Regional FactsheetEthnic Minorities in the UK - London
Celebrating 15 years of Action on Race 1995-2010
1995 - 2010
About Race for Opportunity (RfO)RfO is committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. It is the only race diversity campaign that has access to and influence over the leaders of the UK’s best known organisations.
The campaign aims to:
• make clear the economic and business argument for organisations investing in race diversity;
• highlight the responsibility and role of leaders in delivering race diversity;
• communicate the need to speed up progress on the introduction of policies that further better representation of ethnic minorities;
• raise awareness of the barriers preventing the BAME community from making progress in the workplace.
“There is an overwhelming opportunity for employers who embrace race diversity and inclusion to harness the diverse talent that exists in the UK today. The Race for Opportunity campaign in collaboration with its network members will continue to set the stage for race equality and progression in the UK and this challenge is one that I am very pleased to be part of.”
Ruby McGregor-Smith CEO, MITIE Group PLC and Chair, Race for Opportunity.
This factsheet is about ethnic minority people in London and contains information that is available in the public domain.
Contents
[ 1 ] Landscape Data ........................................................................................................... 04
1.1 The London picture ..................................................................................................... 04
1.2 An overall snapshot of the UK ................................................................................. 04
[ 2 ] Where do ethnic minority people live in London? ........................................... 05
[ 3 ] Focus on Newham ....................................................................................................... 06
[ 4 ] Education ........................................................................................................................07
4.1 Where do ethnic minority students study in London?...................................... 08
[ 5 ] Religion ........................................................................................................................... 09
5.1 A snapshot of London................................................................................................. 09
5.2 The UK overall picture ................................................................................................ 09
[ 6 ] Employment ................................................................................................................... 10
6.1 Ethnic minority employment rate in London ....................................................... 10
6.2 Employment Rate - UK ................................................................................................. 10
[ 7 ] Simple steps to get started on race equality ......................................................11
Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................... 12
Race for Opportunity Members ..............................................................13
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[ 1 ] Landscape Data
Source: NOMIS – number and proportion of ethnic minority population in NUTS1 regions in the UK - 2008
White British
White Irish
White Others
White/Caribbean
White/African
White/Asian
Other Mixed
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other Asian
Caribbean
African
Other Black
Chinese
Others
Total
4,287,861
220,488
594,854
70,928
34,182
59,944
61,057
436,993
142,749
153,893
133,058
343,567
378,933
60,349
80,201
113,034
7,172,091
59.8%
3.1%
8.3%
1.0%
0.5%
0.8%
0.9%
6.1%
2.0%
2.1%
1.9%
4.8%
5.3%
0.8%
1.1%
1.6%
100%
Ethnic Group Number of People
Percentage of Londonpopulation
(59.8% of LondonPopulation is White British)
London Population By Ethnic Group
Source: NOMIS – number and proportion of ethnic minority population in NUTS1 regions in the UK - 2008
East of England
East Midlands
London
North East
North West
Northern IrelandScotland
South East
South West
Wales
West Midlands
Yorkshire and the Humber
435,400
371,100
2,735,800
100,900
543,500
29,800
145,700
583,700
163,400
91,500
792,500
471,900
7.7%
8.5%
36.2%
4.0%
8.0%
1.7%
2.9%
7.1%
3.2%
3.1%
14.8%
9.2%
6.7%
5.7%
42.3%
1.6%
8.4%
0.5%
2.3%
9.0%
2.5%
1.4%
12.3%
7.3%
Region Ethnic MinorityPopulation
Representation ofEthnic Minorities
Proportion of UKEthnic Minority
Population
Number, Representation and Proportion of Ethnic Minority Populationin NUTS1 Regions in the UK - 2008
United Kingdom 6,465,100 10.7% 100.0
1.1 The London picture • London is home to over 7.5
million residents and has an extremely ethnically diverse population. Around 30 per cent of Londoners are from non-White groups totalling 2.25 million people in 2004, and while London makes up just 15 per cent of the population of England, it contains 43 per cent of the nation’s non-White population. Source: GLA Focus on London 2007
• 300 languages are spoken in London, over 14 faiths are practiced and 42 communities of over 10,000 people born in countries outside Britain, live in the capital.
