Demographics of Edinburgh
| Demographics of Edinburgh | |
|---|---|
 Population pyramid of Edinburgh | |
| Population | 514,990 (2022) |
The demography of Edinburgh, the capital city and second largest city of Scotland, is analysed by the National Records of Scotland.[1] The population of the council area of Edinburgh was 514,990 in 2022.[2]
Population
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Historical
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 82,560 | — |
| 1811 | 102,987 | +24.7% |
| 1821 | 138,235 | +34.2% |
| 1831 | 161,909 | +17.1% |
| 1841 | 166,450 | +2.8% |
| 1851 | 193,929 | +16.5% |
| 1901 | 303,638 | +56.6% |
| 1911 | 320,318 | +5.5% |
| 1921 | 420,264 | +31.2% |
| 1931 | 439,010 | +4.5% |
| 1951 | 466,761 | +6.3% |
| Source: [3] | ||
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the population expanded rapidly, rising from 49,000 in 1751 to 136,000 in 1831, primarily due to migration from rural areas.[4]: 9 As the population grew, problems of overcrowding in the Old Town, particularly in the cramped tenements that lined the present day Royal Mile and the Cowgate, were exacerbated.[4]: 9 Poor sanitary arrangements resulted in a high incidence of disease,[4]: 9 with outbreaks of cholera occurring in 1832, 1848 and 1866.[5]
Age
[edit]Sex
[edit]Ethnicity
[edit]| Ethnic Group | 1991[6][7] | 2001[8][9] | 2011[8][9] | 2022[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| White: Total | 409,044 | 97.64% | 430,369 | 95.9% | 437,167 | 91.7% | 436,742 | 84.9% |
| White: Scottish | – | – | 354,053 | 78.9% | 334,987 | 70.2% | 298,533 | 58.0% |
| White: Other British | – | – | 51,407 | 11.4% | 56,132 | 11.7% | 69,829 | 13.6% |
| White: Irish | 5,518 | 1.31% | 6,470 | 1.4% | 8,603 | 1.8% | 10,326 | 2.0% |
| White: Gypsy/Traveller[a] | – | – | – | – | 388 | – | 256 | – |
| White: Polish[a] | – | – | – | – | 12,820 | 2.68% | 16,351 | 3.18% |
| White: Other | – | – | 18,439 | 4.1% | 24,237 | 5.1% | 41,449 | 8.1% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Total | 6,979 | 1.66% | 11,600 | 2.5% | 26,264 | 5.5% | 44,070 | 8.6% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian | 1,176 | 0.28% | 2,384 | 0.53% | 6,470 | 1.35% | 12,414 | 2.41% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani | 2,625 | 0.62% | 3,928 | 0.87% | 5,858 | 1.22% | 7,454 | 1.45% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi | 328 | – | 636 | 0.14% | 1,277 | 0.26% | 2,685 | 0.52% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese | 1,940 | 0.46% | 3,532 | 0.78% | 8,076 | 1.69% | 15,076 | 2.93% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Asian Other | 910 | 0.21% | 1,201 | 0.26% | 4,583 | 0.96% | 6,441 | 1.25% |
| Black, Black Scottish or Black British[b] | 1,171 | 0.3% | 1,577 | 0.3% | 5,505 | 1.2% | 10,881 | 2.1% |
| African: Total | 603 | - | 1,285 | 0.2% | 4,474 | 0.9% | 9,462 | 1.84% |
| African: African, African Scottish or African British | 603 | – | 1,285 | 0.2% | 4,364 | 0.91% | 809 | 0.16% |
| African: Other African | – | – | – | – | 110 | – | 8,653 | 1.68% |
| Caribbean or Black: Total | 568 | – | 292 | – | 1,031 | 0.2% | 1,419 | 0.3% |
| Caribbean | 175 | – | 292 | – | 505 | 0.1% | 477 | 0.1% |
| Black | – | – | – | – | 403 | – | 80 | – |
| Caribbean or Black: Other | 393 | – | – | – | 123 | – | 862 | 0.17% |
| Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: Total | – | – | 2,776 | 0.6% | 4,087 | 0.8% | 12,882 | 2.5% |
| Other: Total | 1,720 | 0.41% | 2,047 | 0.45% | 3,603 | 0.8% | 9,966 | 1.9% |
| Other: Arab[a] | – | – | – | – | 2,500 | 0.52% | 4,119 | 0.8% |
| Other: Any other ethnic group | 1,720 | 0.41% | 2,047 | 0.45% | 1,103 | 0.23% | 5,849 | 1.14% |
| Total: | 418,914 | 100% | 448,624 | 100% | 476,626 | 100% | 514,543 | 100% |
Country of birth
[edit]The proportion of people residing in Edinburgh born outside the UK was 23.5% in 2022, compared with 15.9% in 2011 and 8.3% in 2001. Below are the largest overseas-born groups in Edinburgh according to the 2022 census, alongside the two previous censuses.
