Demography of Glasgow

Population density in the 2011 census in Glasgow.

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth most populous city in the United Kingdom.

Population

Glasgow's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 593,245. The population density was 3,289 people per square km.

Ethnicity

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Glasgow.

Ethnic Group 2001[1] 2011[2]
Number % Number %
White: Scottish 503,614 87.15% 466,241 78.59%
White: Other British 20,934 3.62% 24,154 4.07%
White: Irish 11,467 1.98% 11,228 1.89%
White: Gypsy/Traveller[note 1] 407 0.07%
White: Polish[note 2] 8,406 1.42%
White: Other 10,344 1.79% 14,125 2.38%
White: Total 546,359 94.55% 524,561

88.42%

Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian 4,173 0.72% 8,640 1.46%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani 15,330 2.65% 22,405 3.78%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi 237 0.04% 458 0.08%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese 3,876 0.67% 10,689 1.80%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Asian Other 2,020 0.35% 5,566 0.94%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Total 25,636 4.44% 47,758 8.05%
Black, Black Scottish or Black British[note 3] 1,792 0.31%
African: African, African Scottish or African British 12,298 2.07%
African: Other African 142 0.02%
African: Total 12,440

2.10%

Caribbean 783 0.13%
Black 820 0.14%
Caribbean or Black: Other 203 0.03%
Caribbean or Black: Total 1,806 0.30%
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: Total 2,046 0.35% 2,879 0.49%
Other: Arab[note 4] 2,631 0.44%
Other: Any other ethnic group 2,036 0.35% 1,170 0.20%
Other: Total 2,036 0.35% 3,801 0.64%
Total 577,869 100.00% 593,245 100.00%
  1. ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
  2. ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
  3. ↑ Category restructured for the 2011 census
  4. ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
Distribution of ethnic groups in Glasgow according to the 2011 census.
White 
White-Scottish 
White-Other British 
White-Irish 
White-Polish 
White-Other 
Asian 
Asian-Indian 
Asian-Pakistani 
Asian-Bangladeshi 
Asian-Chinese 
African 
Caribbean or Black 
Other-Arab 

Languages

The languages other than English used at home in Glasgow according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

Language Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
English only 496,027 86.62%
Gaelic 2,305 0.40%
Scots 2,826 0.49%
British Sign Language 1,717 0.30%
Polish 7,379 1.29%
Other 62,379 10.89%

Religion

The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Glasgow.

Current religion 2001[1]2011[4]
Number % Number %
Church of Scotland182,17231.52%136,88923.07%
Roman Catholic168,73329.20%161,68527.25%
Other Christian23,4884.06%24,3804.11%
Total Christian374,39364.79%322,95454.44%
Islam17,7923.08%32,1175.41%
Hinduism1,2090.21%4,0740.69%
Buddhism1,1940.21%2,5700.43%
Sikhism2,3740.41%3,1490.53%
Judaism1,0830.19%8970.15%
Other religion3,7990.66%1,5990.27%
No religion131,18922.70%183,83530.99%
Religion not stated44,8367.76%42,0507.09%
No religion/Not stated total176,02530.46%225,88538.08%
Total population577,869100.00%593,245100.00%
Distribution of religions in Glasgow according to the 2011 census.
Christianity 
Church of Scotland 
Roman Catholic 
Other Christian 
Islam 
Judaism 
Hinduism 
Sikhism 
Buddhism 
Other religion 
No religion 

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Briefing Paper 2011 Census – Release 2A – Results for Glasgow City". Glasgow City Council. 17 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS201SC". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table DC2119SC". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS209SCb". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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