Demography of Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth most populous city in the United Kingdom.

Population density in the 2011 census in Glasgow.

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 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%

1. New category created for the 2011 census
2. New category created for the 2011 census
3. Category restructured for the 2011 census
4. New category created for the 2011 census

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

Languages

The languages other than English used at home in Glasgow according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

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 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.

• 
  Christianity
• 
  Church of Scotland
• 
  Roman Catholic
• 
  Other Christian
• 
  Islam
• 
  Judaism
• 
  Hinduism
• 
  Sikhism
• 
  Buddhism
• 
  Other religion
• 
  No religion

See also

• Demography of the United Kingdom
• Demography of Scotland
• Demography of London
• Demography of Birmingham
• Demography of Greater Manchester
• List of towns and cities in Scotland by population
• Subdivisions of Scotland
• Wards of Glasgow

References

1. "Briefing Paper 2011 Census – Release 2A – Results for Glasgow City". Glasgow City Council. 17 October 2013.
2. "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS201SC". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
3. "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table DC2119SC". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
4. "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS209SCb". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.