There were 60,886 people who had arrived in Peterborough from abroad in last year’s Census compared to 154,787 people living in the city who were born in the UK. It means people from overseas made up 28.2 per cent of the city’s population compared to 20.6 per cent a decade earlier at the last Census in 2011, when 37,892 people were overseas arrivals compared to 145,739. The percentage of foreign arrivals is higher than the national average of 17%. Figures for England and Wales saw the number of people arriving from other parts of the world rise by 2.5 million to 10 million over the decade. The number of people reporting Romania as their country of birth has increased sixfold since the previous census, from 80,000 in 2011 to 539,000 in 2021. India remained the most common country of birth outside the UK in 2021, with more than 900,000 inhabitants. The United States and Jamaica have dropped out of the top 10 countries of birth outside the UK. Some show that 3,842 people born in Romania were living in Peterborough at the end of March 2021 – up from 115 in 2011. The census’s deputy director, Jon Wroth-Smith, said: “The census gives a picture of how the composition of the population has changed over the past decade. “This decade has seen us leave the EU and live with the pandemic. “While these may have affected decisions or the ability to migrate or travel at a given time, the census tells us about change – who was living here in March 2021, compared to March 2011. “We see that Romanians have been a big driver of this change, while there have also been increases due to immigration from India, Pakistan and Poland, as well as southern European countries such as Italy. “We can see that pre-census year migration was lower in 2021 than it was in 2011. This is likely due to various travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic.” Unspecified: Read more
1. People of Peterborough
Census figures show that in Dogsthorpe there were 6,889 people born in the UK (68.7%) and 3,145 overseas arrivals. (31.3%) Photo: NW
2. People of Peterborough
Census figures show that in Wittering, Barnack and Wansford there were 6,308 people born in the UK (91.8%) and 654 overseas arrivals. (8.2%) Photo: nw
3. People of Peterborough
Census figures show that in Werrington there were 4,937 people born in the UK (86%) and 802 overseas arrivals. (14%) Photo: nw
4. People of Peterborough
Census figures show that in Glinton there were 5,663 people born in the UK (92%) and 494 overseas arrivals. (8%) Photo: nw
