1931 Census of England and Wales, General Report, Table 74 : " Persons Born in Dominions, Colonies, etc".

Country of Birth Number, 1931 Increase or Decrease (-)
1921 - 1931 Persons
Persons Males Females
TOTAL 225,684 109,166 116,518 21,218
         
Europe:        
  Gibraltar 5,391 2,395 2,996 394
  Malta 8,000 3,985 4,015 1,264
  Cyprus 1,059 880 179 725
         
Asia:        
  Indian Empire 86,963 42,452 44,511 12,744
  Ceylon 4,564 2,253 2,311 684
  Malaya 4445 2184 2261 } 2565
  Other Colonies in Asia 5,670 3,715 1,955
         
Africa:        
  Union of South Africa 23,804 10,764 13,040 814
  Colonies in Africa ... 5,232 2,998 2,234 289
         
America:        
  Canada 32,001 15,309 16,692 2,526
  Newfoundland 864 394 470 -281
  West Indies 8,595 4,301 4,294 -459
  Other Colonies in America 1,873 829 1,044 22
         
Australasia:        
  Australia 28,319 12,612 15,707 1,971
  New Zealand 8,621 3,979 4,642 1,364
  Colonies in Australasia 283 116 167 101

* The 1921 total of persons born in the Dominions and Colonies includes 3,474 persons giving Egypt as the country of birth and 31 with Dominion or Colony unspecified ; in 1931 there were none unspecified and persons born in Egypt were included in the total of foreign born.