Our ethnically diverse city
The following information is taken from the last census data and shows the number of people in Brighton & Hove by ethnicity, based on each person’s perceived ethnic group and cultural identity.
One in five residents is Black or minority ethnic and identifies as non-white British.
This information is census is from the 2011 census. We know that the city has experienced a growth in its population since then, and there is a lot of movement into and out of the city.
We expect to get initial data from the 2021 census later this year.
Brighton & Hove residents by ethnicity
Ethnicity
|
Brighton & Hove population
|
England average
|
White British
|
80.5% (220,020)
|
79.8%
|
Non-white
|
10.9% (29,855)
|
14.6%
|
White-non-British
|
8.6% (23,495)
|
5.7%
|
Mixed
|
3.8% (10,410)
|
2.3%
|
Asian
|
4.1% (11,280)
|
7.8%
|
Black
|
1.5% (4,190)
|
3.5%
|
Other ethnic group
|
1.5% (3,985)
|
1%
|
Households with multiple ethnicities
|
15.1% (18,340)
|
8.9%
|
Country of birth
- Born in England – 81% (221,830)
- Born outside the UK – 15.7% (42,885)
Household language
English as a main language
|
Brighton & Hove population
|
England average
|
All people in households have English as main language
|
89.4% (108,655)
|
90.9%
|
At least one adult (not all) has English as main language
|
5.1% (6,225)
|
3.9%
|
No adults, but some children have English as main language
|
0.6% (735)
|
0.8%
|
No household members have English as main language
|
4.9% (5,925)
|
4.4%
|
Religion
Religious belief
|
Brighton & Hove population
|
England average
|
Christian
|
42.9% (117,275)
|
59.4%
|
Buddhist
|
1% (2,740)
|
0.5%
|
Hindu
|
0.7% (1,790)
|
1.5%
|
Jewish
|
1% (2,670)
|
0.5%
|
Muslim
|
2.2.% (6,095)
|
5%
|
Sikh
|
0.1% (340)
|
0.8%
|
Other religion
|
0.9% (2,410)
|
0.4%
|
No religion
|
42.4% (115, 955)
|
24.7%
|