| Place of birth | 2022[11] | 2011[12] | 2001[13] |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland
|
13,842 | 11,651 | 416 |
 India
|
9,445 | 4,888 | 1,733 |
 Mainland China[c]
|
8,229 | 4,188 | 978 |
 United States
|
6,539 | 3,715 | 2,184 |
 Italy
|
4,885 | 1,716 | 1,257 |
 Spain
|
4,837 | 2,011 | 1,058 |
 Ireland
|
4,774 | 4,743 | 3,324 |
 Germany
|
3,843 | 3,526 | 2,760 |
 Hong Kong
|
3,556 | 1,622 | 1,416 |
 Pakistan
|
3,220 | 2,472 | 1,663 |
 Nigeria
|
2,978 | 1,186 | 231 |
 France
|
2,973 | 2,039 | 1,412 |
 South Africa
|
2,464 | 1,824 | 1,331 |
 Greece
|
2,377 | 992 | 575 |
 Australia
|
2,189 | 2,086 | 2,012 |
 Canada
|
2,079 | 1,760 | 1,332 |
| Overall – all overseas-born | 120,978 | 75,698 | 37,420 |
Religion
[edit]The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001, 2011 and 2022 censuses in Edinburgh.
| Current religion | 2001[14] | 2011[15] | 2022[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Christianity | 245,876 | 54.81% | 206,565 | 43.34% | 154,899 | 30.10% |
| –Church of Scotland | 158,305 | 35.29% | 115,634 | 24.26% | 69,356 | 13.48% |
| –Roman Catholic | 48,712 | 10.86% | 57,868 | 12.14% | 51,950 | 10.10% |
| –Other Christian | 38,859 | 8.66% | 33,063 | 6.94% | 33,593 | 6.53% |
| Islam | 6,759 | 1.51% | 12,434 | 2.61% | 18,034 | 3.50% |
| Hinduism | 1,209 | 0.27% | 3,996 | 0.84% | 8,459 | 1.64% |
| Buddhism | 1,193 | 0.27% | 2,380 | 0.50% | 2,796 | 0.54% |
| Sikhism | 792 | 0.18% | 1,110 | 0.23% | 1,395 | 0.27% |
| Judaism | 774 | 0.17% | 855 | 0.18% | 1,270 | 0.25% |
| Paganism[d] | — | — | — | — | 2,055 | 0.40% |
| Other religion | 5,696 | 1.27% | 1,864 | 0.39% | 1,629 | 0.32% |
| No religion | 163,930 | 36.54% | 213,651 | 44.83% | 289,944 | 56.35% |
| Religion not stated | 22,395 | 4.99% | 33,771 | 7.09% | 34,061 | 6.62% |
| No religion/Not stated total | 186,325 | 41.53% | 247,422 | 51.91% | 324,005 | 62.97% |
| Total population | 448,624 | 100.00% | 476,626 | 100.00% | 514,543 | 100.00% |
National identity
[edit]The 2022 census found that of the 514,543 people residing in Edinburgh, 47.9% identified with the Scottish identity only, 16.6% identified with the British identity only and 8.9% identified with both identities. 5.0% identified with other UK identities (including English identity), 16.5% identified with an other identity only and the final 0.9% identified with at least one UK identity and an other identity.[16]
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "City of Edinburgh Council Area Profile". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Edinburgh ScoP through timePopulation Table View". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ a b c Edwards, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (2005). Edinburgh: The Making of a Capital City. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-1868-2.
- ^ Gilbert, W M, ed. (1967) [1901]. Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century. Edinburgh: J & R Allan Ltd. pp. 95, 120, 140.
- ^ As UK Census data post 2001 is unavailable through the ONS website, it has been recommended to use archival census collection websites to obtain data. Data is taken from United Kingdom Casweb Data services of the United Kingdom 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for Scotland. Archived 5 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine (Table 6)
- ^ Office of Population Censuses and Surveys; General Register Office for Scotland; Registrar General for Northern Ireland (1997): 1991 Census aggregate data. UK Data Service (Edition: 1997). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-1991-1 This information is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence
- ^ a b Census Dissemination Unit, Mimas (5 May 2011). "InFuse". infuse2011gf.ukdataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Census 2011 – The Results for Edinburgh – The City of Edinburgh Council". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data". Scotland's Census. National Records of Scotland. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024. Alternative URL 'Search data by location' > 'Local Authority (CA2019)' > 'City of Edinburgh' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Ethnic Group'
- ^ "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. '2022' > 'City of Edinburgh' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Table UV08 - Country of birth: Final council area/LAD by Country of Birth by Person and Termtime Address Indicator". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. '2001' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'
- ^ "Scotland's Census 2001 - National Records of Scotland Table UV16 - Current religion". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS209SCb". scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Scotland's Census 2022 - UV202 - National identity". UK Data Service. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
External links
[edit]City of Edinburgh: Council Area Profile, National Records of Scotland
