North American Migrants in the UK (USA, Canada and Mexico)
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United States of America
The largest nationality of North Americans in the UK are the Americans from the United States-which includes Hawaii and Alaska. There are approximately 183700 American migrants in the UK, which is about 0.31% of the total UK population according to the Labour Forces Survey 2006 [Labour Forces Survey]. This number only includes those who were not born in the UK and not 2nd, 3rd and subsequent generation immigrants. Of this number:
47% were male 53% were female 19% were aged 0-15 years 11% were aged 16-24 years 40% were aged 25-44 years 22% were aged 45-64 years 7% were aged 65+ years
Most of the Americans who migrate to the UK are work permit holders, people with rights to settle in the UK on the basis of ancestry or are students. Of these Americans, 81% were employed, 3% were unemployed and 16% were inactive. 75% of Americans in the UK either own property outright or have bought a home with a mortgage. Look at [Health Advice for Travellers] for information that migrants should receive before entering the UK concerning their health and what healthcare is available to them and for information on vaccines required [British Vaccinations].
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Canada
The third largest group of North Americans in the UK are Canadians. There are approximately 75000 Canadian migrants in the UK, which is about 0.13% of the total UK population according to the Labour Forces Survey 2006 [Labour Forces Survey]. This number only includes those who were not born in the UK and not 2nd, 3rd and subsequent generation immigrants. Of this number:
45% were male 55% were female 9% were aged 0-15 years 7% were aged 16-24 years 41% were aged 25-44 years 30% were aged 45-64 years 13% were aged 65+ years
Most of the Canadians who migrate to the UK are work permit holders, people with rights to settle in the UK on the basis of ancestry, students and working holidaymakers. Of these Canadians, 85% were employed, 2% were unemployed and 13% were inactive. 77% of Canadians in the UK either own property outright or have bought a home with a mortgage.[Health Advice for Travellers] for information that migrants should receive before entering the UK concerning their health and what healthcare is available to them and for information on vaccines required [British Vaccinations].
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