More up to date ethnic minority population data for North Lanarkshire is available from the Scottish Household Survey.
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Ethnic minority population in North Lanarkshire
This data is sourced from the 2011 census, it will be updated after the 2021 census.
| Ethnicity 2011 | Number of people | % of all people | Scotland | Scotland % of total population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE | 330,679 | 5,084,407 | ||
| White: Scottish | 313,356 | 93% | 4,445,678 | 84% |
| White: other British | 7,892 | 2.3% | 417,109 | 8% |
| White: Irish | 4,394 | 1.3% | 54,090 | 1% |
| White: Gypsy/Traveller | 205 | 0.1% | 4,212 | 0.1% |
| White: Polish | 3,009 | 0.9% | 61,201 | 1% |
| White: other White | 1,823 | 0.5% | 102,117 | 2% |
| MIXED OR MULTIPLE ETHNIC GROUPS | 708 | 0.2% | 19,815 | 0.4% |
| ASIAN, ASIAN SCOTTISH or ASIAN BRITISH | 5,385 | 140,678 | ||
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British | 3,003 | 0.9% | 49,381 | 0.9% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British | 997 | 0.3% | 32,706 | 0.6% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British | 42 | 0.0% | 3,788 | 0.1% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British | 898 | 0.3% | 33,706 | 0.6% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Other Asian | 445 | 0.1% | 21,097 | 0.4% |
| AFRICAN | 532 | 29,638 | ||
| African: African, African Scottish or African British | 523 | 0.2% | 29,186 | 0.6% |
| African: Other African | 9 | 0.0% | 452 | 0.0% |
| CARIBBEAN OR BLACK | 171 | 6,540 | ||
| Caribbean or Black: Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British | 83 | 0.0% | 3,430 | 0.1% |
| Caribbean or Black: Black, Black Scottish or Black British | 77 | 0.0% | 2,380 | 0.0% |
| Caribbean or Black: Other Caribbean or Black | 11 | 0.0% | 730 | 0.0% |
| OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS | 252 | 14,325 | ||
| Other ethnic groups: Arab, Arab Scottish or Arab British | 134 | 0.0% | 9,366 | 0.2% |
| Other ethnic groups: Other ethnic group | 118 | 0.0% | 4,959 | 0.1% |
| All people | 337,727 | 100% | 5,295,403 | 100% |