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Scottish Asian (Asian-Scottish or Asian-Scots) is a term defined within the 2011 Scottish census as including people of Bangladeshi, Chinese, Indian, Pakistani or other Asian ancestry resident in Scotland.[2] Their parents or grandparents are normally Asian immigrants. It can also refer to people who are of dual Scottish and Asian ancestry. It combines Asian ethnic background with Scottish national identity.
In traditional British usage, the term Asian did not normally include East Asians, who were referred by their respective national origins (e.g. Chinese, Japanese and others) or collectively as "Oriental", which similar to Scotch can be viewed of as pejorative when applied to people.[3] By contrast, in traditional North American usage the term Asian did not normally include South Asians but focused on East and Southeast Asians, particularly Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese. These frames of reference reflect different migration patterns.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47,456 | — |
| 2001 | 71,317 | +50.3% |
| 2011 | 140,678 | +97.3% |
| 2022 | 212,022 | +50.7% |
| Source: National Records of Scotland | ||
The 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2022 censuses recorded the following ethnic groups:
| Ethnic Group | 1991[4] | 2001[5] | 2011[6] | 2022[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian | 10,050 | 0.20% | 15,037 | 0.30% | 32,706 | 0.62% | 52,951 | 0.97% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani | 21,192 | 0.42% | 31,793 | 0.63% | 49,381 | 0.93% | 72,871 | 1.34% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi | 1,134 | 0.02% | 1,981 | 0.04% | 3,788 | 0.07% | 6,934 | 0.13% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese | 10,476 | 0.21% | 16,310 | 0.32% | 33,706 | 0.64% | 47,075 | 0.87% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Asian Other | 4,604 | 0.09% | 6,196 | 0.12% | 21,097 | 0.40% | 32,187 | 0.59% |
| Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Total | 47,456 | 0.95% | 71,317 | 1.41% | 140,678 | 2.66% | 212,022 | 3.90% |
| Total Population in Scotland | 4,998,567 | 100% | 5,062,011 | 100% | 5,295,403 | 100% | 5,439,842 | 100% |
In addition to ethnicity, the 2011 census asked about national identity.[7]
Scotland's South Asian population of more than 80,000 is mostly from Indian and Pakistani background. The majority are adherents of the Hindu, Sikh and Islamic faiths and are concentrated around urban areas, such as Greater Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee. However, there are Asian communities in places as small as Stornoway and as far north as Aberdeen.[8]
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