What percentage of the British population has a parent or grandparent born outside the UK due to post-war immigration?

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What percentage of the British population has a parent or grandparent born outside the UK due to post-war immigration?

Post-war immigration created lasting multi-generational links to countries outside the UK, so many people in Britain now have a parent or grandparent born abroad. The idea is that the legacy of those post-war waves shows up across generations, not just in the current generation. The best choice reflects that, being roughly one in ten people — a meaningful minority that isn’t extremely large or tiny. This helps explain why a notable portion of the population has roots outside the UK, even many years after those early migration waves.

Post-war immigration created lasting multi-generational links to countries outside the UK, so many people in Britain now have a parent or grandparent born abroad. The idea is that the legacy of those post-war waves shows up across generations, not just in the current generation. The best choice reflects that, being roughly one in ten people — a meaningful minority that isn’t extremely large or tiny. This helps explain why a notable portion of the population has roots outside the UK, even many years after those early migration waves.

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