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	{{Infobox ethnic group		{{Infobox ethnic group
	\|group = British Indo-Caribbean people		\|group = British Indo-Caribbean people
	~~\|flag = {{flagicon\|India}} {{flagicon\|CARICOM}} {{flagicon\|UK}}~~
	\|image =		\|image =
	\|population = [[Indo-Guyanese]] - ''Unknown''<br>[[Indo-Jamaican]] - ''Unknown''<br>[[Indo-Trinidadians]] - ''Approx 25,000''<ref name="scribd.com">{{cite web\|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/7099691/IndoCaribbean-Times-December-2007\|title=Indo-Caribbean Times December 2007 - Kidnapping - Venezuela\|website=Scribd.com\|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref><br>[[Indo-Surinamese]] - ''Unknown''		\|population = [[Indo-Guyanese]] - ''Unknown''<br>[[Indo-Jamaican]] - ''Unknown''<br>[[Indo-Trinidadians]] - ''Approx 25,000''<ref name="scribd.com">{{cite web\|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/7099691/IndoCaribbean-Times-December-2007\|title=Indo-Caribbean Times December 2007 - Kidnapping - Venezuela\|website=Scribd.com\|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref><br>[[Indo-Surinamese]] - ''Unknown''
	\|regions = '''United Kingdom'''<br>In particular [[London]], [[Birmingham]], [[Manchester]], [[Leicester]], [[Leeds]], [[Glasgow]], [[Preston, Lancashire\|Preston]], [[Sheffield]], [[Liverpool]], [[Nottingham]], [[Southampton]], [[Bristol]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Slough]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Cardiff]], [[Stoke on Trent]], [[Coventry]]		\|regions = '''United Kingdom'''<br>In particular [[London]], [[Birmingham]], [[Manchester]], [[Leicester]], [[Leeds]], [[Glasgow]], [[Preston, Lancashire\|Preston]], [[Sheffield]], [[Liverpool]], [[Nottingham]], [[Southampton]], [[Bristol]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Slough]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Cardiff]], [[Stoke on Trent]], [[Coventry]]
	\|languages = [[British English]]~~{{·}}~~[[Caribbean Hindustani]]~~{{·}}~~[[~~Caribbean English~~]]		\|languages = {{hlist\| [[British English]] (predominantly [[Multicultural London English]])\| [[Caribbean English]] (predominantly [[Trinidadian and Tobagonian English\|Trinidadian and Tobagonian]] and [[Guyanese Creole\|Guyanese]])\| [[Caribbean Hindustani]]\| [[Hinglish]]\| [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]}}
	\|religions = ''Majority'': [[Hinduism]]~~<br>~~''Minority'': [[Islam]]{{~~·}}~~[[~~Christianity~~]]~~{{·}}~~[[Jainism]]~~{{·~~}}~~Others~~		\|religions =
	\|related = [[British Indians]]{{·}}[[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin\|Indian diaspora]]{{·}}[[Indo-~~Caribbeans~~]]{{·}}[[Indo-Caribbean Americans]]		'''Majority''': {{hlist\|[[Hinduism in the United Kingdom\|Hinduism]]}}
			'''Significant Minority''': {{hlist\|[[Christianity]]\|[[Islam in the United Kingdom\|Islam]]}}
			'''Other Minority''': {{hlist\|[[Sikhism in the United Kingdom\|Sikhism]]\|[[Jainism]]\|[[Buddhism]]\|[[Zoroastrianism]]\|[[Baháʼí Faith\|Baháʼí]]\|Others}}
			\|related = [[British Indians]]{{·}}[[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin\|Indian diaspora]]{{·}}[[Indo-Caribbean people]]{{·}}[[Indo-Caribbean Americans]]{{·}}[[South Asians in the Netherlands#Indo-Caribbeans\|Dutch Indo-Caribbeans]]
	}}		}}

