article_snippet.sent: The ethnic minority population in Britain will more than double by the middle of this century, meaning
article_snippet.sent: one in four Britons will be from black or minority groups by 2051, research shows.
article_snippet.sent: The huge rise will be due to a baby boom among Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and African immigrants who usually come to Britain during their young, child bearing years.
article_snippet.sent: A baby boom among ethnic minorities in the UK will see numbers rocket by the middle of the century, according to new data, with a quarter of Britons coming from a minority background by 2051 .
article_snippet.sent: While the number of white Britons will increase over that time, by almost three million, the minority population will increase more than three times faster, by 10 million.
article_snippet.sent: By the midpoint of the 21st century, minority ethnic communities will make up 24.3 per cent of the total population, compared with 12.8 per cent during the 2011 census.
article_snippet.sent: In contrast the proportion of whites will drop from 87.2 per cent in 2011 to 75.7 per cent in 2015.
article_snippet.sent: The sudden rise in the ethnic minority population marks an increase on predictions from Leeds University just five years ago.
article_snippet.sent: In an almost identical study, published in July 2010, professors at Leeds University predicted that ethnic minorities would make up around a fifth of the total population by 2051.
article_snippet.sent: In the same study professors at Leeds University also predicted that British society would become much more integrated, with those from ethnic minorities moving into more affluent areas.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Philip Rees, who led the project, said: 'The ethnic makeup of UK's population is evolving significantly. '
article_snippet.sent: Groups outside the White British majority are increasing in size and share, not just in the areas of initial migration, but throughout the country and our projections suggest that this trend is set to continue through to 2051.
article_snippet.sent: While the white British population will increase between now and 2051, the minority population will increase nearly three times as fast, meaning the minority population will make up a greater share of the population . '
article_snippet.sent: At a regional level, ethnic minorities will shift out of deprived inner city areas to more affluent areas, which echoes the way white groups have migrated in the past. '
article_snippet.sent: In particular black and Asian populations in the least deprived local authorities will increase significantly.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Fastest growing groups will be from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Africa .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Minority population will increase three times faster than whites to 2051 .
  