London: Britain’s ethnic minority population, including from India, is set to double in numbers to make up nearly a third of the country by 2050, radically changing the face of the country, a new study said on Tuesday.
The UK's Policy Exchange think tank presents a detailed picture of the five largest minority groups in the country — Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Black Africans and Black Caribbeans — as part of A Portrait of Modern Britain handbook released here.
It also found that the Indian community was the most dispersed all over the UK with most other ethnic minority communities predominantly living in three main cities of London, Manchester and Birmingham.
lso, Indians stood out for their tendency to cluster in the highest skilled professions.
“Almost all minority groups, except the Indian community, have unemployment rates double the national average. 24 per cent of Pakistani men are taxi drivers and half of all Bangladeshi men work in restaurants. In contrast 43 per cent of Indians work in the highest skilled professions,” the report found.
UK's five largest minority ethnic groups combined make up ple or 14 per cent of the population.
