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At-a-glance |
67,259 people living in the North East in 2001 were born abroad – 2.67% of the region's population.
3 areas in the North East equal or exceed the 7.53% national average for the proportion of people born abroad.
42% more people born abroad live in the North East than in 1991 – the second highest rate of change after London.
354 living in Seaham, County Durham, represent the smallest cluster of people born abroad.
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In absolute terms, the North East had the smallest number of residents who were born abroad in 2001 – 67,000 people.
But relative to other areas, it has seen the second biggest rate of change in the 10 years to 2001 – 41% more people who were born abroad have made the region their home.
Urban areas of Newcastle nearest the universities are home to the greatest numbers of foreign born, in common with other cities.
Some areas of inner city Newcastle and Sunderland have seen newcomers arrive as a result of the asylum dispersal programme. The region's most rural areas tend to have the fewest foreign-born people.
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People living in the North East |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
All people |
2,543,492 |
2,515,337 |
-1.11 |
100 |
100 |
0 |
Born outside British Isles |
47,527 |
67,259 |
41.52 |
1.87 |
2.67 |
0.80 |
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Top 10 places of birth outside British Isles |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
Country |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Germany |
7,257 |
8,948 |
23.30 |
0.29 |
0.36 |
0.07 |
India |
4,930 |
6,166 |
25.07 |
0.19 |
0.25 |
0.06 |
Pakistan |
4,033 |
5,491 |
36.15 |
0.16 |
0.22 |
0.06 |
Bangladesh |
2,195 |
3,407 |
55.22 |
0.09 |
0.14 |
0.05 |
South Africa |
1,538 |
2,655 |
72.63 |
0.06 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
Hong Kong |
2,525 |
2,651 |
4.99 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
Other Middle East |
n/a |
1,921 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.08 |
n/a |
Other Far East |
n/a |
1,878 |
n/a |
n/a |
0.07 |
n/a |
USA |
1,312 |
1,862 |
41.92 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
Australia |
1,390 |
1,740 |
25.18 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
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People born outside British Isles area by area |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
Sort by:
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Ashington  |
694 |
871 |
25.50 |
1.14 |
1.42 |
0.28 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, Other Far East, South Africa. |
Barnard Castle  |
307 |
488 |
58.96 |
1.28 |
2.00 |
0.72 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Hong Kong, USA, South Africa, Canada. |
Berwick N  |
457 |
453 |
-0.88 |
1.71 |
1.75 |
0.04 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Australia, USA, Hong Kong. |
Berwick S  |
683 |
823 |
20.50 |
1.58 |
1.90 |
0.32 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, USA, Australia, Canada, India. |
Billingham  |
570 |
737 |
29.30 |
1.41 |
1.83 |
0.42 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, USA, Other Far East. |
Blaydon E  |
459 |
571 |
24.40 |
1.21 |
1.53 |
0.32 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Italy. |
Blaydon W  |
521 |
562 |
7.87 |
1.14 |
1.31 |
0.17 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Hong Kong, Italy. |
Blyth  |
527 |
583 |
10.63 |
1.30 |
1.44 |
0.14 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Australia, Canada. |
Chester-Le-Street  |
352 |
518 |
47.16 |
1.01 |
1.50 |
0.49 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Hong Kong, South Africa, USA, India. |
Consett  |
506 |
690 |
36.36 |
0.95 |
1.28 |
0.33 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, India, Australia, Non-EU states in W Europe. |
Cramlington  |
617 |
757 |
22.69 |
1.58 |
1.86 |
0.28 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, Non-EU states in W Europe, Bangladesh, India. |
Crook  |
293 |
386 |
31.74 |
0.94 |
1.27 |
0.33 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Hong Kong, Caribbean, South Africa, Australia. |
Darlington E  |
1,111 |
1,519 |
36.72 |
2.57 |
3.52 |
0.95 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, South Africa. |
Darlington W  |
1,127 |
1,144 |
1.51 |
2.62 |
2.68 |
0.06 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Non-EU states in W Europe, South Africa, Hong Kong. |
Durham City N  |
1,044 |
1,998 |
91.38 |
2.41 |
4.11 |
1.70 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, USA, South Africa, India, Other Middle East. |
Durham City S  |
812 |
1,823 |
124.51 |
2.18 |
4.66 |
2.48 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Japan, USA, Other Far East, China. |
Eaglescliffe  |
678 |
1,228 |
81.12 |
2.60 |
3.43 |
0.83 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Pakistan, Other Far East. |
East Cleveland  |
663 |
774 |
16.74 |
1.34 |
1.61 |
0.27 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Canada, Australia. |
Gateshead E  |
684 |
858 |
25.44 |
1.05 |
1.40 |
0.35 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Pakistan, Iran, Italy. |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Hartlepool E  |
621 |
780 |
25.60 |
1.31 |
1.74 |
0.43 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh. |
Hartlepool W  |
463 |
629 |
35.85 |
1.08 |
1.43 |
0.35 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Non-EU states in W Europe, South Africa, Hong Kong. |
Hexham E  |
581 |
636 |
9.47 |
3.36 |
3.70 |
0.34 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): India, Germany, USA, Hong Kong, Japan. |
Hexham W  |
1,010 |
1,167 |
15.54 |
1.76 |
1.99 |
0.23 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, USA, South Africa, Australia, Canada. |
