European languages spoken in England and Wales (2021 census)

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  1. Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/language/bulletins/languageenglandandwales/census2021

    Not sure why some languages aren’t listed explicitly: e.g. 7876 people are listed as speaking “Northern European language (non EU)”.

    **Update**: Isle of Man shouldn’t be coloured red, as it’s not part of England or Wales. In fact, there are 8 native Manx Gaelic speakers listed. Also, Slovene is in fact listed (as Slovenian), with 2371 speakers. Fixed version [here](https://i.imgur.com/a9Hl3em.png).

    **Update 2**: possibly clearer version with language labels [here](https://i.imgur.com/chMMPkc.png).

  2. Using state-level geopolitical borders is a terrible idea. Take Catalan for example. If there were, say, 50,000 Catalan speakers in the UK, you would have to Andorra has having the majority of its population living in the UK, even if those speakers were from Barcelona. Sorry, but thumbs down.

  3. So, the Netherlands is this beautiful place in Wales and England, where we speak 19062 European languages? That’s pretty cool!

  4. No idea what this map is supposed to show, beyond the fact that England and Wales exist and people there speak European languages.

  5. To everyone confused: on this map the countries don’t represent the countries but each country’s main language. For example more than 600 k people in England speak Polish because there is the number 600 k over Poland.

  6. Interesting. At least on my part the map is clear in its intent. Although (for example) are Spanish and Portuguese speakers Europeans or South Americans and what is going on in the Middle-East?

    Anyway how about some data on non-European languages in England&Wales or the whole UK.

  7. Cant be correct.

    It says there are only 12 500 Swedish speakers in England + Wales. But I know for a fact there are atleast an equivalent number of Swedes living in London.

    Here is an article from the swedish national newsagency which claims there were 100 000 registered Swedes in London 2018, but estimated to be higher than that.

    https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/svenska-agnes-bor-i-england-jag-ar-inte-ett-dugg-orolig-over-brexit

    That more than 90% of them would have disapeared due to Brexit seems a bit unlikely.

    The question is who does the census entail? Only british citizens?

  8. There was a survey in London asking if the numbers of poles is a problem, the two most common answers were:

    – Yes, they are a bloody menace
    – Nie, nie sądzę że to problem

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