Ethnic Origin of Residents: Leicester, 2001 - 2011
This table shows the number of residents by ethnic origin in the Census for 2001 and 2011:
|
|
2001
|
2011
|
|
White:
UK
|
169,456
|
148,629
|
|
White:
Irish
|
3,602
|
2,524
|
|
White:
Other White
|
5,681
|
15,066
|
|
White:
Gypsy or Irish Traveller
|
|
417
|
|
Mixed:
White and Black Caribbean
|
2,841
|
4,691
|
|
Mixed:
White and Black African
|
539
|
1,161
|
|
Mixed:
White and Asian
|
1,908
|
3,388
|
|
Mixed:
Other Mixed
|
1,218
|
2,340
|
|
Asian or
Asian British: Indian
|
72,033
|
93,335
|
|
Asian or
Asian British: Pakistani
|
4,276
|
8,067
|
|
Asian or
Asian British: Bangladeshi
|
1,926
|
3,642
|
|
Asian or
Asian British: Other Asian
|
5,516
|
13,181
|
|
Black or
Black British: Caribbean
|
4,610
|
4,790
|
|
Black or
Black British: African
|
3,432
|
12,480
|
|
Black or
Black British: Other Black
|
553
|
3,315
|
|
Chinese
|
1,426
|
4,245
|
|
Other
Ethnic Groups
|
904
|
|
|
Other ethnic group: Arab
|
|
3,311
|
|
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group
|
|
5,257
|
Ethnic Composition: Census 2011
This table compares the ethnic composition of Leicester's population with that of England & Wales in 2011:
|
|
Leicester
% 2011
|
England
& Wales % 2011
|
|
White:
UK
|
45.1%
|
80.5%
|
|
White:
Irish
|
0.8%
|
0.9%
|
|
White:
Other White
|
4.6%
|
4.4%
|
|
White:
Gypsy or Irish Traveller
|
0.1%
|
0.1%
|
|
Mixed:
White and Black Caribbean
|
1.4%
|
0.8%
|
|
Mixed:
White and Black African
|
0.4%
|
0.3%
|
|
Mixed:
White and Asian
|
1.0%
|
0.6%
|
|
Mixed:
Other Mixed
|
0.7%
|
0.5%
|
|
Asian
or Asian British: Indian
|
28.3%
|
2.5%
|
|
Asian
or Asian British: Pakistani
|
2.4%
|
2.0%
|
|
Asian
or Asian British: Bangladeshi
|
1.1%
|
0.8%
|
|
Asian
or Asian British: Other Asian
|
4.0%
|
1.5%
|
|
Black
or Black British: Caribbean
|
1.5%
|
1.1%
|
|
Black
or Black British: African
|
3.8%
|
1.8%
|
|
Black
or Black British: Other Black
|
1.0%
|
0.5%
|
|
Chinese
|
1.3%
|
0.7%
|
|
Other
ethnic group: Arab
|
1.0%
|
0.4%
|
|
Other
ethnic group: Any other ethnic group
|
1.6%
|
0.6%
|
The chart below shows the distribution by broad ethnic groups in Leicester in 2011:
This information is provided by the
Office for National
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