Demographics of Leeds

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Demographics of Leeds
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Population pyramid of Leeds
Population751,485 (2011)
Density1,388 people per square km.
Population density in the 2011 census in the Leeds Metropolitan District Council area. Population Density Leeds 2011 Census.png
Population density in the 2011 census in the Leeds Metropolitan District Council area.

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

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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

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Ethnic demography of Leeds over time
Ethnic makeup of Leeds by single year ages in 2021 Ethnic makeup of Leeds by single year ages in 2021.svg
Ethnic makeup of Leeds by single year ages in 2021

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

A Home Office report officially estimated that the 'coloured' population of Leeds in 1958 was likely around 3,000 to 5,000, the majority of these being Afro-Caribbean (2,000). [1]

Ethnic Group1971 estimations [2] 1981 estimations [3] 1991 census [4] 2001 census [5] 2011 census [6] 2021 census [7]
Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%
White: Total772,06297.9%690,04795.6%675,01994.1%657,08291.85%639,48785.10%641,80179%
White: British 637,87289.16%609,71481.13%595,73773.4%
White: Irish 8,5781.20%7,0310.94%6,8920.8%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller [note 1] 6870.09%8780.1%
White: Roma1,6100.2%
White: Other 10,6321.49%22,0552.93%36,6844.5%
Asian or Asian British: Total18,8692.6%26,3213.7%35,7375.00%58,2437.75%78,5039.7%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 8,12910,62312,3031.72%16,1302.15%21,0872.6%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 7,0039,99515,0642.11%22,4922.99%31,4053.9%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 1,1491,8852,5370.35%4,4320.59%5,8760.7%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese [note 2] 1,5292,1763,4470.48%5,9330.79%8,1171.0%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian1,0591,6422,3860.33%9,2561.23%12,0181.5%
Black or Black British: Total9,3701.3%11,4951.6%10,3181.44%25,8933.45%45,3765.6%
Black or Black British: African 1,1411,3922,4350.34%14,8941.98%32,2114.0%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 5,7516,9706,7180.94%6,7280.90%7,8891.0%
Black or Black British: Other Black 2,4783,1331,1650.16%4,2710.57%5,2760.6%
Mixed: Total9,7371.36%19,6322.61%27,3883.3%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean4,6030.64%8,8131.17%10,0281.2%
Mixed: White and Black African8850.12%2,4930.33%4,2940.5%
Mixed: White and Asian2,5160.35%4,9060.65%7,4100.9%
Mixed: Other Mixed1,7330.24%3,4200.46%5,6560.7%
Other: Total3,3960.5%4,5660.6%2,5280.35%8,2301.10%18,8852.3%
Other: Arab [note 3] 3,7910.50%5,9800.7%
Other: Any other ethnic group3,3960.5%4,5660.6%2,5280.35%4,4390.59%12,9051.6%
Non-White: Total16,9382.1%31,6384.4%42,3815.9%58,3208.1%111,99814.9%170,15221%
Total789,000100%721,685100%717,400100%715,402100%751,485100%811,953100%

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 Leeds according to the 2011 census are shown below. [8]

RankLanguageUsual residents aged 3+Proportion
1 English 670,65092.90%
2 Polish 6,7170.93%
3 Urdu 4,9890.69%
4 Punjabi 4,5370.63%
5 Arabic 3,3930.47%
6 Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 1,9550.27%
7 Kurdish 1,7720.25%
8 French 1,7240.24%
9 Persian 1,6230.22%
10 Portuguese 1,2600.17%
11 Tigrinya 9040.13%
12 Spanish 8510.12%
13 Lithuanian 8420.12%
14 Shona 7930.11%
15 Gujarati 7600.11%
16 Russian 7370.10%
17 Greek 7260.10%
18 Czech 7070.10%
19 Hindi 7050.10%
20 Cantonese Chinese 7040.10%
Other15,5222.15%

Religion

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Religious make up of Leeds by single year age groups in 2021

The following table shows the religion of respondents in recent censuses in Leeds.

Religion2001 [9] 2011 [10] 2021 [11]
Number%Number%Number%
Christian 492,65668.86%419,79055.86%343,31142.28%
Muslim 21,3942.99%40,7725.43%63,0547.77%
Sikh 7,5861.06%8,9141.19%10,0471.24%
Hindu 4,1830.58%7,0480.94%9,2171.14%
Jewish 8,2671.16%6,8470.91%6,2670.77%
Buddhist 1,5870.22%2,7720.37%2,8740.35%
Other religion1,5300.21%2,3960.32%3,6370.45%
No religion 120,13916.79%212,22928.24%326,23140.18%
Religion not stated58,0608.12%50,7176.75%47,3155.83%
Total715,402100.00%751,485100.00%811,953100.00%
Religion in Leeds (2021) [12]
  1. Christianity (42.28%)
  2. No Religion (40.18%)
  3. Islam (7.77%)
  4. Sikhism (1.24%)
  5. Hinduism (1.14%)
  6. Judaism (0.77%)
  7. Buddhism (0.35%)
  8. Other Religions (0.45%)
  9. Religion not Stated (5.83%)

See also

References

  1. J. A.G. Griffith, Judith Henderson (1960). Coloured Immigrants in Britain. Internet Archive. Oxford University Press. p. 15.
  2. Jones, P. N. (1978). "The Distribution and Diffusion of the Coloured Population in England and Wales, 1961-71" . Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 3 (4): 515–532. Bibcode:1978TrIBG...3..515J. doi:10.2307/622127. ISSN   0020-2754. JSTOR   622127. PMID   12157820.
  3. Ethnicity in the 1991 census: Vol 3 - Social geography and ethnicity in Britain, geographical spread, spatial concentration and internal migration. Internet Archive. London : HMSO. 1996. ISBN   978-0-11-691655-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. Ethnicity in the 1991 census: Vol 3 - Social geography and ethnicity in Britain, geographical spread, spatial concentration and internal migration. Internet Archive. London : HMSO. 1996. ISBN   978-0-11-691655-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  5. "Office of National Statistics; 2001 Census Key Statistics". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. "2011 Census: Ethnic Group, local authorities in England and Wales". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. "Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  8. "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. "2001 census - theme tables" . Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  10. "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  11. "Religion". ONS. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  12. "How life has changed in Leeds: Census 2021". gov.uk.