Demography of Leicester

Population density in the 2011 census in Leicester.

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

Population

Leicester's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 329,839. The population density was 4,494 people per square km.

Ethnicity

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

Ethnic Group 2001[1] 2011[2]
Number % Number %
White: British 169,456 60.54% 148,629 45.06%
White: Irish 3,602 1.29% 2,524 0.77%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] 417 0.13%
White: Other 5,681 2.03% 15,066 4.57%
White: Total 178,739 63.85% 166,636 50.52%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 72,033 25.73% 93,335 28.30%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 4,276 1.53% 8,067 2.45%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 1,926 0.69% 3,642 1.10%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] 1,426 0.51% 4,245 1.29%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 5,516 1.97% 13,181 4.00%
Asian or Asian British: Total 85,177 30.43% 122,470 37.13%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 4,610 1.65% 4,790 1.45%
Black or Black British: African 3,432 1.23% 12,480 3.78%
Black or Black British: Other Black 553 0.20% 3,315 1.01%
Black or Black British: Total 8,595 3.07% 20,585 6.24%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 2,841 1.01% 4,691 1.42%
Mixed: White and Black African 539 0.19% 1,161 0.35%
Mixed: White and Asian 1,908 0.68% 3,388 1.03%
Mixed: Other Mixed 1,218 0.44% 2,340 0.71%
Mixed: Total 6,506 2.32% 11,580 3.51%
Other: Arab[note 3] 3,311 1.00%
Other: Any other ethnic group 904 0.32% 5,257 1.59%
Other: Total 904 0.32% 8,568 2.60%
Total 279,921 100.00% 329,839 100.00%

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 Leicester 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 Leicester according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

Rank Language Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
1 English 228,295 72.47%
2 Gujarati 36,347 11.54%
3 Punjabi 7,560 2.40%
4 Polish 6,192 1.97%
5 Urdu 3,376 1.07%
6 Somali 3,331 1.06%
7 Arabic 2,516 0.80%
8 Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 1,808 0.57%
9 Portuguese 1,750 0.56%
10 Kurdish 1,520 0.48%
11 Tamil 1,498 0.48%
12 Hindi 1,095 0.35%
13 Persian/Farsi 1,021 0.32%
14 Slovak 878 0.28%
15 French 849 0.27%
16 Shona 801 0.25%
17 Turkish 584 0.19%
18 Greek 546 0.17%
19 Swahili/Kiswahili 533 0.17%
20 Tagalog/Filipino 496 0.16%
Other 14,015 4.45%

Religion

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

Religion 2001[4] 2011[5]
Number % Number %
Christian 125,187 44.72% 106,872 32.40%
Buddhist 638 0.23% 1,224 0.37%
Hindu 41,248 14.74% 50,087 15.19%
Jewish 417 0.15% 295 0.09%
Muslim 30,885 11.03% 61,440 18.63%
Sikh 11,796 4.21% 14,457 4.38%
Other religion 1,179 0.42% 1,839 0.56%
No religion 48,789 17.43% 75,280 22.82%
Religion not stated 19,782 7.07% 18,345 5.56%
Total 279,921 100.00% 329,839 100.00%
Distribution of religions in Leicester 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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