Demography of Leeds

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.

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: British637,87289.16%609,71481.13%
White: Irish8,5781.20%7,0310.94%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1]6870.09%
White: Other10,6321.49%22,0552.93%
White: Total657,08291.85%639,48785.10%
Asian or Asian British: Indian12,3031.72%16,1302.15%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani15,0642.11%22,4922.99%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi2,5370.35%4,4320.59%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2]3,4470.48%5,9330.79%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian2,3860.33%9,2561.23%
Asian or Asian British: Total35,7375.00%58,2437.75%
Black or Black British: Caribbean6,7180.94%6,7280.90%
Black or Black British: African2,4350.34%14,8941.98%
Black or Black British: Other Black1,1650.16%4,2710.57%
Black or Black British: Total10,3181.44%25,8933.45%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean4,6030.64%8,8131.17%
Mixed: White and Black African8850.12%2,4930.33%
Mixed: White and Asian2,5160.35%4,9060.65%
Mixed: Other Mixed1,7330.24%3,4200.46%
Mixed: Total9,7371.36%19,6322.61%
Other: Arab[note 3]3,7910.50%
Other: Any other ethnic group2,5280.35%4,4390.59%
Other: Total2,5280.35%8,2301.10%
Total715,402100.00%751,485100.00%

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 Leeds according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

RankLanguageUsual residents aged 3+Proportion
1English670,65092.90%
2Polish6,7170.93%
3Urdu4,9890.69%
4Punjabi4,5370.63%
5Arabic3,3930.47%
6Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya)1,9550.27%
7Kurdish1,7720.25%
8French1,7240.24%
9Persian/Farsi1,6230.22%
10Portuguese1,2600.17%
11Tigrinya9040.13%
12Spanish8510.12%
13Lithuanian8420.12%
14Shona7930.11%
15Gujarati7600.11%
16Russian7370.10%
17Greek7260.10%
18Czech7070.10%
19Hindi7050.10%
20Cantonese Chinese7040.10%
Other15,5222.15%

Religion

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

Religion 2001[4] 2011[5]
Number % Number %
Christian492,65668.86%419,79055.86%
Buddhist1,5870.22%2,7720.37%
Hindu4,1830.58%7,0480.94%
Jewish8,2671.16%6,8470.91%
Muslim21,3942.99%40,7725.43%
Sikh7,5861.06%8,9141.19%
Other religion1,5300.21%2,3960.32%
No religion120,13916.79%212,22928.24%
Religion not stated58,0608.12%50,7176.75%
Total715,402100.00%751,485100.00%

See also

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.
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