Demography of Leeds
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: British | 637,872 | 89.16% | 609,714 | 81.13% |
White: Irish | 8,578 | 1.20% | 7,031 | 0.94% |
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] | 687 | 0.09% | ||
White: Other | 10,632 | 1.49% | 22,055 | 2.93% |
White: Total | 657,082 | 91.85% | 639,487 | 85.10% |
Asian or Asian British: Indian | 12,303 | 1.72% | 16,130 | 2.15% |
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani | 15,064 | 2.11% | 22,492 | 2.99% |
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi | 2,537 | 0.35% | 4,432 | 0.59% |
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] | 3,447 | 0.48% | 5,933 | 0.79% |
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian | 2,386 | 0.33% | 9,256 | 1.23% |
Asian or Asian British: Total | 35,737 | 5.00% | 58,243 | 7.75% |
Black or Black British: Caribbean | 6,718 | 0.94% | 6,728 | 0.90% |
Black or Black British: African | 2,435 | 0.34% | 14,894 | 1.98% |
Black or Black British: Other Black | 1,165 | 0.16% | 4,271 | 0.57% |
Black or Black British: Total | 10,318 | 1.44% | 25,893 | 3.45% |
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean | 4,603 | 0.64% | 8,813 | 1.17% |
Mixed: White and Black African | 885 | 0.12% | 2,493 | 0.33% |
Mixed: White and Asian | 2,516 | 0.35% | 4,906 | 0.65% |
Mixed: Other Mixed | 1,733 | 0.24% | 3,420 | 0.46% |
Mixed: Total | 9,737 | 1.36% | 19,632 | 2.61% |
Other: Arab[note 3] | 3,791 | 0.50% | ||
Other: Any other ethnic group | 2,528 | 0.35% | 4,439 | 0.59% |
Other: Total | 2,528 | 0.35% | 8,230 | 1.10% |
Total | 715,402 | 100.00% | 751,485 | 100.00% |
Notes for table above
Distribution of ethnic groups in the Leeds Metropolitan District Council area 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 Leeds according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]
Rank | Language | Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion |
---|---|---|---|
1 | English | 670,650 | 92.90% |
2 | Polish | 6,717 | 0.93% |
3 | Urdu | 4,989 | 0.69% |
4 | Punjabi | 4,537 | 0.63% |
5 | Arabic | 3,393 | 0.47% |
6 | Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) | 1,955 | 0.27% |
7 | Kurdish | 1,772 | 0.25% |
8 | French | 1,724 | 0.24% |
9 | Persian | 1,623 | 0.22% |
10 | Portuguese | 1,260 | 0.17% |
11 | Tigrinya | 904 | 0.13% |
12 | Spanish | 851 | 0.12% |
13 | Lithuanian | 842 | 0.12% |
14 | Shona | 793 | 0.11% |
15 | Gujarati | 760 | 0.11% |
16 | Russian | 737 | 0.10% |
17 | Greek | 726 | 0.10% |
18 | Czech | 707 | 0.10% |
19 | Hindi | 705 | 0.10% |
20 | Cantonese Chinese | 704 | 0.10% |
Other | 15,522 | 2.15% |
Religion[]
The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Leeds.
Religion | 2001[4] | 2011[5] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | |
Christian | 492,656 | 68.86% | 419,790 | 55.86% |
Buddhist | 1,587 | 0.22% | 2,772 | 0.37% |
Hindu | 4,183 | 0.58% | 7,048 | 0.94% |
Jewish | 8,267 | 1.16% | 6,847 | 0.91% |
Muslim | 21,394 | 2.99% | 40,772 | 5.43% |
Sikh | 7,586 | 1.06% | 8,914 | 1.19% |
Other religion | 1,530 | 0.21% | 2,396 | 0.32% |
No religion | 120,139 | 16.79% | 212,229 | 28.24% |
Religion not stated | 58,060 | 8.12% | 50,717 | 6.75% |
Total | 715,402 | 100.00% | 751,485 | 100.00% |
Distribution of religions in the Leeds Metropolitan District Council area according to the 2011 census.
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Buddhism
Other religion
No religion
See also[]
- Demography of West Yorkshire
- 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[]
- ^ "2001 census - theme tables". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "2001 census - theme tables". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
Categories:
- Demographics of England
- Demographics by city