Greater Manchester consists of the districts of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan.

Total Population: 2,794,000

(An increase of 10.65 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 223,520
• Language Spoken at Home - 265,525

Quick Facts

• Asian and British Asian population is considerably above the regional and national averages, as is the portion of residents who identify as Muslim.


• The inner Manchester city areas primarily consists of newer immigrants from places like Iran, Afghanistan and Poland.


• Almost 8% of Greater Manchester is foreign born origin.


• The most significant language groups include: (1) Urdu, (31,712), (2) Poles (21,231), (3) Bengali (16,946), (4) Punjabi (16,189), (5) Gujarati (11,651), and (6) Arabic (10,914) speakers.


• Diversity reflected in its ethnic neighbourhoods or enclaves: (1) Chinatown; (2) Old Trafford - home to two large South Asian communities – Gujarati Indians and Pakistani Urdu speakers – almost all being Muslim.


• Old Trafford is also home to four mosques; the Faizan-e-Islam mosque, the Masjid-e-Hidayah, the Masjid-e-Noor and the Masjid Imdadia. Plus, also a smaller Sikh community, with its own Gurdwara, the Sangat Bhatra Sikh Temple, on Upper Chorlton Road