1. 1.3% of the total population in the UK are Pakistani origin

2. 0.5% of the total population in the UK are Bangladeshi origin

3. 54% of Bangladeshi live in London

4. 19% of Pakistanis reside in London, 21% live in West Midlands,
20% in Yorkshire and the Humber and 16% in the North West

5. In 2004, Pakistani women had the highest unemployment
rates in Great Britain, at 20%

6. Among men, those from Black Caribbean, Black African,
Bangladeshi and Mixed ethnic groups had the highest
unemployment rates (between 13% and 14%)

7. Households headed by a Bangladeshi person were the
largest of all with an average size of 4.5 people in
April 2001)

8. In 2004 Bangladeshi and Pakistani women had the
highest working-age economic inactivity rates in Great
Britain (75 per cent and 69 per cent respectively)

9. Pakistani and Bangladeshi men and women in England
and Wales reported the highest rates of 'not good'
health in 2001.

10. Bangladeshi men were the most likely group in
England to smoke cigarettes (44 per cent in 1999),
followed by White Irish (39 per cent) and Black Caribbean
men (35 per cent). Men from each of these ethnic
groups were more likely to smoke than men in the
general population (27 per cent). Chinese men
(17 per cent) were the least likely to smoke.

11. The Mixed group had the youngest age structure
- half (50 per cent) were under the age of 16. The
Bangladeshi, Other Black and Pakistani groups also had
young age structures: 38 per cent of both the Bangladeshi
and Other Black groups were aged under 16, and 35 per
cent of Pakistanis also fell into this age group. This
was almost double the proportion of the White British
group where one in five (20 per cent) were under the
age of 16.

12. Bangladeshis and Pakistanis were the most likely
to be unqualified. Five in ten (49 per cent) Bangladeshi
women and four in ten (40 per cent) Bangladeshi men had
no qualifications. Among Pakistanis, 35 per cent of
women and 29 per cent of men had no qualifications.

13. The groups with the lowest proportions of managers
or professionals were the Black Caribbeans, Black Africans
and Bangladeshis (between 19 per cent and 22 per cent).

14. 2.8% of the total population are Muslim in Great Britain

15. More than half of Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu
adults living in England and Wales in 2001 said that their
religion was important to their self-identity.

16. Just under half (46 per cent) of Muslims living in Great
Britain in 2001 had been born in the UK

17. Muslim households are the most likely to be living in
social rented accommodation, that is accommodation rented from
the council or housing association. In 2001, 28 per cent of Muslim
households were living in social rented accommodation.

18. Muslim and Sikh men are the least likely to be working
in managerial or professional occupations (less than a third of
these groups), and the most likely to be working in low skilled jobs.
In 2004, almost one in ten Muslim men was a taxi driver, cab driver
or chauffeur. This was much higher than the proportion in
any other group.

19. Muslims (34 per cent) were under 16 years of age in 2001,
as were a quarter (25 per cent) of Sikhs and a fifth (21 per cent)
of Hindus.

20. Muslim males and females in Great Britain had the
highest rates of reported ill health in 2001. Age-standardised
rates of 'not good' health were 13 per cent for Muslim males
and 16 per cent for Muslim females.

21. In 2001, households headed by a Muslim were largest,
with an average size of 3.8 people, followed by households
headed by Sikhs (3.6 people) and Hindus (3.2 people). A third
of Muslim households (34 per cent) contained more than five
people, as did 28 per cent of Sikh and 19 per
cent of Hindu households.

22. In 2004 a third (33 per cent) of Muslims of working
age in Great Britain had no qualifications – the highest
proportion for any religious group. They were also the least
likely to have degrees or equivalent qualifications
(12 per cent).

23. In 2004, Muslims had the highest male unemployment
rate in Great Britain, at 13 per cent. This was about three
times the rate for Christian men (4 per cent).
Unemployment rates for men in the other religious
groups were between 3 and 8 per cent.

(Source: Office of National Statistics, 2001)