Kenyans in the United Kingdom
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Kenya-born residents in the United Kingdom: 138,490 (2021/22 Census) England: 133,416 (2021) Scotland: 3,179 (2022) Wales: 1,528 (2021) Northern Ireland: 367 (2021) Previous estimates: 129,633 (2001 census) 140,536 (2011 census) 121,000 (2019 ONS estimate) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, South East England, East Midlands | |
| Languages | |
| English (British, Kenyan), Swahili, Somali, Indian Languages | |
| Religion | |
Christianity, Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism
|
Kenyan migration to the United Kingdom has been occurring for many decades. As a result, many people in the UK were born in Kenya, or have Kenyan ancestry. The majority of Kenya-born people who migrated to the UK are of South Asian extraction.