	'''British Indo-Caribbean people''' are ~~residents of~~ the [[~~United Kingdom~~]] who ~~were born in the~~ [[~~Caribbean~~]] and ~~whose ancestors are indigenous to~~ [[~~British Raj~~\|~~India~~]]. The UK has a large population of Indo-Caribbean people.<ref>[http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm] {{~~webarchive~~ \|url=https://~~web~~.~~archive~~.~~org~~/~~web~~/~~20090531233835~~/http://www.~~smallislandread~~.~~com~~/~~read_more~~/~~indo_carribean~~.htm \|date=~~May 31~~, ~~2009~~ }}</ref>		'''British Indo-Caribbean people''' are British citizens, whose recent ancestors came from the [[Caribbean]], and who further trace their ancestry back to [[British Raj\|India]] and the wider [[Indian subcontinent\|subcontinent]]. The UK has a large population of Indo-Caribbean people.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm \|title=The Indo-Caribbean community \|website=smallislandread.com \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531233835/http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm \|archive-date=May 31, 2009 }}</ref>
			==Background==
			Indian people were first introduced to the Caribbean as [[Indian indenture system\|indentured laborers]] by the British government beginning in the 1830s after the abolition of slavery and when cheap labour was needed. The majority settled in [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Guyana]], and [[Suriname]]. There are smaller but well established population in [[Jamaica]], [[Saint Lucia]] and other [[Caribbean]] countries. The Indian communities in these countries have now become extremely well established and currently have a very successful diaspora. With the strong links between the Caribbean and the UK, as well as the large [[British Indians\|Indian community in the UK]], it has proven a popular destination for Indo-Caribbean emigrants. In 1990, between 22,800 and 30,400 Indo-Caribbean people were estimated to be living in the UK.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/+/http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/caribbean/settling/indo_caribbean2.htm \|title=*Migration Histories > Caribbean > Settling: An Established Community \|first=Ron \|last=Ramdin \|website=nationalarchives.gov.uk \|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref> In the recent [[UK 2021 census]], 10,841 persons self-identified as having Indo-Caribbean ancestry using the categories of "Other ethnic group: Caribbean Asian" and "Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Caribbean Asian.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Interactive Map of the Indo-Caribbean Population in England and Wales \|url=https://anesaresearch.wordpress.com/2025/01/06/interactive-map-of-the-indo-caribbean-population-in-england-and-wales/ \|website=Higher Education Research Blog \|language=en \|date=6 January 2025}}</ref> This is a lower estimate as Indo-Caribbean people had to write this in for their ethnicity under Asian: Other, and may have found it easier to click Asian: Indian for example.

	~~==Background==~~
	Indian people were first introduced to the Caribbean as [[Indian indenture system\|indentured laborers]] by the British government beginning in the 1830s after the abolition of slavery and when cheap labour was needed. The majority settled in [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Guyana]], and [[Suriname]]. There are smaller but well established population in [[Jamaica]] and other [[Caribbean]] countries. The Indian communities in these countries have now become extremely well established and currently have a very successful diaspora. With the strong links between the Caribbean and the UK, as well as the large [[British Indians\|Indian community in the UK]], it has proven a popular destination for Indo-Caribbean emigrants. In 1990, between 22,800 and 30,400 Indo-Caribbean people were estimated to be living in the UK.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/caribbean/settling/indo_caribbean2.htm#\|title=Settling - The British Indo-Caribbean Community\|first=Dr. Ron\|last=Ramdin\|website=Movinghere.org.uk\|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref>

	==Sub-groups==		==Sub-groups==

	===Indo-Guyanese===		===British Indo-Guyanese people===
	{{see also\|Indo-Guyanese}}		{{see also\|Indo-Guyanese\|Guyanese in the United Kingdom}}

	Notable Britons of Indo-Guyanese descent include [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Shakira Caine]], [[David Dabydeen]] and [[Mark Ramprakash]].		Notable Britons of Indo-Guyanese descent include [[Arif Ali (publisher)\|Arif Ali]], [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Shakira Caine]], [[David Dabydeen]], [[Gina Miller]], [[Bishnodat Persaud]], [[Avinash Persaud]], [[Raj Persaud]] and [[Gordon Warnecke]], and [[Mark Ramprakash]].

