Congolese in the United Kingdom are immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo living in the United Kingdom as well as their British-born descendants. Despite the DRC being the fourth most populated nation in Africa, migration from the nation to the United Kingdom only represents the 18th largest group of Africans. According to the 2001 UK Census 8,569 Congolese-born people were residing in the UK.

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  • Congolese in the United Kingdom are immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo living in the United Kingdom as well as their British-born descendants. Despite the DRC being the fourth most populated nation in Africa, migration from the nation to the United Kingdom only represents the 18th largest group of Africans. According to the 2001 UK Census 8,569 Congolese-born people were residing in the UK. The majority of Congolese in the United Kingdom have come as political refugees from the poverty and war stricken nation, The UK holds host to one of the world's largest overseas Congolese communities, and it is only behind Belgium in Europe (the country which holds strong historical ties to the DRC) for the largest number of people of Congolese origin. Significant numbers have been coming to the UK as refugees since the early 1990s. There are currently thought to be more than the 8,569 Congolese people recorded in the 2001 census in the UK. Some 11,000 Congolese people are estimated to reside in London, with large numbers being found in Hackney, Victoria and Tottenham, where a community of 3,000 strong Congolese individuals reside.
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  • Congolese in the United Kingdom
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  • 8,569 Congolese-born (2001 Census) Ancestral Numbers Unknown
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  • Congolese in the United Kingdom are immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo living in the United Kingdom as well as their British-born descendants. Despite the DRC being the fourth most populated nation in Africa, migration from the nation to the United Kingdom only represents the 18th largest group of Africans. According to the 2001 UK Census 8,569 Congolese-born people were residing in the UK.
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  • Congolese (Democratic Republic of the Congo) in the United Kingdom
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