• In terms of poverty, there is substantial inequality in income distribution between ethnic groups. 73 per cent of Pakistani and Bangladeshi children and 55 per cent of black children in London are living in poverty, compared to 32 per cent of White children and 31 per cent of Indian children.
Source: The Greater London Authority’s Race Equality
Scheme Summary 2005–2008 Greater London
Authority September 2005
1.2 An overall snapshot of the UK• Of the 6.4 million ethnic
minorities in the UK, nearly half, 42.3%, live in London. After London, the second largest proportion of the ethnic minority population live in the West Midlands (12 per cent), followed by the South East (9 per cent), the North West (8 per cent), and Yorkshire and the Humber (7 per cent)
Source: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/
nugget.asp?id=263
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More than 10% of the UK workforce is from an ethnic minority background and over 20% of the emerging workforce (children in primary and secondary school education), are from an ethnic minority background. In addition to this, 16% of UK-domiciled students at university in the UK are from an ethnic minority background. Britain’s current and future talent pool is racially diverse and progressive employers understand that it makes good business sense to utilise and grow this pool of talent.
[ 2 ] Where do ethnic minority people live in London?
Of the 32 Boroughs in London, Newham has the largest number of ethnic minority people with 7.1 per cent of the total ethnic minority population in London, followed closely by the London Borough of Brent with 7 per cent of the total London ethnic minority population.
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Source: 2001 Census, NOMIS
Split of London’s Total Ethnic Minority Population by Borough
Lewisham- 4.1%
Rest of London - 48.9%
Newham - 7.1%
Brent - 7%
Ealing - 6%
Lambeth - 4.8%
Croyden - 4.8%
Tower Hamlet - 4.6%
Southwark - 4.4%
Redbridge - 4.2%
Harrow - 4.1%
The 2001 Census also confirmed that for the first time ever, two areas of Britain had more black people and Asians than white people. White people made up 39.4% of the population in Newham, east London, and 45.3% in Brent, north west London.
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[ 3 ] Focus on Newham
People of Bangladeshi and Pakistani origin are by far the largest ethnic minority groups in the Borough of Newham.
Mixed
Indian
Pakistani
4%
7%
14%
Ethnic Minority groupPercentage living
in Newham
Breakdown of Ethnic Minority Groups in Newham
Bangladeshi
Other Asian
Black Caribbean
Black African
Other Black
Chinese
Others
14%
6%
5%
8%
5%
3%
5%
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• The Census data revealed that 62% of Newham's residents were born in the UK. Of the 38% who were born abroad, 90% were born in 47 different countries.
Source: http://www.newham.gov.uk/Jobs/Diversity.htm
• Newham is also home to a significant Eastern European community.
Source: http://www.newham.gov.uk/Jobs/Diversity.htm
• Newham is one of the poorest Boroughs in London. One in five people in Newham live in households with below 30% of the national median household income compared with one in 16 in London and one in 25 in Britain.
Source: http://www.newham.gov.uk/Jobs/Diversity.htm
• In 2001, Newham had the second largest percentage of Muslims in England and Wales, and the fourth lowest percentage of Christians. Almost a quarter (24%) of Newham residents stated their religion as Muslim and just under a half stated their religion as Christian.
Source: http://www.newham.gov.uk/Jobs/Diversity.htm
• Newham has the second highest proportion of people under 25 year's old and the second lowest proportion of people over 65 years old within the UK.
Source: http://www.newham.gov.uk/Jobs/Diversity.htm
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[ 4 ] Education
1 in 4 of pupils in primary school education in England are from an ethnic minority background. Source: DCSF release May 2009, ‘number of pupils in state maintained schools’
1 in 5 of pupils in secondary school education in England is from an ethnic minority background. Source: DCSF release May 2009, ‘number of pupils in state maintained schools’
Almost 1 in 6 (16%) of UK-domiciled students studying at UK universities is from an ethnic minority background. Source: 2007-08 ‘HESA Student Record’ published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
• Around one in eight pupils in all schools did not speak English as a first language. This rose to more than half of primary school children in Central London.
