South Lanarkshire Council : Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Data cube chart.

Year Asian Black White Other
1991 1,620 Show data context 153 Show data context 296,568 Show data context 279 Show data context
2001 2,416 Show data context 202 Show data context 298,812 Show data context 786 Show data context
2011 5,156 Show data context 871 Show data context 306,422 Show data context 1,381 Show data context
2021 8,092 Show data context 2,053 Show data context 313,129 Show data context 3,705 Show data context
Date Source
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S06 Ethnic group: Residents [100%])
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Ethnic Group (Table UV10), 15 way)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (All usual residents: Table KS201UK - Ethnic group)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Scot-Census-2022-Output-Area-v1, Table UV201 - Ethnic group)

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From 1855 onwards, Scottish poor law statistics list the numbers of "Dependents" as well as numbers of Paupers, both being included in our overall count of numbers receiving relief.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, South Lanarkshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Ethnic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026