British Iraqis
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Iraqi-born residents in the United Kingdom: 93,285 (2021/22 census) England: 86,229 (2021) Scotland: 3,683 (2022) Wales: 3,164 (2021) Northern Ireland: 209 (2021) Previous estimates: 32,236 (2001 census) 75,295 (2011 censuses for England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland combined) 58,000 (2020 ONS estimate) Other estimates 350,000–450,000 (2007 Iraqi embassy estimate) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Glasgow | |
| Languages | |
| Mesopotamian Arabic and British English, also Kurdish (Sorani, Feyli and Kurmanji dialects), Turkish (Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects), and Neo-Aramaic (Suret, and Mandaic) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Shia and Sunni), Christianity (Syriac Christianity and Eastern Catholicism), Mandaeism, Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Arab British, Iraqi Americans, Iraqi Australians British Assyrians, British Iranian, Lebanese British, British Jews, Turkish British
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British Iraqis are British citizens who originate from Iraq.
The three main ethnicities within the British Iraqi community are Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen, according to a publication by the International Organization for Migration. There are also smaller Assyrian, Mandaean and Yazidi communities.