FOI reference: FOI-2024-2365
You asked
Specifically, I am kindly requesting:
- The most recent official number of Romanian nationals residing in the United Kingdom.
- A demographic breakdown of this population by region or city.
We said
Thank you for your freedom of information request.
The most up to date information on Romanians is from the Census. However, Census 2021 did not collect data specifically on nationality as this can be perceived in several different ways. We did however, collect information on Passports Held, National Identity and Country of Birth.
The associated download provides estimates of the number of people that selected Romania as their country of birth, those that hold a Romanian passport, and those that stated their national identity was Romanian. The data have been provided for England and Wales and for all counties and unitary authorities.
The ONS publish census data for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland carry out their own census, their contact details are as follows:
National Records of Scotland
Tel: 0131 3144299
Email: statisticscustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk
Website: www.nrscotland.gov.uk
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Tel: 02890 255156
Email: census@nisra.gov.uk
Website: www.nisra.gov.uk