Demographics of Nottingham
Population pyramid of Nottingham
Population305,680 (2011)
Population density in the 2011 census in Nottingham.

Nottingham, England is an ethnically and culturally diverse city. It is the sixteenth most populous city in the United Kingdom.

Simplified Industry sectors over time in Nottingham

Population

Nottingham's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 305,680. The population density was 4,073 people per square km.

Ethnicity

Ethnic demography of Nottingham over time
Ethnic makeup of Nottingham by single year ages in 2021

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 1991, 2001 and 2011 censuses in Nottingham. Nottingham is a majority White city with a majority of 71.5%, the largest ethnicity of which is the White British at 65.4% however this majority has been in decline since post-war migration began to the UK. Asian British residents have risen from 5.1% in 1991 to 13.1% in 2011. Black British residents have also risen with the majority of growth coming from Black Africans, going from 4.6% in 1991 to 7.3% in 2011. Mixed and Other ethnicities have also risen as a percentage of the population.

Ethnic Group 1971 estimations[1] 1981 estimations[2] 1991[3] 2001[4] 2011[5] 2021[6]
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
White: Total 280,830 94.9% 242,745 92% 235,184 89.24% 226,710 84.91% 218,698 71.54% 213,430 65.8%
White: British – – – – – – 216,401 81.05% 199,990 65.42% 185,580 57.3%
White: Irish – – – – 4,004 1.51% 3,629 1.36% 2,819 0.92% 2,360 0.7%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] – – – – – – – – 326 0.11% 269 0.1%
White: Roma – – – – – – – – – – 1,130 0.3%
White: Other – – – – – – 6,680 2.50% 15,563 5.09% 24,091 7.4%
Asian or Asian British: Total – – – – 13,538 5.13% 19,070 7.14% 40,039 13.10% 48,217 14.9%
Asian or Asian British: Indian – – – – 4,757 1.8% 6,096 2.28% 9,901 3.24% 11,515 3.6%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani – – – – 6,867 2.6% 9,725 3.64% 16,771 5.49% 21,684 6.7%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi – – – – 301 0.11% 533 0.20% 1,049 0.34% 2,223 0.7%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] – – – – 914 0.26% 1,715 0.64% 5,988 1.96% 4,263 1.3%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian – – – – 699 0.26% 1,001 0.37% 6,330 2.07% 8,532 2.6%
Black or Black British: Total – – – – 12,176 4.62% 11,582 4.34% 22,185 7.26% 32,215 10%
Black or Black British: African – – – – 618 0.23% 1,281 0.48% 9,877 3.23% 18,740 5.8%
Black or Black British: Caribbean – – – – 8,516 3.23% 9,189 3.44% 9,382 3.07% 9,339 2.9%
Black or Black British: Other Black – – – – 3,042 1.15% 1,112 0.42% 2,926 0.96% 4,136 1.3%
Mixed: Total – – – – – – 8,370 3.13% 20,265 6.63% 19,063 5.9%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean – – – – – – 5,297 1.98% 12,166 3.98% 10,129 3.1%
Mixed: White and Black African – – – – – – 540 0.20% 2,004 0.66% 2,129 0.7%
Mixed: White and Asian – – – – – – 1,254 0.47% 3,304 1.08% 3,363 1.0%
Mixed: Other Mixed – – – – – – 1,279 0.48% 2,791 0.91% 3,442 1.1%
Other: Total – – – – 2,624 0.99% 1,256 0.47% 4,493 1.47% 10,710 3.3%
Other: Arab[note 3] – – – – – – – – 2,372 0.78% 3,673 1.1%
Other: Any other ethnic group – – – – 2,624 0.99% 1,256 0.47% 2,121 0.69% 7,037 2.2%
Non-White: Total 15,017 5.1% 21,251 8% 28,338 10.8% 40,278 15.1% 86,982 28.5 110,205 34.2%
Total 295,847 100% 263,996 100% 263,522 100% 266,988 100% 305,680 100% 323,635 100%

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 Nottingham 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

Ethnicity of school pupils

Ethnic group School year[7][8]
2021/2022
Number %
White: Total 23,758 49.1%
White: British 19,730 40.7%
White: Irish 89
White: Traveller of Irish heritage 40
White: Gypsy/Roma 348
White: Other 3,551
Asian / Asian British: Total 9,175 19%
Asian / Asian British: Indian 1,408
Asian / Asian British: Pakistani 5,509
Asian / Asian British: Bangladeshi 364
Asian / Asian British: Chinese 334
Asian / Asian British: Other Asians 1,560
Black / Black British: Total 5,974 12.3%
Black: Caribbean 1,078
Black: African 3,982
Black: Other Blacks 914
Mixed / British Mixed 6,678 13.8%
Other: Total 1,812 3.7%
Unclassified 1,034 2.1%
Total: 48,431 100%

Languages

The most common main languages spoken in Nottingham according to the 2011 census are shown below.[9]

Rank Language Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
1 English 256,411 87.40%
2 Polish 6,548 2.23%
3 Urdu 4,089 1.39%
4 Punjabi 2,453 0.84%
5 Arabic 2,372 0.78%
6 Persian 915 0.31%
7 Kurdish 899 0.31%
8 French 858 0.29%
9 Portuguese 820 0.28%
10 Pakistani Pahari (with Mirpuri and Potwari) 694 0.24%
11 Greek 687 0.23%
12 Cantonese Chinese 609 0.21%
13 Spanish 557 0.19%
14 Italian 556 0.19%
15 Turkish 523 0.18%
16 Malay 509 0.17%
17 Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 485 0.17%
18 Gujarati 464 0.16%
19 Lithuanian 461 0.16%
20 Hindi 460 0.16%
Other 12,092 4.12%

Religion

Religious makeup of Nottingham by single year age groups in 2021

The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Nottingham.

Religion 2001[10] 2011[11] 2021[12]
Number % Number % Number %
Christian 153,962 57.67 135,216 44.23 112,200 34.7
Buddhist 1,122 0.42 2,051 0.67 1,671 0.5
Hindu 2,225 0.83 4,498 1.47 5,403 1.7
Jewish 627 0.23 1,069 0.35 941 0.3
Muslim 12,353 4.63 26,919 8.81 39,540 12.2
Sikh 3,321 1.24 4,312 1.41 4,110 1.3
Other religion 893 0.33 1,483 0.49 2,263 0.7
No religion 66,312 24.84 106,954 34.99 133,403 41.2
Religion not stated 26,173 9.80 23,178 7.58 24,099 7.4
Total 266,988 100.00% 305,680 100.00% 323,635 100.00%
Distribution of religions in Nottingham 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

References

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  2. ^ Equality, Commission for Racial (1985). "Ethnic minorities in Britain: statistical information on the pattern of settlement". Commission for Racial Equality: Table 2.2.
  3. ^ Data is taken from United Kingdom Casweb Data services of the United Kingdom 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for England, Scotland and Wales (Table 6)
  4. ^ "Office of National Statistics; 2001 Census Key Statistics". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  5. ^ "2011 Census: Ethnic Group, local authorities in England and Wales". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  6. ^ "Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  7. ^ "School and pupil characteristics". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  8. ^ "Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic Year 2021/22". explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  9. ^ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  10. ^ "2001 census - theme tables". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Religion - 2021 census". Office of National Statistics. 29 Nov 2022. Archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Dec 2022.
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