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% |
- ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
- ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
- ↑ Category restructured for the 2011 census
- ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
| Distribution of ethnic groups in Glasgow according to the 2011 census. |
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Languages
The languages other than English used at home in Glasgow according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]
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 Scotland |
182,172 |
31.52% |
136,889 |
23.07% |
| Roman Catholic |
168,733 |
29.20% |
161,685 |
27.25% |
| 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% |
| Distribution of religions in Glasgow according to the 2011 census. |
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See also
References
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