British Nigerians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Nigerian-born residents in the United Kingdom: 293,609 – 0.4% (2021/22 Census) England: 266,877– 0.5% (2021) Scotland: 21,286 – 0.4% (2022) Wales: 3,891 – 0.1% (2021) Northern Ireland: 1,555 – 0.08% (2021) Nigerian citizens/passports held: 117,638 (England and Wales only, 2021) Ethnic Nigerians: 271,390 (England and Wales only, 2021) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Throughout the United Kingdom In particular Greater London, South East England, East of England, North West England | |
| Languages | |
| Predominantly English (British, Nigerian, Pidgin), Yoruba and Igbo Others Nigerian languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity, minority Sunni Islam, traditional religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Nigerian Canadians, Nigerian Americans, Nigerian Australians
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British Nigerians (here meaning British people of Nigerian descent rather than Nigerians of British descent) have formed long-established communities in London, Liverpool and other industrial cities. Many Nigerians and their British-born descendants in Britain live in South London, and they are one of the larger immigrant groups in the country.