Request
1. What is the total number of people of Polish nationality residing in the whole UK 2011?
2. What is the total number of people of Polish nationality residing in each country: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?
3. How many people of Polish nationality live in Greater London?
4. How many people of Polish nationality reside in EACH of London Boroughs? For example, how many in Westminster, how many in Tower Hamlets, etc.
5. What is the total number of children with Polish nationality AND where at least one of their parents/carers is Polish?
6. How many are unemployed people with Polish nationality in the whole UK?
The ONS does not hold information on question 7 - 11
Response
1 and 2.
| Country | Number of people with Polish nationality |
| England |
580216 |
| Wales |
16656 |
| Scotland |
72947 |
| Northern Ireland |
16721 |
| Total | 686540 |
Source: ONS Annual Population Survey January to December 2011
3. 145173
4.
| London District | Number of people with Polish Nationality |
| Barking and Dagenham | 2769 |
| Barnet | 10963 |
| Bexley | 4152 |
| Brent | 3066 |
| Bromley | 2437 |
| Camden | 1271 |
| Croydon | 4601 |
| Ealing | 20526 |
| Enfield | 7730 |
| Greenwich | 5989 |
| Hackney | 2199 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 1773 |
| Haringey | 7021 |
| Harrow | 6034 |
| Hillingdon | 4711 |
| Hounslow | 8804 |
| Islington | * |
| Kensignton and Chelsea | * |
| Kingston upon Thames | 1426 |
| Lambeth | 2898 |
| Lewisham | * |
| Merton | 9100 |
| Newham | 4961 |
| Redbridge | 5437 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 2249 |
| Sutton | 1365 |
| Tower Hamlets | 3528 |
| Waltham Forest | 7353 |
| Wandsworth | 10840 |
| Westminster | * |
Source: ONS Annual Population Survey January to December 2011
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* indicates data was suppressed for reasons of disclosure i.e. two or fewer people in that category in the unweighted dataset.
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Link to ONS disclosure policy for tables: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/best-practice/disclosure-control-policy-for-tables/index.html
5. The total number of children aged under 16 in the UK with Polish nationality and at least one parent/carer who is of Polish nationality is estimated to be 138490.
Source: ONS Annual Population Household Survey January to December 2011
6. How many are unemployed people with Polish nationality in the whole UK?
22597
Source: ONS Annual Population Survey January to December 2011
1ILO unemployed is defined by the RESOLUTION CONCERNING STATISTICS OF THE ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, ADOPTED BY THE THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF LABOUR STATISTICIANS (OCTOBER 1982):
(1) The "unemployed" comprise all persons above a specified age who during the reference period were:(a) "without work", i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment as defined in paragraph 9;
(b) "currently available for work", i.e. were available for paid employment or selfemployment during the reference period; and
(c) "seeking work", i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. The specific steps may include registration at a public or private employment exchange; application to employers; checking at work sites, farms, factory gates, market or other assembly places; placing or answering newspaper advertisements: seeking assistance of friends or relatives: looking for land, building, machinery or equipment to establish own enterprise; arranging for financial resources;applying for permits and licences, etc.
See volume 5 of the Labour Force Survey user Guide available here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/labour-market/labour-market-statistics/index.html
