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Demographics of Glasgow | |
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Population | 593,245 (2011) |
Density | 3,390/km2 (8,780/sq mi). |
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth most populous city in the United Kingdom.
Glasgow's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 593,245. The population density was 3,390/km2 (8,780/sq mi).
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Glasgow.
Ethnic Group | 1976 estimations | 1981 estimations [1] | 1991 [2] [3] | 2001 [4] | 2011 [5] | |||||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
White: Total | – | – | 729,092 | 97.9% | 641,336 | 96.75% | 546,359 | 94.55% | 524,561 | 88.42% |
White: Scottish | – | – | – | – | – | – | 503,614 | 87.15% | 466,241 | 78.59% |
White: Other British | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,934 | 3.62% | 24,154 | 4.07% |
White: Irish | – | – | – | – | 10,384 | 1.56% | 11,467 | 1.98% | 11,228 | 1.89% |
White: Gypsy/Traveller [note 1] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 407 | 0.07% |
White: Polish [note 1] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,406 | 1.42% |
White: Other | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,344 | 1.79% | 14,125 | 2.38% |
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Total | 12,000 [6] | 1.3% | – | – | 18,242 | 2.75% | 25,636 | 4.44% | 47,758 | 8.05% |
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian | – | – | – | – | 3,374 | 0.5% | 4,173 | 0.72% | 8,640 | 1.46% |
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani | – | – | – | – | 10,945 | 1.65% | 15,330 | 2.65% | 22,405 | 3.78% |
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi | – | – | – | – | 191 | – | 237 | 0.04% | 458 | 0.08% |
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese | – | – | – | – | 2,780 | 0.41% | 3,876 | 0.67% | 10,689 | 1.80% |
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Asian Other | – | – | – | – | 952 | 0.14% | 2,020 | 0.35% | 5,566 | 0.94% |
Black, Black Scottish or Black British [note 2] | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,792 | 0.31% | – | – |
African: Total | – | – | – | – | 489 | – | – | – | 12,440 | 2.10% |
African: African, African Scottish or African British | – | – | – | – | 489 | – | – | – | 12,298 | 2.07% |
African: Other African | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 142 | 0.02% |
Caribbean or Black: Total | – | – | – | – | 709 | – | – | – | 1,806 | 0.30% |
Caribbean | – | – | – | – | 220 | – | – | 783 | 0.13% | |
Black | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 820 | 0.14% |
Caribbean or Black: Other | – | – | – | – | 489 | – | – | 203 | 0.03% | |
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,046 | 0.35% | 2,879 | 0.49% |
Other: Total | – | – | – | – | 1,840 | 0.27% | 2,036 | 0.35% | 3,801 | 0.64% |
Other: Arab [note 3] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,631 | 0.44% |
Other: Any other ethnic group | – | – | – | – | 1,840 | 0.27% | 2,036 | 0.35% | 1,170 | 0.20% |
Non-White: Total | – | – | 15,286 | 2.1% | 21,517 | 3.25% | 31,510 | 5.45% | 68,684 | 11.58% |
Total: | – | – | 744,378 | 100% | 662,853 | 100% | 577,869 | 100% | 593,245 | 100% |
The country of birth of Glasgow is as follows;
Country of Birth | Year | |
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1981 [7] | ||
Number | % | |
United Kingdom | 728,050 | 96.4% |
England | 19,592 | 2.6% |
Scotland | 701,054 | 92.8% |
Wales | 921 | |
Northern Ireland | – | – |
United Kingdom (not otherwise specified) | 6,483 | 0.9% |
Europe (non-UK) | 12,778 | 1.7% |
Ireland | 9,341 | |
Other EEC | 2,334 | |
Other Europe | 1,103 | |
Asia and Middle East | 8,286 | 1.1% |
India | 2,624 | |
Pakistan | 3,532 | |
Bangladesh | 152 | |
Far East | 1,978 | |
Middle East | – | – |
Africa | 1,227 | 0.2% |
North America | – | – |
South America | – | – |
Oceania | – | – |
Other: New Commonwealth [n 1] | 356 | |
Other: Old Commonwealth [n 2] | 1,479 | 0.2% |
Other: | 3,012 | 0.4% |
Total | 755,377 | 100% |
The languages other than English used at home in Glasgow according to the 2011 census are shown below. [8]
Language | Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion |
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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% |
The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Glasgow.
Current religion | 2001 [4] | 2011 [9] | ||
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Number | % | Number | % | |
Roman Catholic | 168,733 | 29.20% | 161,685 | 27.25% |
Church of Scotland | 182,172 | 31.52% | 136,889 | 23.07% |
Other Christian | 23,488 | 4.06% | 24,380 | 4.11% |
Total Christian | 374,393 | 64.79% | 322,954 | 54.44% |
Islam | 17,792 | 3.08% | 32,117 | 5.41% |
Hinduism | 1,209 | 0.21% | 4,074 | 0.69% |
Buddhism | 1,194 | 0.21% | 2,570 | 0.43% |
Sikhism | 2,374 | 0.41% | 3,149 | 0.53% |
Judaism | 1,083 | 0.19% | 897 | 0.15% |
Other religion | 3,799 | 0.66% | 1,599 | 0.27% |
No religion | 131,189 | 22.70% | 183,835 | 30.99% |
Religion not stated | 44,836 | 7.76% | 42,050 | 7.09% |
No religion/Not stated total | 176,025 | 30.46% | 225,885 | 38.08% |
Total population | 577,869 | 100.00% | 593,245 | 100.00% |