estimates 10,000 - 15,000 (untoldLondon 2010 estimate) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Greater London and South East England |
| Languages |
| Religion |
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Predominantly Christianity (including Roman Catholic and Evangelicals) |
| Related ethnic groups |
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Peruvian people • Latin Americans in the United Kingdom • Spaniards in the United Kingdom • Hispanic • Latino • British Peruvian |
This article is about Peruvian people living in the United Kingdom, for Peruvian people of British descent, see "British Peruvian"
Peruvians in the United Kingdom (Spanish: Peruanos en el Reino Unido) are Peruvian immigrants to the United Kingdom, who form part of the larger Latin American community in the UK. In 2001, the stock of Peruvian-born immigrants was the sixth largest amongst all Latin American immigrants to the UK.[1]
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[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 UK Census, 4,066 Peruvian-born people were living in the UK.[1] As such, Peru was the 107th most common birthplace for UK residents, and sixth out of all Latin American countries, behind Mexico but ahead of Venezuela.[1] One "guesstimate" now puts the Latin American population of the UK at between 800,000 and 1 million, but puts the number of Peruvians in the UK at between 10,000 and 15,000. This is smaller than such communities in the UK as Brazilians, Colombians and Ecuadorians.[2] Countries such as the United States and Spain have much larger Peruvian communities than the United Kingdom.[1] Political stability in Peru, unlike for example Colombia and Ecuador, means that the number of Peruvians claiming asylum in the UK is low.[3]
| Year | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 65 | 78 | 80 | 117 | 105 | 185 | 175 | 180 | 230 | 130 | 220 |
[edit] Notable individuals
The Peruvian community in the United Kingdom has produced the actors Michael Bentine and Henry Ian Cusick, who found fame in The Goon Show and Lost respectively.
[edit] See also
- Demographics of Peru
- Peruvian American
- Spanish people
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Mestizo
- Hispanic
- British Peruvian
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ Sofia Buchuck (7 April 2010). "Crossing borders: Latin American exiles in London". untoldLondon. http://www.untoldlondon.org.uk/article/crossing-borders-latin-american-exiles-london. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Persons Granted British Citizenship, UK". Home Office. http://www.fade.nhs.uk/cash/index.php/2008/07/11/home-office-statistical-data/. Retrieved 2009-04-14.[dead link]
- ^ Michael Bentine (Obituary), New York Times, 28 November 1996
- ^ Peruano encontrado en "Lost", El Comercio (Spanish), 8 April 2007
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