Most international cities in United Kingdom
Islington, United Kingdom has the highest foreign-resident share of the 21 cities compared: 39.88 % (Census 2021 (ONS): TS004 Country of birth, local authority districts (api.beta.ons.gov.uk), 2021-12-31).
United Kingdom cities ranked by the published share of foreign residents; definitions remain source-specific.
- Items compared
- 21
- Countries represented
- 1
- Last checked
- 2026-09-17
Source-backed answers
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| Original rank | City or place | Published value | Source and scope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islington, United Kingdom | 39.88 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 2 | Leicester, United Kingdom | 38.72 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 3 | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 38.08 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-03-21 |
| 4 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 33.71 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 5 | Watford, United Kingdom | 31.76 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-03-21 |
| 6 | Coventry, United Kingdom | 28.16 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 7 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 26.89 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 8 | Crawley, United Kingdom | 26.78 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-03-21 |
| 9 | Bradford, United Kingdom | 25.39 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 10 | Preston, United Kingdom | 23.7 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-03-21 |
| 11 | Swindon, United Kingdom | 23.46 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-03-21 |
| 12 | Bolton, United Kingdom | 22.39 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-03-21 |
| 13 | Blackburn, United Kingdom | 21.04 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-03-21 |
| 14 | Leeds, United Kingdom | 20.99 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 15 | Bristol, United Kingdom | 18.56 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 16 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | 16.52 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 17 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 16.21 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 18 | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 14.48 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
| 19 | Gillingham, United Kingdom | 14.32 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-03-21 |
| 20 | Newport, United Kingdom | 13.52 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-03-21 |
| 21 | Swansea, United Kingdom | 11.83 % | 2026-09-17 | Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-12-31 |
What the numbers say
- Islington, United Kingdom leads at 39.88 %.
- Swansea, United Kingdom sits at the other end with 11.83 %.
- The middle of this ranking is 23.46 %, across 21 places that publish the metric.
- The spread between first and last is 28.05 %.
Quick answer
What does Most international cities in United Kingdom show?
Islington, United Kingdom has the highest foreign-resident share of the 21 cities compared: 39.88 % (Census 2021 (ONS): TS004 Country of birth, local authority districts (api.beta.ons.gov.uk), 2021-12-31).
How this list is built
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.
- Compare the displayed value, unit, source date and geographic grain together.
- A city label does not change a regional observation into a city measurement.
- Rows
- 21 places
- Geographic grain
- city
- Observation period
- 2021-03-21 to 2021-12-31
- Last checked
- 2026-09-17
- With an official source link
- 21 of 21
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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 citation
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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/},
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