Demography of Luton

Population density in the 2011 census in Luton.

Luton, England is now an ethnically and culturally diverse town.

Population

Luton's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 203,201. The population density was 4,696 people per square km.

Ethnicity

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

Ethnic Group 2001[1] 2011[2]
Number % Number %
White: British119,79364.97%90,53044.55%
White: Irish8,5694.65%6,1263.01%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1]1980.10%
White: Other4,2042.28%14,2257.00%
White: Total132,56671.90%111,07954.66%
Asian or Asian British: Indian7,5384.09%10,6255.23%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani17,0129.23%29,35314.45%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi7,6414.14%13,6066.70%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2]1,0960.59%1,4970.74%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian1,4860.81%5,8712.89%
Asian or Asian British: Total34,77318.86%60,95230.00%
Black or Black British: Caribbean7,6534.15%8,1774.02%
Black or Black British: African3,2041.74%9,1694.51%
Black or Black British: Other Black8270.45%2,5631.26%
Black or Black British: Total11,6846.34%19,9099.80%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean2,4141.31%3,8311.89%
Mixed: White and Black African3890.21%9150.45%
Mixed: White and Asian1,0580.57%1,8050.89%
Mixed: Other Mixed8670.47%1,7300.85%
Mixed: Total4,7282.56%8,2814.08%
Other: Arab[note 3]1,6460.81%
Other: Any other ethnic group6200.34%1,3340.66%
Other: Total6200.34%2,9801.47%
Total184,371100.00%203,201100.00%

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

RankLanguageUsual residents aged 3+Proportion
1English153,46379.43%
2Urdu8,5674.43%
3Polish8,0064.14%
4Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya)6,3373.28%
5Punjabi2,2031.14%
6Gujarati1,7140.89%
7Arabic1,0370.54%
8Lithuanian6980.36%
9Tamil6530.34%
10Tagalog/Filipino5240.27%
11Shona4890.25%
12Hindi4840.25%
13French4390.23%
14Portuguese3970.21%
15Slovak3520.18%
16Italian3420.18%
17Romanian3400.18%
18Russian3240.17%
19Malayalam3160.16%
20Pashto2930.15%
Other6,2173.22%

Religion

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

Religion 2001[4] 2011[5]
Number % Number %
Christian109,97359.65%96,27147.38%
Buddhist4560.25%6520.32%
Hindu5,0252.73%6,7493.32%
Jewish5340.29%3260.16%
Muslim26,96314.62%49,99124.60%
Sikh1,4870.81%2,3471.16%
Other religion6420.35%8980.44%
No religion25,96014.08%33,59416.53%
Religion not stated13,3317.23%12,3736.09%
Total184,371100.00%203,201100.00%

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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