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Peruvians in the United Kingdom or Peruvian Britons (Spanish: Peruanos en el Reino Unido) are Peruvian immigrants to the United Kingdom, who form part of the larger Latin American community in the UK. In 2001, the number of Peruvian-born immigrants was the sixth largest amongst all Latin American immigrants to the UK.[1]

Demographics

A Peruvian restaurant near Dalston, Greater London

According to the 2001 UK Census, 4,066 Peruvian-born people were living in the UK.[1] As such, Peru was the 107th most common birthplace for UK residents, and sixth out of all Latin American countries, behind Mexico but ahead of Venezuela.[1] This is smaller than such communities in the UK as Brazilians, Colombians and Ecuadorians.[2] The 2011 census recorded 6,659 people born in Peru resident in England, 134 in Wales,[3] 358 in Scotland[4] and 95 in Northern Ireland.[5]

Countries such as the United States and Spain have much larger Peruvian communities than the United Kingdom.[1] Political stability in Peru, unlike for example Colombia and Ecuador, means that the number of Peruvians claiming asylum in the UK is low.[6]

Peruvian immigrants to the UK granted citizenship by year[6]
Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number 65 78 80 117 105 185 175 180 230 130 220

Notable individuals

Trujillo-born Cusick was raised in Scotland and has worked in Glasgow for a number of years[7]
See also: Category:British people of Peruvian descent

Notable British people with Peruvian ancestry include actors Michael Bentine and Henry Ian Cusick, who found fame in The Goon Show and Lost respectively.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. ^ Sofia Buchuck (7 April 2010). "Crossing borders: Latin American exiles in London". untoldLondon. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. ^ "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Persons Granted British Citizenship, UK". Home Office. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  7. ^ Peruano encontrado en "Lost", El Comercio (Spanish), 8 April 2007
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvians_in_the_United_Kingdom