Demographics of Bristol
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Population
Bristol's total population, according to the 2021 census, was 472,500. The population density was 4,308.1 people per square km.
Ethnicity
The population of the city of Bristol was historically ethnically homogeneous, White British, but is now polyethnic, with the largest ethnic group, White British, constituting 71.6% of the population in the 2021 census. This proportion has consistently declined in each modern census, down from 88.0% in the 2001 census.
In the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the city of Bristol comprised: 81.1% White, 6.6% Asian, 5.9% Black, 4.5% Mixed, and 1.9% Other.
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 1991, 2001, 2011, and 2021 censuses in Bristol.
| Ethnic Group | 1971 estimations[1] | 1981 estimations[2] | 1991 census[3][4] | 2001 census[5] | 2011 census[6] | 2021 census[7] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[note 1] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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[note 2] | – | – | 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[note 3] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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
Distribution of ethnic groups in Bristol according to the 2011 census.
White
White-British
White-Irish
White-Other
Asian
Asian-Indian
Asian-Pakistani
Asian-Bangladeshi
Asian-Chinese
Black
Black-African
Black-Caribbean
Other-Arab
| Ethnic group | School year[8][9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971[10] | 1998 | 2021/2022 | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| White: Total | – | 96.1% | 37,460 | 86.7% | 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 | – | – | 719 | 1.9% | 1,309 | 2.1% |
| Non-White: Total | – | 3.9% | – | 13.5% | 19,005 | 32.1% |
| Total: | – | 100% | 43,224 | 100% | 63,273 | 100% |
Religion
The table below shows data regarding religion in Bristol for the 2001, 2011, and 2021 censuses.
| Religion | 2001[11] | 2011[12] | 2021[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
7,664 | 2.01 | 22,016 | 5.14 | 31,776 | 6.7 |
 Buddhist |
1,614 | 0.42 | 2,549 | 0.60 | 2,710 | 0.6 |
 Hindu |
2,131 | 0.56 | 2,712 | 0.63 | 3,545 | 0.8 |
 Sikh |
1,778 | 0.47 | 2,133 | 0.50 | 2,247 | 0.5 |
 Jewish |
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 |
Distribution of religions in Bristol according to the 2011 census.
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Buddhism
Other religion
No religion
Languages
The most common main languages spoken in Bristol according to the 2011 census are listed below.[14]
| 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% |
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