	===Indo-Jamaicans===		===British Indo-Jamaicans===
	{{see also\|Indo-Jamaicans}}		{{see also\|Indo-Jamaicans\|British Jamaicans}}
			A notable Briton of Indo-Jamaican descent is [[Lee Gopthal]]. The British eighties pop group [[Five Star]] are of Indo Caribbean descent through their mother.

	===Indo-Trinidadians===		===British Indo-Trinidadians===
	{{see also\|Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian}}		{{see also\|Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian\|Trinidadian and Tobagonian British
			}}

	Indo-Trinidadian people are thought to number well over 25,000, which is even more than the number of people born in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] living in the UK according to the 2001 Census.<ref name="scribd.com" /> Notable Britons of Indo-Trinidadian descent include [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Chris Bisson]], [[Vahni Capildeo]], [[Krishan Kumar (sociologist)\|Krishan Kumar]], [[Krishna Maharaj]], [[Shiva Naipaul]], [[V. S. Naipaul]], [[Lakshmi Persaud]], and [[Raj Persaud]].		Indo-Trinidadian people are thought to number well over 25,000, which is even more than the number of people born in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] living in the UK according to the 2001 Census.<ref name="scribd.com" /> Notable Britons of Indo-Trinidadian descent include [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Chris Bisson]], [[Vahni Capildeo]], [[Krishan Kumar (sociologist)\|Krishan Kumar]], [[Krishna Maharaj]], [[Shiva Naipaul]], [[V. S. Naipaul]], [[Lakshmi Persaud]], [[Avinash Persaud]] and [[Raj Persaud]].

	===Indo-Surinamese===		===British Indo-Surinamese people===
	{{see also\|Indo-Surinamese}}		{{see also\|Indo-Surinamese}}

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Indo-~~Caribbeans~~]]		* [[Indo-Caribbean people]]
	* [[British Indians]]		* [[British Indians]]
	* [[Indian Canadians]]		* [[Indian Canadians]]
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	'''British Indo-Caribbean people''' are residents of the [[United Kingdom]] who were born in the [[Caribbean]] and whose ancestors are indigenous to [[India]]. The UK has a large population of Indo-Caribbean people.<ref>[http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531233835/http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm \|date=May 31, 2009 }}</ref>		'''British Indo-Caribbean people''' are residents of the [[United Kingdom]] who were born in the [[Caribbean]] and whose ancestors are indigenous to [[British Raj\|India]]. The UK has a large population of Indo-Caribbean people.<ref>[http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531233835/http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm \|date=May 31, 2009 }}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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	{{see also\|Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian}}		{{see also\|Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian}}

	Indo-Trinidadian people are thought to number well over 25,000, which is even more than the number of people born in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] living in the UK according to the 2001 Census.<ref name="scribd.com" /> Notable Britons of Indo-Trinidadian descent include [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Chris Bisson]], [[Vahni Capildeo]], [[Krishna Maharaj]], [[Shiva Naipaul]], [[V. S. Naipaul~~]], [[Basdeo Panday~~]], [[Lakshmi Persaud]], [[Raj Persaud]] ~~and Ron Ramdin~~.		Indo-Trinidadian people are thought to number well over 25,000, which is even more than the number of people born in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] living in the UK according to the 2001 Census.<ref name="scribd.com" /> Notable Britons of Indo-Trinidadian descent include [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Chris Bisson]], [[Vahni Capildeo]], [[Krishan Kumar (sociologist)\|Krishan Kumar]], [[Krishna Maharaj]], [[Shiva Naipaul]], [[V. S. Naipaul]], [[Lakshmi Persaud]], and [[Raj Persaud]].