Houghton  |
423 |
596 |
40.90 |
0.90 |
1.26 |
0.36 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Hong Kong, Other South & E Africa. |
Howdon  |
299 |
667 |
123.08 |
1.00 |
2.27 |
1.27 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Ex-Yugoslavia, Iran, Other Far East. |
Jarrow N  |
375 |
486 |
29.60 |
0.98 |
1.28 |
0.30 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, South Africa, USA. |
Jarrow S  |
577 |
668 |
15.77 |
1.70 |
2.00 |
0.30 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): India, Germany, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Africa. |
Longbenton  |
767 |
1,190 |
55.15 |
1.36 |
2.07 |
0.71 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, South Africa, Bangladesh. |
Middlesbrough E  |
2,446 |
2,987 |
22.12 |
4.20 |
5.61 |
1.41 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Pakistan, India, Germany, Other Middle East, North Africa. |
Middlesbrough S  |
742 |
908 |
22.37 |
1.74 |
2.04 |
0.30 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Pakistan, Other Middle East. |
Middlesbrough W  |
1,168 |
1,377 |
17.89 |
2.93 |
3.71 |
0.78 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Pakistan, India, Germany, Italy, Other Middle East. |
Morpeth  |
404 |
651 |
61.14 |
2.03 |
3.35 |
1.32 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, China, South Africa, Hong Kong, Bangladesh. |
Newcastle Dinnington  |
1,133 |
1,669 |
47.31 |
3.43 |
4.99 |
1.56 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): India, Germany, Bangladesh, North Africa, Pakistan. |
Newcastle E  |
1,470 |
2,857 |
94.35 |
2.45 |
4.73 |
2.28 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): India, Pakistan, Germany, Bangladesh, Hong Kong. |
Newcastle Fenham  |
2,046 |
3,322 |
62.37 |
4.81 |
7.53 |
2.72 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Germany, Hong Kong. |
Newcastle Jesmond  |
2,738 |
5,271 |
92.51 |
7.38 |
11.91 |
4.53 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): India, Germany, Greece, Other Far East, Bangladesh. |
Newcastle Newburn  |
753 |
1,008 |
33.86 |
1.46 |
2.05 |
0.59 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Africa. |
North Shields  |
612 |
877 |
43.30 |
1.63 |
2.31 |
0.68 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Australia. |
Peterlee  |
558 |
494 |
-11.47 |
1.29 |
1.19 |
-0.10 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Other Far East, South Africa, Hong Kong. |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Redcar E  |
453 |
534 |
17.88 |
1.50 |
1.80 |
0.30 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, India, Australia, USA. |
Redcar W  |
984 |
1,173 |
19.21 |
1.50 |
1.91 |
0.41 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Bangladesh. |
Seaham  |
343 |
354 |
3.21 |
0.84 |
0.91 |
0.07 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, South Africa, Australia. |
Sedgefield E  |
318 |
409 |
28.62 |
0.78 |
1.04 |
0.26 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, South Africa, India, Canada, Other South & E Africa. |
Sedgefield W  |
800 |
875 |
9.38 |
1.78 |
1.99 |
0.21 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, USA, Non-EU states in W Europe, South Africa. |
South Hylton  |
378 |
531 |
40.48 |
0.86 |
1.33 |
0.47 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Italy, Other Far East. |
South Shields E  |
555 |
834 |
50.27 |
1.47 |
2.15 |
0.68 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): India, Germany, Iran, Bangladesh, Other Middle East. |
South Shields W  |
982 |
1,636 |
66.60 |
2.21 |
3.83 |
1.62 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Bangladesh, India, Germany, Other Middle East, Pakistan. |
Southwick  |
281 |
391 |
39.15 |
0.72 |
1.05 |
0.33 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, South Africa, Greece. |
Spennymoor  |
601 |
710 |
18.14 |
0.96 |
1.17 |
0.21 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Hong Kong, Italy, Other Middle East. |
Stanley (Durham)  |
489 |
633 |
29.45 |
0.97 |
1.26 |
0.29 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Hong Kong, India, USA, South Africa. |
Stockton Fairfield  |
1,541 |
1,855 |
20.38 |
2.57 |
3.26 |
0.69 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Pakistan, Germany, India, Iraq, South Africa. |
Stockton Norton  |
792 |
1,044 |
31.82 |
1.67 |
2.30 |
0.63 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Australia. |
Sunderland Central  |
776 |
1,790 |
130.67 |
1.83 |
4.11 |
2.28 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Greece, China, Germany, Bangladesh, India. |
Sunderland Hendon  |
1,158 |
1,523 |
31.52 |
2.57 |
3.53 |
0.96 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Bangladesh, Iran, India, Germany, Greece. |
Tyne Bridge E  |
1,014 |
2,359 |
132.64 |
1.97 |
4.76 |
2.79 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Other Middle East, Germany, Pakistan, Iran, USA. |
Tyne Bridge W  |
2,054 |
2,363 |
15.04 |
5.79 |
8.39 |
2.60 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Germany, Malaysia. |
Wallsend  |
394 |
553 |
40.36 |
1.84 |
2.72 |
0.88 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Hong Kong, Germany, India, Iran, Bangladesh. |
Washington E  |
596 |
731 |
22.65 |
1.55 |
1.83 |
0.28 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, South Africa, Japan, Pakistan. |
Washington W  |
681 |
596 |
-12.48 |
2.07 |
2.02 |
-0.05 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, India, Japan, South Africa, Hong Kong. |
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TOTAL NUMBERS |
AS % OF ALL PEOPLE |
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1991 |
2001 |
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1991 |
2001 |
+/- % |
Whitley Bay  |
1,046 |
1,342 |
28.30 |
2.23 |
2.88 |
0.65 |
Top 5 places of birth, 2001 (highest first): Germany, Bangladesh, India, Other Far East, Canada. |
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