Demography of Bradford

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

Population density in the 2011 census in the Bradford Metropolitan District Council area.

Population

Bradford's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 522,452. The population density was 1,428 people per square km.

Ethnicity

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

Ethnic Group	2001[1]		2011[2]
	Number	%	Number	%
White: British	355,684	76.06%	333,628	63.86%
White: Irish	3,479	0.74%	2,541	0.49%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1]			433	0.08%
White: Other	6,878	1.47%	15,715	3.01%
White: Total	366,041	78.27%	352,317	67.44%
Asian or Asian British: Indian	12,504	2.67%	13,555	2.59%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani	67,994	14.54%	106,614	20.41%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi	4,967	1.06%	9,863	1.89%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2]	896	0.19%	2,086	0.40%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian	2,932	0.63%	8,031	1.54%
Asian or Asian British: Total	89,293	19.09%	140,149	26.83%
Black or Black British: Caribbean	3,038	0.65%	3,581	0.69%
Black or Black British: African	970	0.21%	4,993	0.96%
Black or Black British: Other Black	325	0.07%	693	0.13%
Black or Black British: Total	4,333	0.93%	9,267	1.77%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean	2,611	0.56%	4,663	0.89%
Mixed: White and Black African	449	0.10%	875	0.17%
Mixed: White and Asian	2,926	0.63%	5,677	1.09%
Mixed: Other Mixed	951	0.20%	1,764	0.34%
Mixed: Total	6,937	1.48%	12,979	2.48%
Other: Arab[note 3]			3,714	0.71%
Other: Any other ethnic group	1,061	0.23%	4,026	0.77%
Other: Total	1,061	0.23%	7,740	1.48%
Total	467,665	100.00%	522,452	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 the Bradford Metropolitan District Council area 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 Bradford according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

Rank	Language	Usual residents aged 3+	Proportion
1	English	424,527	85.31%
2	Punjabi	19,842	3.99%
3	Urdu	16,550	3.33%
4	Polish	5,526	1.11%
5	Bengali (incl. Sylheti and Chatgaya)	4,743	0.95%
6	Pashto	3,580	0.72%
7	Gujarati	2,638	0.53%
8	Arabic	2,398	0.48%
9	Slovak	2,162	0.43%
10	Kurdish	1,275	0.26%
11	Pakistani Pahari (incl. Mirpuri and Potwari)	1,048	0.21%
12	Latvian	985	0.20%
13	Russian	690	0.14%
14	Czech	642	0.13%
15	Tagalog/Filipino	640	0.13%
16	Persian	592	0.12%
17	Italian	564	0.11%
18	French	443	0.09%
19	Lithuanian	436	0.09%
20	Greek	382	0.08%
	Other	7,945	1.60%

Religion

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

Religion	2001[4]		2011[5]
	Number	%	Number	%
Christian	281,236	60.14%	239,843	45.91%
Buddhist	537	0.11%	1,000	0.19%
Hindu	4,457	0.95%	4,882	0.93%
Jewish	356	0.08%	299	0.06%
Muslim	75,188	16.08%	129,041	24.70%
Sikh	4,748	1.02%	5,125	0.98%
Other religion	996	0.21%	1,686	0.32%
No religion	62,226	13.31%	108,027	20.68%
Religion not stated	37,921	8.11%	32,549	6.23%
Total	467,665	100.00%	522,452	100.00%

Distribution of religions in the Bradford Metropolitan District Council area according to the 2011 census.

• 
  Christianity
• 
  Islam
• 
  Judaism
• 
  Hinduism
• 
  Sikhism
• 
  Buddhism
• 
  Other religion
• 
  No religion

See also

• Demography of West Yorkshire
• Demography of the United Kingdom
• Demography of England
• Demography of London
• Demography of Birmingham
• Demography of Greater Manchester
• List of English cities by population
• List of English districts by population
• List of English districts and their ethnic composition
• List of English districts by area
• List of English districts by population density

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.