| Demographics of Leeds | |
|---|---|
 Population pyramid of Leeds | |
| Population | 751,485 (2011) |
| Density | 1,388 people per square km. |
Leeds, England is the third most populous city in the United Kingdom.
Leeds's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 751,485. The population density was 1,388 people per square km.
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Leeds.
| Ethnic Group | 1971 estimations[1] | 1981 estimations[2] | 1991[3] | 2001[4] | 2011[5] | 2021[6] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
The most common main languages spoken in Leeds according to the 2011 census are shown below.[7]
| 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% |
The following table shows the religion of respondents in recent censuses in Leeds.
| Religion | 2001[8] | 2011[9] | 2021[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Christian | 492,656 | 68.86% | 419,790 | 55.86% | 343,311 | 42.28% |
| Buddhist | 1,587 | 0.22% | 2,772 | 0.37% | 2,874 | 0.35% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
