Leicester, England is an ethnically and culturally diverse city. It is the thirteenth most populous city in the United Kingdom.
Population
Leicester's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 329,839. The population density was 4,494 people per square km.
Ethnicity
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Leicester.
| Ethnic Group |
2001[1] |
2011[2] |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| White: British |
169,456 |
60.54% |
148,629 |
45.06% |
| White: Irish |
3,602 |
1.29% |
2,524 |
0.77% |
| White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] |
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417 |
0.13% |
| White: Other |
5,681 |
2.03% |
15,066 |
4.57% |
| White: Total |
178,739 |
63.85% |
166,636 |
50.52% |
| Asian or Asian British: Indian |
72,033 |
25.73% |
93,335 |
28.30% |
| Asian or Asian British: Pakistani |
4,276 |
1.53% |
8,067 |
2.45% |
| Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi |
1,926 |
0.69% |
3,642 |
1.10% |
| Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] |
1,426 |
0.51% |
4,245 |
1.29% |
| Asian or Asian British: Other Asian |
5,516 |
1.97% |
13,181 |
4.00% |
| Asian or Asian British: Total |
85,177 |
30.43% |
122,470 |
37.13% |
| Black or Black British: Caribbean |
4,610 |
1.65% |
4,790 |
1.45% |
| Black or Black British: African |
3,432 |
1.23% |
12,480 |
3.78% |
| Black or Black British: Other Black |
553 |
0.20% |
3,315 |
1.01% |
| Black or Black British: Total |
8,595 |
3.07% |
20,585 |
6.24% |
| Mixed: White and Black Caribbean |
2,841 |
1.01% |
4,691 |
1.42% |
| Mixed: White and Black African |
539 |
0.19% |
1,161 |
0.35% |
| Mixed: White and Asian |
1,908 |
0.68% |
3,388 |
1.03% |
| Mixed: Other Mixed |
1,218 |
0.44% |
2,340 |
0.71% |
| Mixed: Total |
6,506 |
2.32% |
11,580 |
3.51% |
| Other: Arab[note 3] |
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3,311 |
1.00% |
| Other: Any other ethnic group |
904 |
0.32% |
5,257 |
1.59% |
| Other: Total |
904 |
0.32% |
8,568 |
2.60% |
| Total |
279,921 |
100.00% |
329,839 |
100.00% |
Notes for table above
- ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
- ↑ In 2001, listed under the 'Chinese or other ethnic group' heading.
- ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
| Distribution of ethnic groups in Leicester according to the 2011 census. |
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White-British
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White-Irish
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Asian
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Asian-Indian
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Languages
The most common main languages spoken in Leicester according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]
| Rank |
Language |
Usual residents aged 3+ |
Proportion |
| 1 |
English |
228,295 |
72.47% |
| 2 |
Gujarati |
36,347 |
11.54% |
| 3 |
Punjabi |
7,560 |
2.40% |
| 4 |
Polish |
6,192 |
1.97% |
| 5 |
Urdu |
3,376 |
1.07% |
| 6 |
Somali |
3,331 |
1.06% |
| 7 |
Arabic |
2,516 |
0.80% |
| 8 |
Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) |
1,808 |
0.57% |
| 9 |
Portuguese |
1,750 |
0.56% |
| 10 |
Kurdish |
1,520 |
0.48% |
| 11 |
Tamil |
1,498 |
0.48% |
| 12 |
Hindi |
1,095 |
0.35% |
| 13 |
Persian/Farsi |
1,021 |
0.32% |
| 14 |
Slovak |
878 |
0.28% |
| 15 |
French |
849 |
0.27% |
| 16 |
Shona |
801 |
0.25% |
| 17 |
Turkish |
584 |
0.19% |
| 18 |
Greek |
546 |
0.17% |
| 19 |
Swahili/Kiswahili |
533 |
0.17% |
| 20 |
Tagalog/Filipino |
496 |
0.16% |
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Other |
14,015 |
4.45% |
Religion
The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Leicester.
| Religion |
2001[4] |
2011[5] |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| Christian |
125,187 |
44.72% |
106,872 |
32.40% |
| Buddhist |
638 |
0.23% |
1,224 |
0.37% |
| Hindu |
41,248 |
14.74% |
50,087 |
15.19% |
| Jewish |
417 |
0.15% |
295 |
0.09% |
| Muslim |
30,885 |
11.03% |
61,440 |
18.63% |
| Sikh |
11,796 |
4.21% |
14,457 |
4.38% |
| Other religion |
1,179 |
0.42% |
1,839 |
0.56% |
| No religion |
48,789 |
17.43% |
75,280 |
22.82% |
| Religion not stated |
19,782 |
7.07% |
18,345 |
5.56% |
| Total |
279,921 |
100.00% |
329,839 |
100.00% |
| Distribution of religions in Leicester according to the 2011 census. |
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Islam
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Judaism
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Hinduism
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See also
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