Demography of Nottingham

Population density in the 2011 census in Nottingham.

Nottingham, England is an ethnically and culturally diverse city. It is the sixteenth most populous city in the United Kingdom.

Population

Nottingham's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 305,680. The population density was 4,073 people per square km.

Ethnicity

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

Ethnic Group 2001[1] 2011[2]
Number % Number %
White: British 216,401 81.05% 199,990 65.42%
White: Irish 3,629 1.36% 2,819 0.92%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] 326 0.11%
White: Other 6,680 2.50% 15,563 5.09%
White: Total 226,710 84.91% 218,698 71.54%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 6,096 2.28% 9,901 3.24%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 9,725 3.64% 16,771 5.49%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 533 0.20% 1,049 0.34%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] 1,715 0.64% 5,988 1.96%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 1,001 0.37% 6,330 2.07%
Asian or Asian British: Total 19,070 7.14% 40,039 13.10%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 9,189 3.44% 9,382 3.07%
Black or Black British: African 1,281 0.48% 9,877 3.23%
Black or Black British: Other Black 1,112 0.42% 2,926 0.96%
Black or Black British: Total 11,582 4.34% 22,185 7.26%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 5,297 1.98% 12,166 3.98%
Mixed: White and Black African 540 0.20% 2,004 0.66%
Mixed: White and Asian 1,254 0.47% 3,304 1.08%
Mixed: Other Mixed 1,279 0.48% 2,791 0.91%
Mixed: Total 8,370 3.13% 20,265 6.63%
Other: Arab[note 3] 2,372 0.78%
Other: Any other ethnic group 1,256 0.47% 2,121 0.69%
Other: Total 1,256 0.47% 4,493 1.47%
Total 266,988 100.00% 305,680 100.00%

Notes for table above

  1. ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
  2. ↑ In 2001, listed under the 'Chinese or other ethnic group' heading.
  3. ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
Distribution of ethnic groups in Nottingham according to the 2011 census.
White 
White-British 
White-Irish 
White-Other 
Asian 
Asian-Indian 
Asian-Pakistani 
Asian-Bangladeshi 
Asian-Chinese 
Black 
Black-African 
Black-Caribbean 
Other-Arab 

Languages

The most common main languages spoken in Nottingham according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

Rank Language Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
1 English 256,411 87.40%
2 Polish 6,548 2.23%
3 Urdu 4,089 1.39%
4 Punjabi 2,453 0.84%
5 Arabic 2,295 0.78%
6 Persian/Farsi 915 0.31%
7 Kurdish 899 0.31%
8 French 858 0.29%
9 Portuguese 820 0.28%
10 Pakistani Pahari (with Mirpuri and Potwari) 694 0.24%
11 Greek 687 0.23%
12 Cantonese Chinese 609 0.21%
13 Spanish 557 0.19%
14 Italian 556 0.19%
15 Turkish 523 0.18%
16 Malay 509 0.17%
17 Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 485 0.17%
18 Gujarati 464 0.16%
19 Lithuanian 461 0.16%
20 Hindi 460 0.16%
Other 12,092 4.12%

Religion

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

Religion 2001[4] 2011[5]
Number % Number %
Christian 153,962 57.67% 135,216 44.23%
Buddhist 1,122 0.42% 2,051 0.67%
Hindu 2,225 0.83% 4,498 1.47%
Jewish 627 0.23% 1,069 0.35%
Muslim 12,353 4.63% 26,919 8.81%
Sikh 3,321 1.24% 4,312 1.41%
Other religion 893 0.33% 1,483 0.49%
No religion 66,312 24.84% 106,954 34.99%
Religion not stated 26,173 9.80% 23,178 7.58%
Total 266,988 100.00% 305,680 100.00%
Distribution of religions in Nottingham according to the 2011 census.
Christianity 
Islam 
Judaism 
Hinduism 
Sikhism 
Buddhism 
Other religion 
No religion 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2001 census - theme tables". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "2001 census - theme tables". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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