Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong-born residents in the United Kingdom: 135,312 – 0.2% (2021/22 Census) England: 117,714 – 0.2% (2021) Scotland: 11,901 – 0.2% (2022) Wales: 3,715 – 0.1% (2021) Northern Ireland: 1,982 – 0.1% (2021) Other estimates: est. 280,000 – accounting for BN(O) arrivals (2024) Hong Kong citizens/passports held: 19,489 (England and Wales only, 2021) | |
| Languages | |
| English (British English, Hong Kong English), Standard Chinese, Hong Kong Cantonese, Hakka | |
| Religion | |
| Atheism, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
British Chinese, Britons in Hong Kong
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Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom (also known as Hong Kong Britons) are people from Hong Kong who are residing in the United Kingdom or British nationals of Hong Kong origin or descent.
The 2021 United Kingdom census recorded a total population of about 135,300 Hong Kong-born residents. Since the implementation of the British National (Overseas) visa route in the same year, 144,400 BN(O) status holders from Hong Kong have arrived in the United Kingdom.