	===Indo-Surinamese===		===Indo-Surinamese===
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	* [[British Indians]]		* [[British Indians]]
			* [[Indian Canadians]]
	* [[British African-Caribbean people]]		* [[British African-Caribbean people]]
	* [[British Asian]]		* [[British Asian]]

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{{For|Caribbean people in the UK of Black African origin|British African-Caribbean people}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
|group = British Indo-Caribbean people
|flag = {{flagicon|India}} {{flagicon|CARICOM}} {{flagicon|UK}}
|image =
|population = [[Indo-Guyanese]] - ''Unknown'' [[Indo-Jamaican]] - ''Unknown'' [[Indo-Trinidadians]] - ''Approx 25,000''<ref name="scribd.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/7099691/IndoCaribbean-Times-December-2007|title=Indo-Caribbean Times December 2007 - Kidnapping - Venezuela|website=Scribd.com|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref> [[Indo-Surinamese]] - ''Unknown''
|regions = '''United Kingdom''' In particular [[London]], [[Birmingham]], [[Manchester]], [[Leicester]], [[Leeds]], [[Glasgow]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Sheffield]], [[Liverpool]], [[Nottingham]], [[Southampton]], [[Bristol]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Slough]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Cardiff]], [[Stoke on Trent]], [[Coventry]]
|languages = [[British English]]{{·}}[[Caribbean Hindustani]]{{·}}[[Caribbean English]]
|religions = ''Majority'': [[Hinduism]] ''Minority'': [[Islam]]{{·}}[[Christianity]]{{·}}[[Jainism]]{{·}}Others
|related = [[British Indians]]{{·}}[[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]]{{·}}[[Indo-Caribbeans]]{{·}}[[Indo-Caribbean Americans]]
}}

'''British Indo-Caribbean people''' are residents of the [[United Kingdom]] who were born in the [[Caribbean]] and whose ancestors are indigenous to [[India]]. The UK has a large population of Indo-Caribbean people.<ref>[http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531233835/http://www.smallislandread.com/read_more/indo_carribean.htm |date=May 31, 2009 }}</ref>

==Background==
Indian people were first introduced to the Caribbean as [[Indian indenture system|indentured laborers]] by the British government beginning in the 1830s after the abolition of slavery and when cheap labour was needed. The majority settled in [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Guyana]], and [[Suriname]]. There are smaller but well established population in [[Jamaica]] and other [[Caribbean]] countries. The Indian communities in these countries have now become extremely well established and currently have a very successful diaspora. With the strong links between the Caribbean and the UK, as well as the large [[British Indians|Indian community in the UK]], it has proven a popular destination for Indo-Caribbean emigrants. In 1990, between 22,800 and 30,400 Indo-Caribbean people were estimated to be living in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/caribbean/settling/indo_caribbean2.htm#|title=Settling - The British Indo-Caribbean Community|first=Dr. Ron|last=Ramdin|website=Movinghere.org.uk|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref>

==Sub-groups==

===Indo-Guyanese===
{{see also|Indo-Guyanese}}

Notable Britons of Indo-Guyanese descent include [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Shakira Caine]], [[David Dabydeen]] and [[Mark Ramprakash]].

===Indo-Jamaicans===
{{see also|Indo-Jamaicans}}

===Indo-Trinidadians===
{{see also|Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian}}

Indo-Trinidadian people are thought to number well over 25,000, which is even more than the number of people born in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] living in the UK according to the 2001 Census.<ref name="scribd.com" /> Notable Britons of Indo-Trinidadian descent include [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli]], [[Chris Bisson]], [[Vahni Capildeo]], [[Krishna Maharaj]], [[Shiva Naipaul]], [[V. S. Naipaul]], [[Basdeo Panday]], [[Lakshmi Persaud]], [[Raj Persaud]] and Ron Ramdin.

===Indo-Surinamese===
{{see also|Indo-Surinamese}}

==See also==
* [[Indo-Caribbeans]]
* [[British Indians]]
* [[British African-Caribbean people]]
* [[British Asian]]
* [[Indo-Caribbean Americans]]

==References==

{{reflist}}

{{NRI-PIO}}
{{Caribbean diaspora}}
{{AmericansinUK}}
{{AsiansinUK}}

[[Category:Caribbean British| Indo-Caribbean]]
[[Category:Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom|Indo-Caribbean]]
[[Category:British people of West Indian descent| Indo-Caribbean]]
[[Category:British people of Indian descent| Indo-Caribbean]]
[[Category:British people of Indo-Trinidadian descent| ]]
[[Category:British people of Indo-Guyanese descent| ]]