In recent months the largely cordial relationship between the UK and China has deteriorated sharply. This has happened after over two decades when, regardless of the political complexion of successive UK governments, the trend was towards closer engagement and cooperation. This briefing looks at why and how this has happened.
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Polish population of the United Kingdom (347 KB, PDF)
The number of Polish nationals living in the UK increased from around 69,000 in 2004 (when Poland joined the European Union) to around 853,000 in 2014.
In Q1 20016:
- There were around 908,000 people born in Poland, and 984,000 nationals of Poland living in the UK.
- Around 69% of people born in Poland were aged 25-49 compared with around 34% of the UK population as a whole.
- A larger percentage of the Polish nationals were aged under 20 than people who were born in Poland. Around 23% of Polish nationals were aged under 20, compared with 14% of people born in Poland.
- The regions with the largest numbers of Polish born migrants were London (177,000), the South East (123,000) and the North West (97,000).
- The countries and regions with the smallest numbers of Polish born migrants were the North East (19,000), Northern Ireland (24,000), and Wales (27,000).
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Polish population of the United Kingdom (347 KB, PDF)
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