Demography of Leeds

Leeds, England is the third most populous city in the United Kingdom.

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

Population

Leeds's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 751,485. The population density was 1,388 people per square km.

Ethnicity

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

Ethnic Group	2001[1]		2011[2]
	Number	%	Number	%
White: British	637,872	89.16%	609,714	81.13%
White: Irish	8,578	1.20%	7,031	0.94%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1]			687	0.09%
White: Other	10,632	1.49%	22,055	2.93%
White: Total	657,082	91.85%	639,487	85.10%
Asian or Asian British: Indian	12,303	1.72%	16,130	2.15%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani	15,064	2.11%	22,492	2.99%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi	2,537	0.35%	4,432	0.59%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2]	3,447	0.48%	5,933	0.79%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian	2,386	0.33%	9,256	1.23%
Asian or Asian British: Total	35,737	5.00%	58,243	7.75%
Black or Black British: Caribbean	6,718	0.94%	6,728	0.90%
Black or Black British: African	2,435	0.34%	14,894	1.98%
Black or Black British: Other Black	1,165	0.16%	4,271	0.57%
Black or Black British: Total	10,318	1.44%	25,893	3.45%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean	4,603	0.64%	8,813	1.17%
Mixed: White and Black African	885	0.12%	2,493	0.33%
Mixed: White and Asian	2,516	0.35%	4,906	0.65%
Mixed: Other Mixed	1,733	0.24%	3,420	0.46%
Mixed: Total	9,737	1.36%	19,632	2.61%
Other: Arab[note 3]			3,791	0.50%
Other: Any other ethnic group	2,528	0.35%	4,439	0.59%
Other: Total	2,528	0.35%	8,230	1.10%
Total	715,402	100.00%	751,485	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 Leeds 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 Leeds according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

Rank	Language	Usual residents aged 3+	Proportion
1	English	670,650	92.90%
2	Polish	6,717	0.93%
3	Urdu	4,989	0.69%
4	Punjabi	4,537	0.63%
5	Arabic	3,393	0.47%
6	Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya)	1,955	0.27%
7	Kurdish	1,772	0.25%
8	French	1,724	0.24%
9	Persian	1,623	0.22%
10	Portuguese	1,260	0.17%
11	Tigrinya	904	0.13%
12	Spanish	851	0.12%
13	Lithuanian	842	0.12%
14	Shona	793	0.11%
15	Gujarati	760	0.11%
16	Russian	737	0.10%
17	Greek	726	0.10%
18	Czech	707	0.10%
19	Hindi	705	0.10%
20	Cantonese Chinese	704	0.10%
	Other	15,522	2.15%

Religion

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

Religion	2001[4]		2011[5]
	Number	%	Number	%
Christian	492,656	68.86%	419,790	55.86%
Buddhist	1,587	0.22%	2,772	0.37%
Hindu	4,183	0.58%	7,048	0.94%
Jewish	8,267	1.16%	6,847	0.91%
Muslim	21,394	2.99%	40,772	5.43%
Sikh	7,586	1.06%	8,914	1.19%
Other religion	1,530	0.21%	2,396	0.32%
No religion	120,139	16.79%	212,229	28.24%
Religion not stated	58,060	8.12%	50,717	6.75%
Total	715,402	100.00%	751,485	100.00%

Distribution of religions in the Leeds 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.