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Demographics of Glasgow
Demographics of Glasgow
	Population pyramid of Glasgow
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.

Population

Glasgow's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 593,245. The population density was 3,390/km² (8,780/sq mi).

Ethnicity

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the previous four censuses in Glasgow alongside two estimates.

A Home Office report officially estimated that the 'coloured' population of Glasgow in 1958 was likely around 3,000 to 5,000, the majority being Asian (2,000 Pakistanis and 2,000 Indians).^[1]

Ethnic Group	1971 estimations		1981 estimations^[2]		1991 census^[3]^[4]		2001 census^[5]		2011 census^[6]		2022 census^[7]
Ethnic Group	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%

White: Total	–	–	729,092	97.9%	641,336	96.75%	546,359	94.55%	524,561	88.42%	501,029	80.71%
White: Scottish	–	–	–	–	–	–	503,614	87.15%	466,241	78.59%	416,634	67.12%
White: Other British	–	–	–	–	–	–	20,934	3.62%	24,154	4.07%	35,011	5.64%
White: Irish	–	–	–	–	10,384	1.56%	11,467	1.98%	11,228	1.89%	11,130	1.79%
White: Gypsy/Traveller^[a]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	407	0.07%	201	0.03%
White: Polish^[a]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8,406	1.42%	12,183	1.96%
White: Other	–	–	–	–	–	–	10,344	1.79%	14,125	2.38%	25,870	4.17%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Total	12,000^[8]	1.3%	–	–	18,242	2.75%	25,636	4.44%	47,758	8.05%	68,793	11.08%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian	–	–	–	–	3,374	0.5%	4,173	0.72%	8,640	1.46%	13,990	2.25%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani	–	–	–	–	10,945	1.65%	15,330	2.65%	22,405	3.78%	30,912	4.98%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi	–	–	–	–	191	–	237	0.04%	458	0.08%	954	0.15%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese	–	–	–	–	2,780	0.41%	3,876	0.67%	10,689	1.80%	14,300	2.30%
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Asian Other	–	–	–	–	952	0.14%	2,020	0.35%	5,566	0.94%	8,640	1.39%
Black, Black Scottish or Black British^[a]	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,792	0.31%	–	–	–	–
African: Total	–	–	–	–	489	–	–	–	12,440	2.10%	22,272	3.59%
African: African, African Scottish or African British	–	–	–	–	489	–	–	–	12,298	2.07%	2,798	0.45%
African: Other African	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142	0.02%	19,474	3.14%
Caribbean or Black: Total	–	–	–	–	709	–	–	–	1,806	0.30%	1,471	0.24%
Caribbean	–	–	–	–	220		–	–	783	0.13%	335	0.05%
Black	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	820	0.14%	96	0.02%
Caribbean or Black: Other	–	–	–	–	489		–	–	203	0.03%	1,033	0.17%
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,046	0.35%	2,879	0.49%	10,624	1.71%
Other: Total	–	–	–	–	1,840	0.27%	2,036	0.35%	3,801	0.64%	16,571	2.67%
Other: Arab^[a]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,631	0.44%	8,671	1.40%
Other: Any other ethnic group	–	–	–	–	1,840	0.27%	2,036	0.35%	1,170	0.20%	7,903	1.27%

Non-White: Total	–	–	15,286	2.1%	21,517	3.25%	31,510	5.45%	68,684	11.58%	119,726	19.29%

Total:	–	–	744,378	100%	662,853	100%	577,869	100%	593,245	100%	620,756	100%

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

Country of Birth

The proportion of people residing in Glasgow born outside the UK was 19.1% in 2022, compared with 12.2% in 2011 and 5.7% in 2001. Below are the fifteen largest overseas-born groups in Glasgow according to the 2022 census, alongside the two previous censuses.^[9]

Country of birth	2022	2011	2001
Pakistan	12,508	9,319	5,995
Poland	10,601	7,577	281
India	10,212	5,789	2,364
China	7,857	5,513	730
Nigeria	5,448	2,761	199
United States	3,964	1,866	1,122
Ireland	3,643	4,339	5,113
Italy	3,189	1,028	674
Iran	2,647	1,136	592
Spain	2,290	722	367
Germany	2,262	1,948	1,379
Hong Kong	2,095	1,430	1,406
Iraq	2,029	1,191	750
Romania	1,830	460	43
France	1,688	1,077	701
Overall – all overseas-born	118,819	72,607	32,690

The country of birth of Glasgow for 1981 is as follows;

Country of Birth	Year
	1981^[10]
	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%

^ Used as main option for when no other options are given, for example in 1971. This group contains all for Canada, Australia and New Zealand
^ Used as a conglomerate for New Commonwealth for when there are no other options as for example in 1971. This group contains all for remenents of the British Empire after 1945 (if not already indicated).

Languages

The languages other than English used at home in Glasgow according to the 2011 census are shown below.^[11]

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, 2011 and 2022 censuses in Glasgow.

