| Place: | Glasgow |
| Caption: | Population pyramid of Glasgow |
| Size Of Population: | 593,245 (2011) |
| Density: | 3,390/km2 (8,780/sq mi). |
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth most populous city in the United Kingdom.
Glasgow's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 593,245. The population density was .
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the previous four censuses in Glasgow alongside two estimates.
A Home Office report officially estimated that the 'coloured' population of Glasgow in 1958 was likely around 3,000 to 5,000, the majority being Asian (2,000 Pakistanis and 2,000 Indians).[1]
| Ethnic Group | 1976 estimations | 1981 estimations[2] | 1991 census[3] [4] | 2001 census[5] | 2011 census[6] | 2022 census[7] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| White Total | – | – | 729,092 | 97.9% | 641,336 | 96.75% | 546,359 | 94.55% | 524,561 | 88.42% | 501,029 | 80.71% | |
| White: Scottish | – | – | – | – | – | – | 503,614 | 87.15% | 466,241 | 78.59% | 416,634 | 67.12% | |
| White: Other British | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,934 | 3.62% | 24,154 | 4.07% | 35,011 | 5.64% | |
| White: Irish | – | – | – | – | 10,384 | 1.56% | 11,467 | 1.98% | 11,228 | 1.89% | 11,130 | 1.79% | |
| White: Gypsy/Traveller | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 407 | 0.07% | 201 | 0.03% | |
| White: Polish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8,406 | 1.42% | 12,183 | 1.96% | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 10,344 | 1.79% | 14,125 | 2.38% | 25,870 | 4.17% | ||
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Total | 12,000[8] | 1.3% | – | – | 18,242 | 2.75% | 25,636 | 4.44% | 47,758 | 8.05% | 68,793 | 11.08% | |
| – | – | – | – | 3,374 | 0.5% | 4,173 | 0.72% | 8,640 | 1.46% | 13,990 | 2.25% | ||
| – | – | – | – | 10,945 | 1.65% | 15,330 | 2.65% | 22,405 | 3.78% | 30,912 | 4.98% | ||
| – | – | – | – | 191 | – | 237 | 0.04% | 458 | 0.08% | 954 | 0.15% | ||
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese | – | – | – | – | 2,780 | 0.41% | 3,876 | 0.67% | 10,689 | 1.80% | 14,300 | 2.30% | |
| – | – | – | – | 952 | 0.14% | 2,020 | 0.35% | 5,566 | 0.94% | 8,640 | 1.39% | ||
| Black, Black Scottish or Black British | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,792 | 0.31% | – | – | – | – | |
| African Total | – | – | – | – | 489 | – | – | – | 12,440 | 2.10% | 22,272 | 3.59% | |
| – | – | – | – | 489 | – | – | – | 12,298 | 2.07% | 2,798 | 0.45% | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 142 | 0.02% | 19,474 | 3.14% | ||
| Caribbean or Black: Total | – | – | – | – | 709 | – | – | – | 1,806 | 0.30% | 1,471 | 0.24% | |
| – | – | – | – | 220 | – | – | 783 | 0.13% | 335 | 0.05% | |||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 820 | 0.14% | 96 | 0.02% | ||
| – | – | – | – | 489 | – | – | 203 | 0.03% | 1,033 | 0.17% | |||
| Mixed or multiple ethnic groups Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,046 | 0.35% | 2,879 | 0.49% | 10,624 | 1.71% | |
| Other: Total | – | – | – | – | 1,840 | 0.27% | 2,036 | 0.35% | 3,801 | 0.64% | 16,571 | 2.67% | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,631 | 0.44% | 8,671 | 1.40% | ||
| Other: Any other ethnic group | – | – | – | – | 1,840 | 0.27% | 2,036 | 0.35% | 1,170 | 0.20% | 7,903 | 1.27% | |
| Non-White: Total | – | – | 15,286 | 2.1% | 21,517 | 3.25% | 31,510 | 5.45% | 68,684 | 11.58% | 119,726 | 19.29% | |
| Total: | – | – | 744,378 | 100% | 662,853 | 100% | 577,869 | 100% | 593,245 | 100% | 620,756 | 100% | |
