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LONDON: Indians in the UK are the most prosperous among all minority groups, according to a new report called 'Portrait of Modern Britain'.
Almost all other minority groups have unemployment rates double the national average. While black Africans have the highest unemployment rate (18.3%), around 39% of Pakistani and 42% of Bangladeshi women have never worked. Almost one in four Pakistani men is a taxi driver and half of all Bangladeshi men work in restaurants. In contrast, 43% of Indians work in the highest skilled professions.
Ethnic minority communities predominantly live in three main cities, with 50% living in London, Manchester and Birmingham. They are seven times more likely to live in an urban area than someone who is white. The Indian community is the most dispersed, the Bangladeshis the least.
The 'Portrait of Modern Britain' has revealed that almost one in three people in Britain will be from an ethnic minority by 2050. Non-white people will make up between 20 and 30% of the population by 2050, says Policy Exchange, the London-based research institute that released the report. The current share is around 14%.
A quarter of children aged under 10 in the UK are from ethnic minorities at present. By contrast, 95% of people aged over 60 are white. The average British Bangladeshi is 22 years old. Among white Britons, the median age is 39.
"The five largest distinct Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities will potentially double from 8 million people or 14% of the population to between 20-30% by the middle of the century," the report says. "Over the past decade, the UK's white population has remained roughly the same while the minority population has almost doubled. Black Africans and Bangladeshis are the fastest growing minority communities with ethnic minorities representing 25% of people aged under the age of five."
The report draws on an extensive set of survey, census, academic and polling data to build up a detailed picture of the five largest minority groups in the UK — Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, black Africans and black Caribbeans.
All black and minority ethnic communities — regardless of age and social class — strongly support the Labour Party, but Indians are up to four times more likely to identify with the Conservatives. Around 17% of Indians identify with the Conservatives compared with 4% of black Africans, 7% of black Caribbeans, 8% of Bangladeshis and 9% of Pakistanis.
The report reveals that while the face of Britain has changed and is continuing to become even more multi-racial, people from ethnic minority backgrounds have a far stronger association with being British than the white population. In the 2011 Census, only 14% of whites identified themselves as being purely British, with 64% seeing themselves as purely English. All other ethnic minority communities were over four times more likely to associate themselves with being British. Around 71% of Bangladeshis and 63% of Pakistanis considered themselves purely British. A quarter of the black Caribbean community see themselves as purely English, while just over half (55%) see themselves as just British.
While most ethnic minority groups live in large households (bigger than the white population), this is not true for black Caribbeans. Pakistani and Bangladeshi households are the biggest, containing four or more people. Around 40% of black people live in social housing, while two thirds of Indians and Pakistanis live in their own accommodation.
All ethnic minority groups have a higher trust in Parliament and politicians in general than the White population, except the black Caribbean community where only 1 in 5 trust politicians. Trust in the police is high among all communities except black Caribbeans, with only 42% saying they have faith in the police.
‘British Indians are among most prosperous minorities’ - The Times of India
Almost all other minority groups have unemployment rates double the national average. While black Africans have the highest unemployment rate (18.3%), around 39% of Pakistani and 42% of Bangladeshi women have never worked. Almost one in four Pakistani men is a taxi driver and half of all Bangladeshi men work in restaurants. In contrast, 43% of Indians work in the highest skilled professions.
Ethnic minority communities predominantly live in three main cities, with 50% living in London, Manchester and Birmingham. They are seven times more likely to live in an urban area than someone who is white. The Indian community is the most dispersed, the Bangladeshis the least.
The 'Portrait of Modern Britain' has revealed that almost one in three people in Britain will be from an ethnic minority by 2050. Non-white people will make up between 20 and 30% of the population by 2050, says Policy Exchange, the London-based research institute that released the report. The current share is around 14%.
A quarter of children aged under 10 in the UK are from ethnic minorities at present. By contrast, 95% of people aged over 60 are white. The average British Bangladeshi is 22 years old. Among white Britons, the median age is 39.
"The five largest distinct Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities will potentially double from 8 million people or 14% of the population to between 20-30% by the middle of the century," the report says. "Over the past decade, the UK's white population has remained roughly the same while the minority population has almost doubled. Black Africans and Bangladeshis are the fastest growing minority communities with ethnic minorities representing 25% of people aged under the age of five."
The report draws on an extensive set of survey, census, academic and polling data to build up a detailed picture of the five largest minority groups in the UK — Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, black Africans and black Caribbeans.
All black and minority ethnic communities — regardless of age and social class — strongly support the Labour Party, but Indians are up to four times more likely to identify with the Conservatives. Around 17% of Indians identify with the Conservatives compared with 4% of black Africans, 7% of black Caribbeans, 8% of Bangladeshis and 9% of Pakistanis.
The report reveals that while the face of Britain has changed and is continuing to become even more multi-racial, people from ethnic minority backgrounds have a far stronger association with being British than the white population. In the 2011 Census, only 14% of whites identified themselves as being purely British, with 64% seeing themselves as purely English. All other ethnic minority communities were over four times more likely to associate themselves with being British. Around 71% of Bangladeshis and 63% of Pakistanis considered themselves purely British. A quarter of the black Caribbean community see themselves as purely English, while just over half (55%) see themselves as just British.
While most ethnic minority groups live in large households (bigger than the white population), this is not true for black Caribbeans. Pakistani and Bangladeshi households are the biggest, containing four or more people. Around 40% of black people live in social housing, while two thirds of Indians and Pakistanis live in their own accommodation.
All ethnic minority groups have a higher trust in Parliament and politicians in general than the White population, except the black Caribbean community where only 1 in 5 trust politicians. Trust in the police is high among all communities except black Caribbeans, with only 42% saying they have faith in the police.
‘British Indians are among most prosperous minorities’ - The Times of India
