Demography of Bristol
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Bristol, England is the tenth most populous city in the United Kingdom.


Population

Bristol's total population, according to the
2011 UK census A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...
, was 428,234. The population density was 4,022 people per square km.


Ethnicity

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 1991, 2001 and 2011 censuses in Bristol. Bristol has a strong White majority population, at 84%, which has declined from 94.5% in 1991. The largest ethnic group is the White British at 77.9% which have declined from 88% of the population in 2001.
Black British Black British people are a multi-ethnic group of British citizens of either African or Afro-Caribbean descent.Gadsby, Meredith (2006), ''Sucking Salt: Caribbean Women Writers, Migration, and Survival'', University of Missouri Press, pp. 76–7 ...
residents are the 2nd biggest at 6% with
Asian British British Asians (also referred to as Asian Britons) are British citizens of Asian people, Asian descent. They constitute a significant and growing minority of the people living in the United Kingdom, with 6.9% of the population identifying as As ...
at 5.5%. Notes for table above


Languages

The most common main languages spoken in Bristol according to the 2011 census are shown below.


Religion

The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses in Bristol.


See also

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Demographics of the United Kingdom The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at over 67.0 million in 2020. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 270 people per square kilometre (700 people per square mile), with England ...
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Demographics of England The demography of England has since 1801 been measured by the decennial national census, and is marked by centuries of population growth and urbanization. Due to the lack of authoritative contemporary sources, estimates of the population o ...
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Demographics of London The demography of London is analysed by the Office for National Statistics and data is produced for each of the List of wards in Greater London, Greater London wards, the City of London and the 32 London boroughs, the Inner London and Outer Lond ...
* Demographics of Birmingham * Demographics of Greater Manchester *
List of English cities by population Towns and cities in England can be defined either by their local government administrative boundaries or by their physical extent. * List of cities in the United Kingdom, including the 51 cities in England, seven in Scotland, six in Wales, and fi ...
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List of English districts by population This is a list of the 314 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for from the Office for National Statistics. The list consists of 188 non-metropolitan districts, 32 London boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 5 ...
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List of English districts and their ethnic composition This is a list of districts of England showing their ethnic composition as recorded in the 2021 census. Census respondents were asked "What is your ethnic group? Choose ONE section from A to E, then tick the appropriate box to indicate your cult ...
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List of English districts by area This is a list of districts of England ordered by area, according to Standard Area Measurements published by the Office for National Statistics The Office for National Statistics (ONS; cy, Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of ...
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List of English districts by population density This is a list of the districts of England ordered by population density, based on population estimates for from the Office for National Statistics. The densities are calculated by dividing the latest Population Estimate by the Standard Area Measu ...


References

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