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Ethnic demography of Scotland 1981–2011

In the 2011 Scottish census conducted by the Scottish Government, Scotland's population was recorded to be 96% White, a 2% decrease from the previous census held in 2001. 91.8% of Scotland's population claimed to be White Scottish or White: Other British, whilst 4.2% were recorded as Polish, Irish, Gypsy/Traveller or ‘White: Other’. The recorded population of Asian, African, Caribbean or Black, Mixed or Other ethnic groups doubled to 4% in the 2011 census.[1]

The highest proportion of those claimed to belong to an ethnic minority group were in the two largest cities in Scotland – Edinburgh and Glasgow – at 17.9% and 17.3% respectively.[2]

  1. ^ "Ethnicity – Scotland's census". www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Scottish Government. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ethnicity – Scotland's census". www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk. Scottish Government. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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