Scottish Cities
Percentage of non-white ethnic minority groups in selected Scottish cities
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Glasgow has the largest percentage of ethnic minority groups (12%) of all the selected Scottish cities. The largest, single ethnic minority group is Pakistani, and a higher percentage of population recorded their ethnic group as Pakistani in Glasgow (4%) compared to the other selected Scottish cities (around 1%).
White ethnic minority groups in selected Scottish cities
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Edinburgh has the largest percentage of people from non-Scottish white ethnic groups of all the Scottish cities (21%). Around 4% of Glasgow’s population recorded themselves as ‘White: Other British’ compared to 12% in Edinburgh.
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.
Additional Resources
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ResourceThursday, 26 May 2011
Your Better Life Index
A new, interactive index allowing users to measure and compare their lives. -
ResourceSunday, 1 November 2009
Miniature Glasgow - Video
An extension of the GCPH's work profiling Glasgow's health, produced in collaboration with the International Future Forum. -
ResourceMonday, 3 April 2006
Let Glasgow Flourish
A comprehensive report on health and its determinants in Glasgow and West Central Scotland