Leicester: Main language (detailed)
Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E06000016
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Key Facts
All Residents | 368,571 |
Male | 182,112 |
Female | 186,460 |
Households | 127,388 |
Population Density (people/km2) | 5,027.2 |
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Table Code | ts024 |
Issued | 2022-11-29 |
Unit of Measure | Person |
Number of Response Options | 95 |
This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their main language. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.
Summary
A person's first or preferred language.
This shows a detailed breakdown of the responses given in the write-in option "Other, write in".
Main language (detailed): Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over | 355,571 |
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English (English or Welsh in Wales) | 248,771 |
Welsh or Cymraeg (in England only) | 22 |
Other UK language | 39 |
Other UK language: Gaelic (Irish) | 3 |
Other UK language: Gaelic (Scottish) | 1 |
Other UK language: Manx Gaelic | 0 |
Other UK language: Gaelic (Not otherwise specified) | 0 |
Other UK language: Cornish | 0 |
Other UK language: Scots | 5 |
Other UK language: Ulster Scots | 0 |
Other UK language: Romany English | 30 |
Other UK language: Irish Traveller Cant | 0 |
French | 1,205 |
Portuguese | 2,561 |
Spanish | 689 |
Other European language (EU) | 19,053 |
Other European language (EU): Italian | 1,252 |
Other European language (EU): German | 185 |
Other European language (EU): Polish | 7,940 |
Other European language (EU): Slovak | 1,235 |
Other European language (EU): Czech | 289 |
Other European language (EU): Romanian | 4,390 |
Other European language (EU): Lithuanian | 715 |
Other European language (EU): Latvian | 587 |
Other European language (EU): Hungarian | 248 |
Other European language (EU): Bulgarian | 1,302 |
Other European language (EU): Greek | 591 |
Other European language (EU): Dutch | 117 |
Other European language (EU): Swedish | 80 |
Other European language (EU): Danish | 19 |
Other European language (EU): Finnish | 15 |
Other European language (EU): Estonian | 17 |
Other European language (EU): Slovenian | 33 |
Other European language (EU): Maltese | 11 |
Other European language (EU): Any other European language (EU) | 27 |
Other European language (non EU) | 394 |
Other European language (non EU): Albanian | 337 |
Other European language (non EU): Ukrainian | 40 |
Other European language (non EU): Any other Eastern European language (non EU) | 0 |
Other European language (non EU): Northern European language (non EU) | 17 |
Other European language (EU and non-EU) | 226 |
Other European language (EU and non-EU): Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin | 226 |
Other European language (non-national) | 6 |
Other European language (non-national): Any Romani language | 5 |
Other European language (non-national): Yiddish | 1 |
Russian | 658 |
Turkish | 737 |
Arabic | 2,486 |
West or Central Asian language | 3,179 |
West or Central Asian language: Hebrew | 5 |
West or Central Asian language: Kurdish | 1,560 |
West or Central Asian language: Persian or Farsi | 1,063 |
West or Central Asian language: Pashto | 505 |
West or Central Asian language: Any other West or Central Asian language | 46 |
South Asian language | 68,477 |
South Asian language: Urdu | 3,332 |
South Asian language: Hindi | 2,252 |
South Asian language: Panjabi | 9,330 |
South Asian language: Pakistani Pahari (with Mirpuri and Potwari) | 16 |
South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) | 2,746 |
South Asian language: Gujarati | 44,887 |
South Asian language: Marathi | 330 |
South Asian language: Telugu | 377 |
South Asian language: Tamil | 1,712 |
South Asian language: Malayalam | 1,351 |
South Asian language: Sinhala | 285 |
South Asian language: Nepalese | 205 |
South Asian language: Any other South Asian language | 1,654 |
East Asian language | 2,158 |
East Asian language: Mandarin Chinese | 232 |
East Asian language: Cantonese Chinese | 251 |
East Asian language: All other Chinese | 1,008 |
East Asian language: Japanese | 28 |
East Asian language: Korean | 42 |
East Asian language: Vietnamese | 82 |
East Asian language: Thai | 104 |
East Asian language: Malay | 37 |
East Asian language: Tagalog or Filipino | 312 |
East Asian language: Any other East Asian language | 62 |
Oceanic or Australian language | 6 |
North or South American language | 4 |
Caribbean Creole | 15 |
Caribbean Creole: English-based Caribbean Creole | 1 |
Caribbean Creole: Any other Caribbean Creole | 14 |
African language | 4,583 |
African language: Amharic | 77 |
African language: Tigrinya | 384 |
African language: Somali | 2,408 |
African language: Krio | 18 |
African language: Akan | 168 |
African language: Yoruba | 79 |
African language: Igbo | 160 |
African language: Swahili or Kiswahili | 384 |
African language: Luganda | 7 |
African language: Lingala | 27 |
African language: Shona | 389 |
African language: Afrikaans | 10 |
African language: Any other Nigerian language | 94 |
African language: Any other West African language | 139 |
African language: Any other African language | 239 |
Sign language | 199 |
Sign language: British Sign Language | 167 |
Sign language: Any other sign language | 15 |
Sign language: Any sign communication system | 17 |
Other language | 103 |
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