Demography of Leicester

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

Population density in the 2011 census in Leicester.

Population

Leicester's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 329,839. The population density was 4,494 people per square km.

Ethnicity

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

Ethnic Group	2001[1]		2011[2]
	Number	%	Number	%
White: British	169,456	60.54%	148,629	45.06%
White: Irish	3,602	1.29%	2,524	0.77%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1]			417	0.13%
White: Other	5,681	2.03%	15,066	4.57%
White: Total	178,739	63.85%	166,636	50.52%
Asian or Asian British: Indian	72,033	25.73%	93,335	28.30%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani	4,276	1.53%	8,067	2.45%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi	1,926	0.69%	3,642	1.10%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2]	1,426	0.51%	4,245	1.29%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian	5,516	1.97%	13,181	4.00%
Asian or Asian British: Total	85,177	30.43%	122,470	37.13%
Black or Black British: Caribbean	4,610	1.65%	4,790	1.45%
Black or Black British: African	3,432	1.23%	12,480	3.78%
Black or Black British: Other Black	553	0.20%	3,315	1.01%
Black or Black British: Total	8,595	3.07%	20,585	6.24%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean	2,841	1.01%	4,691	1.42%
Mixed: White and Black African	539	0.19%	1,161	0.35%
Mixed: White and Asian	1,908	0.68%	3,388	1.03%
Mixed: Other Mixed	1,218	0.44%	2,340	0.71%
Mixed: Total	6,506	2.32%	11,580	3.51%
Other: Arab[note 3]			3,311	1.00%
Other: Any other ethnic group	904	0.32%	5,257	1.59%
Other: Total	904	0.32%	8,568	2.60%
Total	279,921	100.00%	329,839	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 Leicester 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 Leicester according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

Rank	Language	Usual residents aged 3+	Proportion
1	English	228,295	72.47%
2	Gujarati	36,347	11.54%
3	Punjabi	7,560	2.40%
4	Polish	6,192	1.97%
5	Urdu	3,376	1.07%
6	Somali	3,331	1.06%
7	Arabic	2,516	0.80%
8	Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya)	1,808	0.57%
9	Portuguese	1,750	0.56%
10	Kurdish	1,520	0.48%
11	Tamil	1,498	0.48%
12	Hindi	1,095	0.35%
13	Persian	1,021	0.32%
14	Slovak	878	0.28%
15	French	849	0.27%
16	Shona	801	0.25%
17	Turkish	584	0.19%
18	Greek	546	0.17%
19	Swahili/Kiswahili	533	0.17%
20	Tagalog/Filipino	496	0.16%
	Other	14,015	4.45%

Religion

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

Religion	2001[4]		2011[5]
	Number	%	Number	%
Christian	125,187	44.72%	106,872	32.40%
Buddhist	638	0.23%	1,224	0.37%
Hindu	41,248	14.74%	50,087	15.19%
Jewish	417	0.15%	295	0.09%
Muslim	30,885	11.03%	61,440	18.63%
Sikh	11,796	4.21%	14,457	4.38%
Other religion	1,179	0.42%	1,839	0.56%
No religion	48,789	17.43%	75,280	22.82%
Religion not stated	19,782	7.07%	18,345	5.56%
Total	279,921	100.00%	329,839	100.00%

Distribution of religions in Leicester according to the 2011 census.

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

See also

• 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.