| Demographics of Bristol | |
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 Population pyramid of Bristol | |
| Population | 428,234 (2011) |
Bristol, England is the tenth most populous city in the United Kingdom.
Population
See also: List of wards in Bristol by populationBristol's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, 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 residents are the 2nd biggest at 6% with Asian British at 5.5%.
| Ethnic Group | 1971 estimations | 1981 estimations | 1991 census | 2001 census | 2011 census | 2021 census | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| White: Total | 396,543 | 97.7% | 381,764 | 95.7% | 376,418 | 94.8% | 349,530 | 91.83% | 359,592 | 83.97% | 383,142 | 81.1% |
| White: British | – | – | – | – | – | – | 335,085 | 88.04% | 333,432 | 77.86% | 338,452 | 71.6% |
| White: Irish | – | – | – | – | 5,571 | 1.48% | 4,321 | 1.14% | 3,851 | 0.90% | 4288 | 0.9% |
| White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 359 | 0.08% | 273 | 0.1% |
| White: Roma | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 966 | 0.2% |
| White: Other | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,124 | 2.66% | 21,950 | 5.13% | 39,163 | 8.3% |
| Asian or Asian British: Total | – | – | 6,583 | 1.6% | 8,479 | 2.1% | 13,008 | 3.42% | 23,655 | 5.52% | 31,269 | 6.7% |
| Asian or Asian British: Indian | – | – | 2,420 | 2,969 | 4,595 | 1.21% | 6,547 | 1.53% | 8,302 | 1.8% | ||
| Asian or Asian British: Pakistani | – | – | 2,422 | 2,931 | 4,050 | 1.06% | 6,863 | 1.60% | 9,064 | 1.9% | ||
| Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi | – | – | 334 | 602 | 1,230 | 0.32% | 2,104 | 0.49% | 2,616 | 0.6% | ||
| Asian or Asian British: Chinese | – | – | 867 | 1,165 | 2,149 | 0.56% | 3,886 | 0.91% | 5,466 | 1.2% | ||
| Asian or Asian British: Other Asian | – | – | 540 | 812 | 984 | 0.26% | 4,255 | 0.99% | 5,821 | 1.2% | ||
| Black or Black British: Total | – | – | 8,599 | 2.2% | 9,507 | 2.4% | 8,831 | 2.32% | 25,734 | 6.01% | 27,890 | 5.8% |
| Black or Black British: African | – | – | 678 | 786 | 2,310 | 0.61% | 12,085 | 2.82% | 18,149 | 3.8% | ||
| Black or Black British: Caribbean | – | – | 5,918 | 1.5% | 6,409 | 1.6% | 5,585 | 1.47% | 6,727 | 1.57% | 6,803 | 1.4% |
| Black or Black British: Other Black | – | – | 2,003 | 2,312 | 936 | 0.25% | 6,922 | 1.62% | 2,938 | 0.6% | ||
| Mixed: Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,934 | 2.08% | 15,438 | 3.61% | 21,116 | 4.5% |
| Mixed: White and Black Caribbean | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,871 | 1.02% | 7,389 | 1.73% | 7,714 | 1.6% |
| Mixed: White and Black African | – | – | – | – | – | – | 755 | 0.20% | 1,533 | 0.36% | 2,621 | 0.6% |
| Mixed: White and Asian | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,652 | 0.43% | 3,402 | 0.79% | 5,556 | 1.2% |
| Mixed: Other Mixed | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,656 | 0.44% | 3,114 | 0.73% | 5,225 | 1.1% |
| Other: Total | – | – | 2,135 | 2,595 | 1,312 | 0.34% | 3,815 | 0.89% | 9,050 | 1.9% | ||
| Other: Arab | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,272 | 0.30% | 2,540 | 0.5% |
| Other: Any other ethnic group | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,312 | 0.34% | 2,543 | 0.59% | 6,510 | 1.4% |
| Ethnic minority: Total | 9,499 | 2.3% | 17,317 | 4.3% | 20,581 | 5.2% | 31,085 | 8.2% | 68,642 | 16% | 89,325 | 18.9% |
| Total | 406,042 | 100% | 399,081 | 100% | 396,999 | 100% | 380,615 | 100% | 428,234 | 100% | 472,467 | 100% |
Notes for table above
- New category created for the 2011 census
- In 2001, listed under the 'Chinese or other ethnic group' heading.