Current religion	2001^[5]		2011^[12]		2022^[13]
Current religion	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Christianity	374,393	64.79%	322,954	54.44%	240,337	38.72%
–Roman Catholic	168,733	29.20%	161,685	27.25%	128,743	20.74%
–Church of Scotland	182,172	31.52%	136,889	23.07%	82,585	13.30%
–Other Christian	23,488	4.06%	24,380	4.11%	29,009	4.67%
Islam	17,792	3.08%	32,117	5.41%	48,766	7.86%
Hinduism	1,209	0.21%	4,074	0.69%	8,166	1.32%
Buddhism	1,194	0.21%	2,570	0.43%	2,854	0.46%
Sikhism	2,374	0.41%	3,149	0.53%	3,456	0.56%
Judaism	1,083	0.19%	897	0.15%	973	0.16%
Paganism^[b]	—	—	—	—	2,001	0.32%
Other religion	3,799	0.66%	1,599	0.27%	1,817	0.29%
No religion	131,189	22.70%	183,835	30.99%	268,327	43.23%
Religion not stated	44,836	7.76%	42,050	7.09%	44,076	7.10%
No religion/Not stated total	176,025	30.46%	225,885	38.08%	312,403	50.33%
Total population	577,869	100.00%	593,245	100.00%	620,756	100.00%

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

National identity

The 2022 census found that of the 620,756 people residing in Glasgow, 62.3% identified with the Scottish identity only, 11.8% identified with the British identity only and 7.1% identified with both identities. 2.5% identified with other UK identities (including English identity), 12.9% identified with an other identity only and the remaining 0.5% identified with at least one UK identity and an other identity.^[14]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d New category created for the 2011 census
^ New category created for the 2022 census

References

^ J. A.G. Griffith, Judith Henderson (1960). Coloured Immigrants in Britain. Internet Archive. Oxford University Press. p. 15.
^ Equality, Commission for Racial (1985). "Ethnic minorities in Britain: statistical information on the pattern of settlement". Commission for Racial Equality: Table 2.2.
^ As UK Census data post 2001 is unavailable through the ONS website, it has been recommended to use archival census collection websites to obtain data. Data is taken from United Kingdom Casweb Data services of the United Kingdom 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for Scotland. Archived 2022-04-05 at the Wayback Machine (Table 6)
^ Office of Population Censuses and Surveys; General Register Office for Scotland; Registrar General for Northern Ireland (1997): 1991 Census aggregate data. UK Data Service (Edition: 1997). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-1991-1 This information is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence
^ ^a ^b "Briefing Paper 2011 Census – Release 2A – Results for Glasgow City". Glasgow City Council. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS201SC". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ "Home". Scotland's Census. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
^ McEvoy, David (1978-12-01). "The segregation of Asian immigrants in Glasgow: A note". Scottish Geographical Magazine. 94 (3): 180–182. doi:10.1080/00369227808736406. ISSN 0036-9225.
^ "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. > 'Glasgow City' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'
^ Taken from Casweb UK Data Service from the 1981 UK wide Census. Table 4 of Country of Birth in Scotland.
^ "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table DC2119SC". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS209SCb". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data". Scotland's Census. National Records of Scotland. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024. Alternative URL 'Search data by location' > 'Local Authority (CA2019)' > 'Glasgow City' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Religion'
^ "Scotland's Census 2022 - UV202 - National identity". UK Data Service. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[12] Used as main option for when no other options are given, for example in 1971. This group contains all for Canada, Australia and New Zealand

[13] Used as a conglomerate for New Commonwealth for when there are no other options as for example in 1971. This group contains all for remenents of the British Empire after 1945 (if not already indicated).

[NewCensCat-8] New category created for the 2011 census

[new_2022_category-17] New category created for the 2022 census

[:4-1] J. A.G. Griffith, Judith Henderson (1960). Coloured Immigrants in Britain. Internet Archive. Oxford University Press. p. 15.

[2] Equality, Commission for Racial (1985). "Ethnic minorities in Britain: statistical information on the pattern of settlement". Commission for Racial Equality: Table 2.2.

[:412-3] As UK Census data post 2001 is unavailable through the ONS website, it has been recommended to use archival census collection websites to obtain data. Data is taken from United Kingdom Casweb Data services of the United Kingdom 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for Scotland. Archived 2022-04-05 at the Wayback Machine (Table 6)

[:422-4] Office of Population Censuses and Surveys; General Register Office for Scotland; Registrar General for Northern Ireland (1997): 1991 Census aggregate data. UK Data Service (Edition: 1997). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-1991-1 This information is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence

[scotland2001-5] "Briefing Paper 2011 Census – Release 2A – Results for Glasgow City". Glasgow City Council. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[6] "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS201SC". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

[7] "Home". Scotland's Census. Retrieved 2024-05-21.

[9] McEvoy, David (1978-12-01). "The segregation of Asian immigrants in Glasgow: A note". Scottish Geographical Magazine. 94 (3): 180–182. doi:10.1080/00369227808736406. ISSN 0036-9225.

[CountryBirth_22-10] "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. > 'Glasgow City' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'

[11] Taken from Casweb UK Data Service from the 1981 UK wide Census. Table 4 of Country of Birth in Scotland.

[14] "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table DC2119SC". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

[15] "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS209SCb". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

[2022census_Scot-16] "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data". Scotland's Census. National Records of Scotland. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024. Alternative URL 'Search data by location' > 'Local Authority (CA2019)' > 'Glasgow City' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Religion'

[18] "Scotland's Census 2022 - UV202 - National identity". UK Data Service. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

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Demographics of Glasgow

Population

Ethnicity

Country of Birth

Languages

Religion

National identity

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