Edinburgh Council (City) : Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Data cube chart.

Year Asian Black White Other
1991 6,899 Show data context 1,071 Show data context 405,859 Show data context 1,681 Show data context
2001 11,681 Show data context 1,751 Show data context 430,369 Show data context 4,823 Show data context
2011 26,264 Show data context 5,505 Show data context 436,779 Show data context 8,078 Show data context
2021 43,988 Show data context 10,860 Show data context 436,785 Show data context 22,891 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Edinburgh Council (City) through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Ethnic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026