Demography of Bristol

Bristol, England is the tenth most populous city in the United Kingdom.

Population density in the 2011 census in Bristol.

Population

Bristol's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 428,234. The population density was 4,022 people per square km.

Ethnicity

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

Ethnic Group 2001[1] 2011[2]
Number % Number %
White: British335,08588.04%333,43277.86%
White: Irish4,3211.14%3,8510.90%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1]3590.08%
White: Other10,1242.66%21,9505.13%
White: Total349,53091.83%359,59283.97%
Asian or Asian British: Indian4,5951.21%6,5471.53%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani4,0501.06%6,8631.60%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi1,2300.32%2,1040.49%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2]2,1490.56%3,8860.91%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian9840.26%4,2550.99%
Asian or Asian British: Total13,0083.42%23,6555.52%
Black or Black British: Caribbean5,5851.47%6,7271.57%
Black or Black British: African2,3100.61%12,0852.82%
Black or Black British: Other Black9360.25%6,9221.62%
Black or Black British: Total8,8312.32%25,7346.01%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean3,8711.02%7,3891.73%
Mixed: White and Black African7550.20%1,5330.36%
Mixed: White and Asian1,6520.43%3,4020.79%
Mixed: Other Mixed1,6560.44%3,1140.73%
Mixed: Total7,9342.08%15,4383.61%
Other: Arab[note 3]1,2720.30%
Other: Any other ethnic group1,3120.34%2,5430.59%
Other: Total1,3120.34%3,8150.89%
Total380,615100.00%428,234100.00%

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

Languages

The most common main languages spoken in Bristol according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

RankLanguageUsual residents aged 3+Proportion
1English374,70991.46%
2Polish6,0801.48%
3Somali5,0041.22%
4Urdu1,4320.35%
5French1,4030.34%
6Spanish1,3290.32%
7Punjabi1,3060.32%
8Arabic1,1030.27%
9Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya)9830.24%
10Italian9640.24%
11Portuguese8500.21%
12German7320.18%
13Hungarian6640.16%
14Malayalam6630.16%
15Russian5360.13%
16Tagalog/Filipino5310.13%
17Kurdish5160.13%
18Romanian5030.12%
19Greek4940.12%
20Slovak4930.12%
Other9,4032.30%

Religion

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

Religion 2001[4] 2011[5]
Number % Number %
Christian236,23962.07%200,25446.76%
Buddhist1,6140.42%2,5490.60%
Hindu2,1310.56%2,7120.63%
Jewish8230.22%7770.18%
Muslim7,6642.01%22,0165.14%
Sikh1,7780.47%2,1330.50%
Other religion1,7400.46%2,7930.65%
No religion93,32224.52%160,21837.41%
Religion not stated35,3049.28%34,7828.12%
Total380,615100.00%428,234100.00%

See also

References

  1. "2001 census – theme tables". NOMIS. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. "2001 census – theme tables". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  5. "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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