Scottish Asians

Scottish Asians
Total population
	212,022 – 3.9% ; (2022 Census); Pakistani – 72,871 – 1.3%; Indian – 52,951 – 1.0%; Chinese – 47,075 – 0.9%; Bangladeshi – 6,934 – 0.1%; Other Asian – 32,187 – 0.6%;
Regions with significant populations
Glasgow City	68,793 – 11.1%
City of Edinburgh	44,070 – 8.6%
Aberdeen City	13,091 – 5.8%
East Renfrewshire	9,156 – 9.5%
Languages
	British English · Asian languages
Related ethnic groups
	British Asians

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.

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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.

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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

Ethnic Group	1991^[4]		2001^[5]		2011^[6]		2022^[1]
Ethnic Group	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%

Scottish Asians

Demographics

2011 census

South Asian communities

Notable Scottish Asians

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