Demographics of Leeds

Demographics of Leeds
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.

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

Population

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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

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 Group 1971 estimations[2] 1981 estimations[3] 1991[4] 2001[5] 2011[6] 2021[7]
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
White: Total 772,062 97.9% 660,754 96% 640,997 94.16% 657,082 91.85% 639,487 85.10% 641,801 79%
White: British – – – – – – 637,872 89.16% 609,714 81.13% 595,737 73.4%
White: Irish – – – – 9,163 1.34% 8,578 1.20% 7,031 0.94% 6,892 0.8%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] – – – – – – – – 687 0.09% 878 0.1%
White: Roma – – – – – – – – – – 1,610 0.2%
White: Other – – – – – – 10,632 1.49% 22,055 2.93% 36,684 4.5%
Asian or Asian British: Total – – – – 24,602 3.61% 35,737 5.00% 58,243 7.75% 78,503 9.7%
Asian or Asian British: Indian – – – – 9,900 12,303 1.72% 16,130 2.15% 21,087 2.6%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani – – – – 9,329 15,064 2.11% 22,492 2.99% 31,405 3.9%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi – – – – 1,759 2,537 0.35% 4,432 0.59% 5,876 0.7%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] – – – – 2,066 3,447 0.48% 5,933 0.79% 8,117 1.0%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian – – – – 1,548 2,386 0.33% 9,256 1.23% 12,018 1.5%
Black or Black British: Total – – – – 10,815 1.58% 10,318 1.44% 25,893 3.45% 45,376 5.6%
Black or Black British: African – – – – 1,343 2,435 0.34% 14,894 1.98% 32,211 4.0%
Black or Black British: Caribbean – – – – 6,554 6,718 0.94% 6,728 0.90% 7,889 1.0%
Black or Black British: Other Black – – – – 2,918 1,165 0.16% 4,271 0.57% 5,276 0.6%
Mixed: Total – – – – – – 9,737 1.36% 19,632 2.61% 27,388 3.3%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean – – – – – – 4,603 0.64% 8,813 1.17% 10,028 1.2%
Mixed: White and Black African – – – – – – 885 0.12% 2,493 0.33% 4,294 0.5%
Mixed: White and Asian – – – – – – 2,516 0.35% 4,906 0.65% 7,410 0.9%
Mixed: Other Mixed – – – – – – 1,733 0.24% 3,420 0.46% 5,656 0.7%
Other: Total – – – – 4,308 0.63% 2,528 0.35% 8,230 1.10% 18,885 2.3%
Other: Arab[note 3] – – – – – – – – 3,791 0.50% 5,980 0.7%
Other: Any other ethnic group – – – – 4,308 0.63% 2,528 0.35% 4,439 0.59% 12,905 1.6%
Non-White: Total 16,938 2.1% 27,807 4% 39,725 5.8% 58,320 8.1% 111,998 14.9% 170,152 21%
Total 789,000 100% 688,561 100% 680,722 100% 715,402 100% 751,485 100% 811,953 100%

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
Distribution of ethnic groups in the Leeds Metropolitan District Council area according to the 2011 census.
  • White
    White
  • White-British
    White-British
  • White-Irish
    White-Irish
  • White-Other
    White-Other
  • Asian
    Asian
  • Asian-Indian
    Asian-Indian
  • Asian-Pakistani
    Asian-Pakistani
  • Asian-Bangladeshi
    Asian-Bangladeshi
  • Asian-Chinese
    Asian-Chinese
  • Black
    Black
  • Black-African
    Black-African
  • Black-Caribbean
    Black-Caribbean
  • Other-Arab
    Other-Arab

Languages

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The most common main languages spoken in Leeds according to the 2011 census are shown below.[8]

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

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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.

Religion 2001[9] 2011[10] 2021[11]
Number % Number % Number %
Christian 492,656 68.86% 419,790 55.86% 343,311 42.28%
Muslim 21,394 2.99% 40,772 5.43% 63,054 7.77%
Sikh 7,586 1.06% 8,914 1.19% 10,047 1.24%
Hindu 4,183 0.58% 7,048 0.94% 9,217 1.14%
Jewish 8,267 1.16% 6,847 0.91% 6,267 0.77%
Buddhist 1,587 0.22% 2,772 0.37% 2,874 0.35%
Other religion 1,530 0.21% 2,396 0.32% 3,637 0.45%
No religion 120,139 16.79% 212,229 28.24% 326,231 40.18%
Religion not stated 58,060 8.12% 50,717 6.75% 47,315 5.83%
Total 715,402 100.00% 751,485 100.00% 811,953 100.00%

Religion in Leeds (2021)[12]

  Christianity (42.28%)
  No Religion (40.18%)
  Islam (7.77%)
  Sikhism (1.24%)
  Hinduism (1.14%)
  Judaism (0.77%)
  Buddhism (0.35%)
  Other Religions (0.45%)
  Religion not Stated (5.83%)
Distribution of religions in the Leeds Metropolitan District Council area according to the 2011 census.
  • Christianity
    Christianity
  • Islam
    Islam
  • Judaism
    Judaism
  • Hinduism
    Hinduism
  • Sikhism
    Sikhism
  • Buddhism
    Buddhism
  • Other religion
    Other religion
  • No religion
    No religion

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Equality, Commission for Racial (1985). "Ethnic minorities in Britain: statistical information on the pattern of settlement". Commission for Racial Equality: Table 2.2.
  4. ^ Data is taken from United Kingdom Casweb Data services of the United Kingdom 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for England, Scotland and Wales Archived 5 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine (Table 6)
  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.
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