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It looks as if 50,000 people use British Sign Language as their first language or preferred means of communication. There isn't a definitive number of *deaf* people that do so, but we can use the population of the UK and the number of deaf people, in total, in the UK, to estimate. Current population of the UK: 60,776,238 as of July 2007 (estimate only). There are 8,945,000 deaf and hard of hearing people. Dividing that by the current UK population gives us: 15 percent of the population of the UK are deaf or hard of hearing. Now, 50,000 * 15% = 7,500 people in the UK who use British Sign Language as their first language/preferred means of communication are deaf. No Its like 8,998,107
It is estimated that there are around 151,000 BSL users in the UK, with many of them being deaf individuals who use BSL as their first means of communication.
There are about 9 million deaf or hard of hearing people in the UK
8.7 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. The number is rising as the number of people over 60 increases. About 673,000 of these are severely or profoundly deaf; 420,000 of them cannot hear well enough to use a voice telephone
50,000 to 70,000 people use BSL as their first language within the UK.
19 percent of people live in towns and cities in the UK
It is estimated that around 151,000 deaf people in the UK use British Sign Language as their first or preferred means of communication.
there is 93,541 that live in Lincoln uk :)
It is estimated that around 151,000 people in the UK use British Sign Language as their first or preferred means of communication. This number continues to increase as awareness and education about sign language grows.
62.300.000 (2010)
It is estimated that around 151,000 deaf people in the UK use British Sign Language (BSL) as their first or preferred means of communication. BSL is recognized as an official language in the UK.
Sadly this data is not readily available as its not collated centrally