Tower Hamlets: Main language (detailed)
Location Type: London Boroughs, ONS Geographic Code: E09000030
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Key Facts
| All Residents | 310,306 |
| Male | 155,869 |
| Female | 154,437 |
| Households | 120,539 |
| Population Density (people/km2) | 15,702.9 |
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| Table Code | ts024 |
| Issued | 2022-11-29 |
| Unit of Measure | Person |
| Number of Response Options | 95 |
Description
Data
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Pie ChartThis dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their main language. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.
Summary
A person's first or preferred language.
This shows a detailed breakdown of the responses given in the write-in option "Other, write in".
| Main language (detailed): Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over | 298,752 |
|---|---|
| English (English or Welsh in Wales) | 218,131 |
| Welsh or Cymraeg (in England only) | 48 |
| Other UK language | 24 |
| Other UK language: Gaelic (Irish) | 4 |
| Other UK language: Gaelic (Scottish) | 1 |
| Other UK language: Manx Gaelic | 0 |
| Other UK language: Gaelic (Not otherwise specified) | 1 |
| Other UK language: Cornish | 0 |
| Other UK language: Scots | 2 |
| Other UK language: Ulster Scots | 0 |
| Other UK language: Romany English | 16 |
| Other UK language: Irish Traveller Cant | 0 |
| French | 3,663 |
| Portuguese | 3,031 |
| Spanish | 5,022 |
| Other European language (EU) | 17,773 |
| Other European language (EU): Italian | 6,643 |
| Other European language (EU): German | 1,255 |
| Other European language (EU): Polish | 1,740 |
| Other European language (EU): Slovak | 188 |
| Other European language (EU): Czech | 218 |
| Other European language (EU): Romanian | 1,818 |
| Other European language (EU): Lithuanian | 986 |
| Other European language (EU): Latvian | 131 |
| Other European language (EU): Hungarian | 823 |
| Other European language (EU): Bulgarian | 798 |
| Other European language (EU): Greek | 1,750 |
| Other European language (EU): Dutch | 408 |
| Other European language (EU): Swedish | 370 |
| Other European language (EU): Danish | 221 |
| Other European language (EU): Finnish | 105 |
| Other European language (EU): Estonian | 42 |
| Other European language (EU): Slovenian | 45 |
| Other European language (EU): Maltese | 43 |
| Other European language (EU): Any other European language (EU) | 189 |
| Other European language (non EU) | 755 |
| Other European language (non EU): Albanian | 299 |
| Other European language (non EU): Ukrainian | 256 |
| Other European language (non EU): Any other Eastern European language (non EU) | 3 |
| Other European language (non EU): Northern European language (non EU) | 197 |
| Other European language (EU and non-EU) | 255 |
| Other European language (EU and non-EU): Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin | 255 |
| Other European language (non-national) | 14 |
| Other European language (non-national): Any Romani language | 0 |
| Other European language (non-national): Yiddish | 14 |
| Russian | 1,906 |
| Turkish | 1,169 |
| Arabic | 1,575 |
| West or Central Asian language | 895 |
| West or Central Asian language: Hebrew | 98 |
| West or Central Asian language: Kurdish | 174 |
| West or Central Asian language: Persian or Farsi | 291 |
| West or Central Asian language: Pashto | 117 |
| West or Central Asian language: Any other West or Central Asian language | 215 |
| South Asian language | 35,314 |
| South Asian language: Urdu | 633 |
| South Asian language: Hindi | 581 |
| South Asian language: Panjabi | 219 |
| South Asian language: Pakistani Pahari (with Mirpuri and Potwari) | 1 |
| South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) | 32,772 |
| South Asian language: Gujarati | 250 |
| South Asian language: Marathi | 124 |
| South Asian language: Telugu | 186 |
| South Asian language: Tamil | 169 |
| South Asian language: Malayalam | 188 |
| South Asian language: Sinhala | 23 |
| South Asian language: Nepalese | 44 |
| South Asian language: Any other South Asian language | 124 |
| East Asian language | 6,324 |
| East Asian language: Mandarin Chinese | 771 |
| East Asian language: Cantonese Chinese | 954 |
| East Asian language: All other Chinese | 2,748 |
| East Asian language: Japanese | 345 |
| East Asian language: Korean | 237 |
| East Asian language: Vietnamese | 525 |
| East Asian language: Thai | 150 |
| East Asian language: Malay | 87 |
| East Asian language: Tagalog or Filipino | 398 |
| East Asian language: Any other East Asian language | 109 |
| Oceanic or Australian language | 1 |
| North or South American language | 0 |
| Caribbean Creole | 11 |
| Caribbean Creole: English-based Caribbean Creole | 0 |
| Caribbean Creole: Any other Caribbean Creole | 11 |
| African language | 2,599 |
| African language: Amharic | 168 |
| African language: Tigrinya | 221 |
| African language: Somali | 1,578 |
| African language: Krio | 12 |
| African language: Akan | 140 |
| African language: Yoruba | 56 |
| African language: Igbo | 50 |
| African language: Swahili or Kiswahili | 104 |
| African language: Luganda | 12 |
| African language: Lingala | 43 |
| African language: Shona | 17 |
| African language: Afrikaans | 38 |
| African language: Any other Nigerian language | 31 |
| African language: Any other West African language | 54 |
| African language: Any other African language | 75 |
| Sign language | 206 |
| Sign language: British Sign Language | 169 |
| Sign language: Any other sign language | 29 |
| Sign language: Any sign communication system | 8 |
| Other language | 36 |
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