Source: DCSF 2007
• In some parts of London, children from ethnic minority families account for more than nine in ten school places.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-484379/20-
schools-pupils-come-ethnic-minority
• Southfields Community College in South London is thought to be the most ethnically diverse school in the country, with 71 languages spoken by its pupils.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-484379/20-
schools-pupils-come-ethnic-minority
“More BAME students join the unemployed after graduation than White graduates and male Chinese and Pakistani students are twice as likely as the average to be unemployed” (2006)Source: www.aimhigher.ac.uk/sites/practitioner/resources/Conf%20Summary%20Report%20final%20(2).pdf
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• Half of the 1.2 million pupils that attend schools in London are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
Source: GLA Focus on London 2007
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4.1 Where do ethnic minority students study in London?
The School of Pharmacy has by far the largest percentage of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) students (75.5%).
The majority of universities in London, including Brunel, King’s College and University College London, have a significantly higher proportion of ethnic minority students than the 16.0% national average. However, most of these universities have a lower representation of BAME students than their share of the local population (44.9%).
Guildhall School of Music& Drama
20 40 60 80
London Business School
University College London
University of the Arts, London
Institute of EducationLondon School of Hygiene
& Tropical Medicine
Birkbeck College
Heythrop College
Royal Academy of MusicConservatoire for Dance
& Drama
Royal College of ArtUniversity of London
(Institutes & Activities)Central School ofSpeech & Drama
Trinity Laban
Courtauld Intiute of Art
Royal College of Music
The Royal Veterinary College
33.3%
31.5%
25.0%
24.6%
23.8%
22.8%
15.4%
12.9%
12.7%
11.3%
11.0%
10.3%
10.2%
9.3%
9.2%
8.9%
4.9%
10 30 50 70
Imperial College of Science,Technology & Medicine
The School of Pharmacy
Brunel University
Queen Mary & Westfield College
The University of East London
Middlesex University
The University of Westminster
London South Bank UniversitySt George’s Hospital
Medical School
The City UniversityThe School of Oriental
& African StudiesLondon School of Economics
& Political Science
The University of Greenwich
King’s College London
The Institute of Cancer Research
Goldsmiths College
75.5%
57.0%
56.6%
54.5%
54.1%
49.1%
45.3%
44.6%
41.8%
41.7%
41.1%
40.9%
40.7%
37.8%
35.6%
34.1%
Total Ethnic Minority Representation:
All UK Unis. - 16.0%
London Pop. (18-24) - 44.9%
Ethnic Minorities at Universities in London (2007 - 08)
Source: 2007-08 ‘HESA Student Record’ published by
the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
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[ 5 ] Religion
5.1 A snapshot of the London
Source: Census 2001, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003
Source: Census 2001, Profiles - UK
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The second largest religion outside Christianity in London is Islam where a massive 8.5% of the population is Muslim. The third largest religious group are Hindus making up 4.1% of the population. Source: National Statistics News Release 5 October 2006
The London Borough of Harrow had the highest religious diversity in England and Wales in 2001. Harrow’s predominant religious groups were Christian (47 per cent), Hindu (20 per cent), Muslim (7 per cent) and Jewish (6 per cent).Source: National Statistics News Release 5 October 2006
Christian - 58.2%
Religion not stated - 8.5%
No Religion - 15.8%
Other - 0.5%
Sikh - 1.5%
Muslim - 8.5%
Jewish - 2.1%
Hindu - 4.1%
Buddhist - 0.8%
Religions within London
Religions within the UK
Christian - 71.6%
Buddhist - 0.3%
Hindu - 1%
Jewish - 0.5%
Muslim - 2.7%
Sikh - 0.6%
Other - 0.3%
No Religion/Religion not stated - 23%
5.2 The UK overall picture
In the UK, 2.7% of the population stated their religion as Muslim making this the most common religion after Christianity. Figures for England, alone, show that 3.1% of the population stated their religion as Muslim.
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[ 6 ] Employment
6.1 Ethnic minority employment rate in the London
According to the Labour Force Survey (LFS), Q4 2009, the ethnic minority employment rate in London was 58.4%
The unemployment rate for London’s ethnic minorities was 14.8% and the economic inactivity rate stood at 31.5%. Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Q4 2009
• London’s ethnic minority employment and unemployment rates also varied considerably from borough to borough. Q4 2009, the London Borough of Havering had the highest ethnic minority employment rate at 74.5% and Camden had the lowest at 47.7%.
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Q4 2009
• The unemployment rate for ethnic minorities (16+) was highest in the London Borough of Lambeth, 19.8% and lowest in Barking and Dagenham (7.3%).
