Demography of Luton

Population density in the 2011 census in Luton.

Luton, England is an ethnically and culturally diverse large town.

Population

Luton's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 203,201. The population density was 4,696 people per square km.

Ethnicity

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Luton.

Ethnic Group 2001[1] 2011[2]
Number % Number %
White: British 119,793 64.97% 90,530 44.55%
White: Irish 8,569 4.65% 6,126 3.01%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] 198 0.10%
White: Other 4,204 2.28% 14,225 7.00%
White: Total 132,566 71.90% 111,079 54.66%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 7,538 4.09% 10,625 5.23%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 17,012 9.23% 29,353 14.45%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 7,641 4.14% 13,606 6.70%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] 1,096 0.59% 1,497 0.74%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 1,486 0.81% 5,871 2.89%
Asian or Asian British: Total 34,773 18.86% 60,952 30.00%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 7,653 4.15% 8,177 4.02%
Black or Black British: African 3,204 1.74% 9,169 4.51%
Black or Black British: Other Black 827 0.45% 2,563 1.26%
Black or Black British: Total 11,684 6.34% 19,909 9.80%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 2,414 1.31% 3,831 1.89%
Mixed: White and Black African 389 0.21% 915 0.45%
Mixed: White and Asian 1,058 0.57% 1,805 0.89%
Mixed: Other Mixed 867 0.47% 1,730 0.85%
Mixed: Total 4,728 2.56% 8,281 4.08%
Other: Arab[note 3] 1,646 0.81%
Other: Any other ethnic group 620 0.34% 1,334 0.66%
Other: Total 620 0.34% 2,980 1.47%
Total 184,371 100.00% 203,201 100.00%

Notes for table above

  1. ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
  2. ↑ In 2001, listed under the 'Chinese or other ethnic group' heading.
  3. ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
Distribution of ethnic groups in Luton 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 

Languages

The most common main languages spoken in Luton according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

Rank Language Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
1 English 153,463 79.43%
2 Urdu 8,567 4.43%
3 Polish 8,006 4.14%
4 Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 6,337 3.28%
5 Punjabi 2,203 1.14%
6 Gujarati 1,714 0.89%
7 Arabic 1,037 0.54%
8 Lithuanian 698 0.36%
9 Tamil 653 0.34%
10 Tagalog/Filipino 524 0.27%
11 Shona 489 0.25%
12 Hindi 484 0.25%
13 French 439 0.23%
14 Portuguese 397 0.21%
15 Slovak 352 0.18%
16 Italian 342 0.18%
17 Romanian 340 0.18%
18 Russian 324 0.17%
19 Malayalam 316 0.16%
20 Pashto 293 0.15%
Other 6,217 3.22%

Religion

The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Luton.

Religion 2001[4] 2011[5]
Number % Number %
Christian 109,973 59.65% 96,271 47.38%
Buddhist 456 0.25% 652 0.32%
Hindu 5,025 2.73% 6,749 3.32%
Jewish 534 0.29% 326 0.16%
Muslim 26,963 14.62% 49,991 24.60%
Sikh 1,487 0.81% 2,347 1.16%
Other religion 642 0.35% 898 0.44%
No religion 25,960 14.08% 33,594 16.53%
Religion not stated 13,331 7.23% 12,373 6.09%
Total 184,371 100.00% 203,201 100.00%
Distribution of religions in Luton according to the 2011 census.
Christianity 
Islam 
Judaism 
Hinduism 
Sikhism 
Buddhism 
Other religion 
No religion 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2001 census - theme tables". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "2001 census - theme tables". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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