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The local district has been in a majority-minority state since around 2008 [1] and was reported in the 2011 census to be that, with the White British population at 45% of the population of Leicester. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Asian British residents, especially Indians , have risen since post-war migration to the UK began, famously Asians from Uganda who ...
The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England, [8] and the 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. A 2023 report ranked Leicester 16th out of the 50 largest UK cities on a range of economic measures, and the first of seven East Midlands cities. [9] [10]
Leicester * 330,574 (279,921) 443,760 [5] (329,839) City of Leicester Oadby and Wigston; Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough: parts. The makeup of the Leicester area figures is shown at the Leicester Built-Up Area article. Figures in brackets are the population of the city council (Unitary Authority/UA) area. 2 Loughborough * 55,258 59,932 Charnwood
The population of Leicestershire (excluding Leicester Unitary Authority) is 609,578 people (2001 census). [10] The county covers an area of 2,084 km 2 (805 sq mi). Its largest population centre is the city of Leicester , followed by the town of Loughborough .
With a population of 559,017 at the time of the 2021 census, Greater Leicester BUA is the eleventh largest in England and thirteenth largest in the United Kingdom. [1] It comprises Leicester itself and its suburbs, all of which are contiguous with or situated in close proximity to the city.
Aylestone [3] is one of twenty one electoral districts and ward [4] within the Leicester City Council unitary area of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. It had a population of 11,944 at the 2021 Census.
At 18.7% of the local population in 2009, Leicester has one of the highest percentages of Indians per head of the population of any local authority in the UK. [64] According to the 2001 UK Census, 14.74% of Leicester's population were Hindu and 4.21% Sikh. [65] Gujarati is the primary language of 16% of the city's residents, 3% Punjabi and 2% Urdu.
The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. [1] It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [1]