The latest survey shows a change in the profile of the UK population since 1999, the compilers note. Nearly twice as many (11%) as in 1999 (6%) say English is not their first language. In 1999, only three languages other than English were spoken by more than 1% of the UK population: German, Punjabi and Welsh. That number has now increased to seven: Arabic, Bengali, Hindi, Polish, Urdu, Punjabi and Welsh.