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New figures from the 2011 census suggest Polish is the second most common language spoken in England and Wales.

The study revealed that there are now more than half a million people who speak Polish as their first language.

Most people speak English as their main language - with 92% speaking it as their mother tongue.

But there are lots of other languages being spoken too, such as Punjabi, Urdu and Arabic.

The census is a big study taken every ten years that helps us learn more about our country and how we live.

Results from the 2011 census showed that:

  • There's been a rise in the number of Polish speakers to 546,000 people.

  • The number of people who speak Welsh has fallen to 562,000.

  • There are 138,000 people living in England and Wales who don't speak English at all.

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