| Total population | |
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| 15,935 Lebanese-born (2011 Census) 90,000 total (estimate) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London,South East England,Birmingham,Liverpool,Manchester | |
| Languages | |
| English,Arabic andFrench | |
| Religion | |
| Maronite,Greek Orthodox,Shiite,Druze,Sunni,Protestant |
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Lebanese people in the United Kingdom include people originating fromLebanon who have migrated to theUnited Kingdom and their descendants.
Although there has been sporadic migration from theMiddle East to Britain since the 17th century, the real growth of the UK Lebanese population began in 1975, with the start of thecivil war in Lebanon which drove thousands of people away. The exodus was aggravated in 1982 with theIsraeli invasion.[1]
The2001 UK Census recorded 10,459 Lebanese-born people.[2] The 2011 census recorded 15,341 people born in Lebanon residing in England, 228 in Wales,[3] 314 in Scotland[4] and 52 in Northern Ireland.[5] However, the number including those not born in Lebanon has been estimated to be around 90 thousand, according toArab News in 2018.[6]
Edgware Road in London is one of a number of areas that the Lebanese community has settled in and has shops selling Arabic newspapers, books and music. Other areas with Lebanese communities in London includeBayswater,Kensington andWestbourne Grove.[1]
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