The proportion of people residing in Glasgow born outside the UK was 19.1% in 2022, compared with 12.2% in 2011 and 5.7% in 2001. Below are the fifteen largest overseas-born groups in Glasgow according to the 2022 census, alongside the two previous censuses.[9]
| Country of birth | 2022 | 2011 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Pakistan | 12,508 | 9,319 | 5,995 |
 Poland | 10,601 | 7,577 | 281 |
 India | 10,212 | 5,789 | 2,364 |
 China | 7,857 | 5,513 | 730 |
 Nigeria | 5,448 | 2,761 | 199 |
 United States | 3,964 | 1,866 | 1,122 |
 Ireland | 3,643 | 4,339 | 5,113 |
 Italy | 3,189 | 1,028 | 674 |
| Iran | 2,647 | 1,136 | 592 |
 Spain | 2,290 | 722 | 367 |
 Germany | 2,262 | 1,948 | 1,379 |
 Hong Kong | 2,095 | 1,430 | 1,406 |
 Iraq | 2,029 | 1,191 | 750 |
 Romania | 1,830 | 460 | 43 |
 France | 1,688 | 1,077 | 701 |
| Overall – all overseas-born | 118,819 | 72,607 | 32,690 |
The country of birth of Glasgow for 1981 is as follows;
| Country of Birth | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981[10] | |||
| Number | % | ||
 United Kingdom | 728,050 | 96.4% | |
| 19,592 | 2.6% | ||
| 701,054 | 92.8% | ||
| 921 | |||
| – | – | ||
| United Kingdom (not otherwise specified) | 6,483 | 0.9% | |
| Europe (non-UK) | 12,778 | 1.7% | |
| Ireland | 9,341 | ||
| Other EEC | 2,334 | ||
| Other Europe | 1,103 | ||
| Asia and Middle East | 8,286 | 1.1% | |
| 2,624 | |||
| 3,532 | |||
| 152 | |||
| Far East | 1,978 | ||
| Middle East | – | – | |
| Africa | 1,227 | 0.2% | |
| North America | – | – | |
| South America | – | – | |
| Oceania | – | – | |
| Other: New Commonwealth[11] | 356 | ||
| Other: Old Commonwealth[12] | 1,479 | 0.2% | |
| Other: | 3,012 | 0.4% | |
| Total | 755,377 | 100% | |
The languages other than English used at home in Glasgow according to the 2011 census are shown below.[13]
| Language | Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 496,027 | 86.62% | ||
| 2,305 | 0.40% | ||
| 2,826 | 0.49% | ||
| 1,717 | 0.30% | ||
| 7,379 | 1.29% | ||
| Other | 62,379 | 10.89% |
The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001, 2011 and 2022 censuses in Glasgow.
| Current religion | 2001 | 2011[14] | 2022[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Christianity | 374,393 | 64.79% | 322,954 | 54.44% | 240,337 | 38.72% | |
| –Roman Catholic | 168,733 | 29.20% | 161,685 | 27.25% | 128,743 | 20.74% | |
| –Church of Scotland | 182,172 | 31.52% | 136,889 | 23.07% | 82,585 | 13.30% | |
| –Other Christian | 23,488 | 4.06% | 24,380 | 4.11% | 29,009 | 4.67% | |
| Islam | 17,792 | 3.08% | 32,117 | 5.41% | 48,766 | 7.86% | |
| Hinduism | 1,209 | 0.21% | 4,074 | 0.69% | 8,166 | 1.32% | |
| Buddhism | 1,194 | 0.21% | 2,570 | 0.43% | 2,854 | 0.46% | |
| Sikhism | 2,374 | 0.41% | 3,149 | 0.53% | 3,456 | 0.56% | |
| Judaism | 1,083 | 0.19% | 897 | 0.15% | 973 | 0.16% | |
| Paganism | 2,001 | 0.32% | |||||
| Other religion | 3,799 | 0.66% | 1,599 | 0.27% | 1,817 | 0.29% | |
| No religion | 131,189 | 22.70% | 183,835 | 30.99% | 268,327 | 43.23% | |
| Religion not stated | 44,836 | 7.76% | 42,050 | 7.09% | 44,076 | 7.10% | |
| No religion/Not stated total | 176,025 | 30.46% | 225,885 | 38.08% | 312,403 | 50.33% | |
| Total population | 577,869 | 100.00% | 593,245 | 100.00% | 620,756 | 100.00% | |
The 2022 census found that of the 620,756 people residing in Glasgow, 62.3% identified with the Scottish identity only, 11.8% identified with the British identity only and 7.1% identified with both identities. 2.5% identified with other UK identities (including English identity), 12.9% identified with an other identity only and the remaining 0.5% identified with at least one UK identity and an other identity.[16]