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| Group | East and Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom | | Population date | Over. 1,000,000
1.6% of the UK population
Chinese - 400,000
Filipino - 200,000
Vietnamese - 55,000
Malaysian - 50,000
Japanese - 50,000
Singaporean - 40,000
South Korean - 40,000
Thai - 36,000
Burmese - 10,000
Other East Asians - Unknown
All figures except the Chinese, Filipino and Thai communities are from the 2001 UK Census, with that country as a reported birthplace (i.e. doesn't include British born people of East Asian origin)
| | Significant populations | London, Belfast, Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, Cambridge, Glasgow, Edinburgh |
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East and Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom (also known as British East Asians and British Southeast Asians) are British citizens or full time residents of the United Kingdom who descended from East or Southeast Asia. They have been present in the country since the 17th century and primarily originate from countries and territories such as Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Singapore, Republic of China, Thailand and Vietnam. In British English, they are sometimes called "Oriental", since the term "Asian" is usually used for South Asians, although this term may be considered offensive. In the 2001 British census, the term Chinese or Other is used.
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