The Census is the most accurate data picture of ethnicity across the city, the last census was in 2011 and although there population projections from this on how ethnicity may change these become less reliable as time goes on. The next census is in 2021.
Table of ethnicity in Birmingham, as captured in the 2011 Census
Ethnicity
Category
% of population
White
White: British
53.1%
White
White: Irish
2.1%
White
White: Gypsy or Traveller
0.0%
White
White: Other
2.7%
White
Combined total
57.9%
Asian
Asian: Indian
6.0%
Asian
Asian: Pakistani
13.5%
Asian
Asian: Bangladeshi
3.0%
Asian
Asian: Chinese
1.2%
Asian
Asian: Other
2.9%
Asian
Combined total
26.6%
Black
Black: Afrian
2.8%
Black
Black Caribbean
4.4%
Black
Black: Other
1.7%
Black
Combined total
9.0%
Other
Other: Arab
1.0%
Other
Other: Any other ethnic group
1.0%
Other
Combined total
2.0%
Table of country of birth in Birmingham, as captured in the 2011 Census
Country of birth
% of the population
United Kingdom
77.8%
Europe (Non UK)
4.6%
Africa
3.2%
Middle East and Asia
21.1%
Americas and the Caribbean
2.2%
Antarctica and Oceania
0.1%
Table of main languages spoken in Birmingham by more than 500 people (0.1%) of the population, as captured in the 2011 Census