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Q4 2009
6.2 Employment Rate - UK
The ethnic minority employment gap as of Q3 2009 was 13.8 percentage points.
The UK ethnic minority employment rate is 59.2%
Young ethnic minorities (aged 16 – 24 years) appear to be particularly affected by the recession, as the ethnic minority employment rate for young people has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2008.Source: ‘Ethnic Minorities in the Labour Market: Quarter 3, 2009 - Ethnic Minority Analysis Team,
November 2009
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Mixed
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other Asian
Black CaribbeanBlack African
Other Black
Chinese
Other
Total Ethnic Minorities
56.4
69.3
52.6
39.4
62.5
63.5
52.8
49.5
61.8
54.9
58.4
18.7
8.8
16.2
21.9
11.2
19.3
18.5
*
*
12.6
14.8
30.7
24.0
37.2
49.5
29.7
21.4
35.2
*
33.5
37.2
31.5
Ethnic Group EmploymentRate %
UnemploymentRate %
EconomicInactivityRate %
London Employment Statuses
White 74.7 6.7 20.0
It is important to note that employment, unemployment and economic inactivity rates vary greatly between the different ethnic minority groups in London as the chart below demonstrates:
*Indicates the sample size is too small for a reliable estimate
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Q4 2009
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Leadership
• Consider appointing a Diversity / Race Diversity Champion to lead on the race agenda within your organisation.
• Develop a clear business case for working on race and link it to business objectives.
• Develop an action plan on race and integrate it into the key performance indicators of your managers.
People and Employees
• Tell your recruitment agencies, recruitment consultants and head-hunters that your organisation
is committed to racial equality and ask them to send you lists containing diverse candidates.
• Explicitly state in your recruitment marketing materials that individuals from diverse backgrounds
are welcome in your organisation.
• Monitor the ethnicity of your workforce and compare it to the local population.
Customers, Clients and Service Users
• Ensure your marketing teams or policy makers are signed up to your organisation’s commitment to
race equality.
• Review your advertising and promotional material to ensure they reflect the diverse marketplace, both in the content and images used.
• Consider including ethnic minorities in your focus groups and evaluation sessions for promotional or marketing campaigns.
Community Involvement
• Review the community impact work being done by your organisation and check whether they impact
on diverse communities.
• As education and skills are the critical components of any workforce, consider partnering with a local school where ethnic minority children could benefit from increased educational attainment.
• Develop links with local universities that have relatively high proportions of ethnic minority students and offer work placements/experiences.
Supplier Diversity
• Do an audit of your current suppliers to find out whether you have awarded any contracts to ethnic minority owned businesses.
• Consider publishing clear guidance notes to help ethnic minority businesses tender for contracts
with your organisation.
• Send your procurement officers to local supplier events to raise their awareness of products/services available from local ethnic minority suppliers.
[ 7 ] Simple steps to get started on Race Equality
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Acknowledgements
This publication has been made possible through funding from the Department for Local Communities and Government (DCLG) Tackling Race Inequalities Fund (TRIF)
“It’s crucial to London’s future that employers recognise the value of a diverse workforce. We want all organisations in the capital to promote a positive and inclusive working environment to both current and future employees.” Paul Buchanan, London Regional Director, Business in the Community
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Race for Opportunity Board Members
MITIEMs Ruby McGregor-SmithCEO and Chair RfO
ASDA Ms Sarah DickinsRetail People Director
Barclays Bank PLC Mr Vivek Ramachandran Head of UK Cash and Trade
British ArmyColonel Mark AbrahamAssistant Director Employment
BT Mr Ray Lerclerq Chief Financial Officer, Global Services
EDF Energy Mr Patrick ClarkeDirector of Connections
KPMG Ms Michelle Quest Head of People for the UK
Department of Health Mr Surinder SharmaNational Director for Equality & Human Rights
Appointment Commission Ms Anne WattsCBE, Chair
Paradoes Mr Denys RaynerCEO
Pertemps People Management Ms Carmen Watson, Managing Director - Commercial Division
Roast Mr Iqbal WahhabCEO
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd Mr Jat Sahota Head of Corporate Responsibility
Shell Companies in the UK Mr James Smith, Chairman
The Royal Bank of Scotland GroupMr Ron Teerlink Chief Administrative Officer
Transport for London Mr Andrew Quincey Director of Group Procurement