As per the findings from the concerned UK body, the immigrant population of the nation has swelled dramatically, to become 400%–from 1.9 million in 1951 to 7.5 million during 2011. As per the said findings, the structure of the immigrant populace has changed as well. Between 1951 and 2001, the biggest immigrant crowd in the country was the Irish. During 2011, the Indians substituted the Irish as the most densely inhabited immigrant grouping.

Remarkably, at the 2011 survey, as many as 694,000 inhabitants in England & Wales had Indian roots. In fact, the figure of the Irish guests headed south from 2001 to 2011 to become 407,000 from 473,000 even as in the mean time they were surpassed by the migrants from Poland (579,000) and Pakistan (482,000).

As per the study, among the leading the source nations, India with 694,000 migrants, Poland with 579,000 visitors, Pakistan with 482,000 visitors, Ireland with 407,000 migrants and Germany with 274,000 migrants occupy top positions. Trailing them are the countries of Bangladesh with 212,000 migrants, Nigeria with 191,000 guests, South Africa with 191,000 migrants, the US with 177,000 visitors, and last but not the least, Jamaica with 160,000 migrants.

Several aliens connected with previous British Empire

Several ethnic groups in the 2011 census arrive from nations which previously were component of the British Empire even while India, Pakistan, etc., were all ruled by the Empire in question, and gained freedom during the middle of the 20th century.