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# Most international cities in United Kingdom

United Kingdom cities ranked by the published share of foreign residents; definitions remain source-specific.

- Canonical: /reports/united-kingdom-most-international-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-09-17

## Answers

### Islington, United Kingdom

39.88 %
- Source: https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/datasets/TS004/editions/2021/versions/3
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Leicester, United Kingdom

38.72 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Cambridge, United Kingdom

38.08 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Manchester, United Kingdom

33.71 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Watford, United Kingdom

31.76 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Coventry, United Kingdom

28.16 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Birmingham, United Kingdom

26.89 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Crawley, United Kingdom

26.78 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Bradford, United Kingdom

25.39 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Preston, United Kingdom

23.7 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Swindon, United Kingdom

23.46 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Bolton, United Kingdom

22.39 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Blackburn, United Kingdom

21.04 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Leeds, United Kingdom

20.99 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Bristol, United Kingdom

18.56 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Cardiff, United Kingdom

16.52 %
- Source: https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/datasets/TS004/editions/2021/versions/3
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Sheffield, United Kingdom

16.21 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Liverpool, United Kingdom

14.48 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Gillingham, United Kingdom

14.32 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Newport, United Kingdom

13.52 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

### Swansea, United Kingdom

11.83 %
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-17

## Method

Every row is a published foreign-resident share observation measured in %, ranked highest first. The values were observed in 2021. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

Census 2021 (ONS): TS004 Country of birth, local authority districts (api.beta.ons.gov.uk) — https://api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1/datasets/TS004/editions/2021/versions/3
Census 2021 (ONS): Towns and cities (characteristics of built-up areas), tables 4c/4d — https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Most international cities in United Kingdom [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3ed4ca26d05630e0051db2987e632444]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-most-international-cities/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_most-international-cities-in-united-kingdom_1bc3d6a64a23,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Most international cities in United Kingdom},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {3ed4ca26d05630e0051db2987e632444},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-most-international-cities/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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## Boundary

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