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Glasgow City Region

Non-white ethnic groups in the Glasgow City Region

Percentage of the population from non-white ethnic groups - GCR - 2022

Glasgow has a larger percentage of non-white ethnic groups compared to the other selected local authorities in the Glasgow City Region (19%). East Renfrewshire has the second highest percentage of non-white ethnic groups with 13%, and the highest percentage of people from Indian and Pakistani ethnic groups compared to the other selected local authorities.

White ethnic groups in the Glasgow City Region

Percentage of the population from white ethnic groups - GCR - 2022

East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire have a higher percentage of the population who are ‘Other White British’ (excluding White Scottish) compared to Glasgow. Glasgow has the largest percentage of ‘White Irish’ (2%), ‘White Polish’ (2%) and ‘Other White’ (4%) compared to all other selected local authorities in the Glasgow City Region.

Notes


In September 2017, GCPH published a detailed report on ethnicity and health, The changing ethnic profiles of Glasgow and Scotland. This report explored links between ethnicity and health in a Scottish context and the population health implications of the changing ethnic profiles of Scotland and of Glasgow.

 This section was ast updated in December 2024.

Further reading under ‘Ethnicity’