Total population | |
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about 16,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Greater Manchester, London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bradford, Leicester, Glasgow, Cardiff, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Edinburgh, York and Huddersfield | |
Languages | |
Arabic (Libyan Arabic), British English | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam, Christianity and Judaism |
British Libyans are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom that are of Libyan ancestry. British-Libyans may also include children born in the United Kingdom to a British (or of any other origin) parent and a Libyan parent.
The 2011 UK Census recorded 14,284 Libyan-born residents in England, 762 in Wales,[1] 1,327 in Scotland[2] and 79 in Northern Ireland.[3] Manchester is home to the largest Libyan population in the UK, with estimates going between 5,000 and 10,000 people of Libyan descent.[4][5]
Community Arabic schools