Over 250 languages are spoken in London, making the capital the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
In London alone, just over 690,000 people considered a European language which wasn't one of British origin as their main language and almost 150,000 of these were Polish speakers. In total, 1.7m recorded a language other than English as their main language in London.
More than half a million identified a south Asian language as their main language in the 2011 Census and an additional 100,000 identified an east Asian language. More than 130,000 people identified their main language as one native to Africa.
Language
English as the Main Language within the Household
Non English Speaking Households
No people in the household have English as a main language.
Partially English Speaking Households
At least one, but not all people aged 16 and over in the household have English as as a main language.
English Speaking Households
All people aged 16 and over in household have English as main language.
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