- New category created for the 2011 census
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White
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White-British
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White-Irish
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White-Other
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Asian
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Asian-Indian
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Asian-Pakistani
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Asian-Bangladeshi
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Asian-Chinese
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Black
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Black-African
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Black-Caribbean
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Other-Arab
| Ethnic group | School year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2021/2022 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| White: Total | – | 96.1% | 42,959 | 67.9% |
| White: British | – | – | 37,628 | 59.5% |
| White: Irish | – | – | 175 | |
| White: Traveller of Irish heritage | – | – | 44 | |
| White: Gypsy/Roma | – | – | 110 | |
| White: Other | – | – | 5,002 | |
| Asian / Asian British: Total | – | – | 5,380 | 8.5% |
| Asian / Asian British: Indian | – | – | 1,337 | |
| Asian / Asian British: Pakistani | – | – | 1,969 | |
| Asian / Asian British: Bangladeshi | – | – | 524 | |
| Asian / Asian British: Chinese | – | – | 396 | |
| Asian / Asian British: Other Asians | – | – | 1,154 | |
| Black / Black British: Total | – | – | 6,649 | 10.5% |
| Black: Caribbean | – | – | 905 | |
| Black: African | – | – | 4,731 | |
| Black: Other Blacks | – | – | 1,013 | |
| Mixed / British Mixed | – | – | 5,999 | 9.5% |
| Other: Total | – | – | 977 | 1.5% |
| Unclassified | – | – | 1,309 | 2.1% |
| Non-White: Total | – | 3.9% | 19,005 | 32.1% |
| Total: | – | 100% | 63,273 | 100% |
Languages
The most common main languages spoken in Bristol according to the 2011 census are shown below.
| Rank | Language | Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | 374,709 | 91.46% |
| 2 | Polish | 6,080 | 1.48% |
| 3 | Somali | 5,004 | 1.22% |
| 4 | Urdu | 1,432 | 0.35% |
| 5 | French | 1,403 | 0.34% |
| 6 | Spanish | 1,329 | 0.32% |
| 7 | Punjabi | 1,306 | 0.32% |
| 8 | Arabic | 1,103 | 0.27% |
| 9 | Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) | 983 | 0.24% |
| 10 | Italian | 964 | 0.24% |
| 11 | Portuguese | 850 | 0.21% |
| 12 | German | 732 | 0.18% |
| 13 | Hungarian | 664 | 0.16% |
| 14 | Malayalam and Tamil | 663 | 0.16% |
| 15 | Russian | 536 | 0.13% |
| 16 | Tagalog/Filipino | 531 | 0.13% |
| 17 | Kurdish | 516 | 0.13% |
| 18 | Romanian | 503 | 0.12% |
| 19 | Greek | 494 | 0.12% |
| 20 | Slovak | 493 | 0.12% |
| other | 9,403 | 2.30% |
Religion
The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses in Bristol.
| Religion | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| No religion | 93,322 | 24.52 | 160,218 | 37.41 | 242,864 | 51.4 |
| Holds religious beliefs | 251,989 | 66.20 | 233,234 | 54.47 | 197,180 | 41.7 |
 Christian
|
236,239 | 62.07 | 200,254 | 46.76 | 152,126 | 32.2 |
 Muslim
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7,664 | 2.01 | 22,016 | 5.14 | 31,776 | 6.7 |
 Buddhist
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1,614 | 0.42 | 2,549 | 0.60 | 2,710 | 0.6 |
 Hindu
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2,131 | 0.56 | 2,712 | 0.63 | 3,545 | 0.8 |
 Sikh
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1,778 | 0.47 | 2,133 | 0.50 | 2,247 | 0.5 |
 Jewish
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823 | 0.22 | 777 | 0.18 | 1,228 | 0.3 |
| Other religion | 1,740 | 0.46 | 2,793 | 0.65 | 3,546 | 0.8 |
| Religion not stated | 35,304 | 9.28 | 34,782 | 8.12 | 32,423 | 6.9 |
| Total population | 380,615 | 100.0 | 428,234 | 100.0 | 472,467 | 100.0 |
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Christianity
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Islam
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Judaism
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Hinduism
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Sikhism
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Buddhism
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Other religion
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No religion
See also
- Demographics of the United Kingdom
- Demographics of England
- Demographics of London
- Demographics of Birmingham
- Demographics of Greater Manchester
- List of English cities by population
- List of English districts by population
- List of English districts and their ethnic composition
- List of English districts by area
- List of English districts by population density
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