Table 1 Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom (data from 1991 census3) Percentage of population Group No of people Total population Non-white population Black: 890 727 1.6 29.5  Black Caribbean 499 964 0.9 16.6  Black African 212 362 0.4 7.0  Black other 178 401 0.3 5.9 Asian: 1 834 117 3.3 60.8  Indian 840 255 1.5 27.9  Pakistani 476 555 0.9 15.8  Bangladeshi 162 835 0.3 5.4  Chinese 156 938 0.3 5.2  Asian other 197 534 0.4 6.6 White 51 873 794 94.5 Other 290 206 0.5 9.6 Total 54 888 844