East Lothian Council : Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Data cube chart.

Year Asian Black White Other
1991 198 Show data context 61 Show data context 83,651 Show data context 103 Show data context
2001 319 Show data context 79 Show data context 89,433 Show data context 257 Show data context
2011 955 Show data context 286 Show data context 97,998 Show data context 478 Show data context
2021 1,380 Show data context 420 Show data context 108,809 Show data context 1,658 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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nCube definition


The full National Statistics Socio-cconomic Classification includes classes for persons of working age who were outside the workforce, i.e. those who have never worked, the long-term unemployed and full-time students, who are included here as a separate sub-total and should be excluded in the calculation of rates.


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

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026