Population by ethnic group, 1991 (thousands of people)
Ethnic group

Great Britain

England

Wales

Scotland
White

51,873.8

46,937.9

2,793.5

4,935.9
Ethnic minorities

3,015.1

2,952.4

41.6

62.6
Black

890.7

884.4

9.5

6.4
Black-Caribbean

500.0

499.0

3.3

0.9
Black-African

212.4

209.6

2.7

2.8
Black-Other

178.4

175.8

3.5

2.6
South Asian

1,479.6

1,447.3

15.9

32.4
Indian

840.3

830.2

6.4

10.1
Pakistani

476.6

455.4

5.7

21.2
Bangladeshi

162.8

161.7

3.8

1.1
Chinese and others

644.7

620.8

16.1

23.9
Chinese

156.9

146.5

4.8

10.5
Other-Asian

197.5

192.9

3.7

4.6
Other-Other

290.2

281.4

7.7

8.8
Total population

54,888.8

49,890.3

2,835.1

4,998.6

Source: 1991 Census of Population Local Base Statistics (Crown Copyright; ESRC/JISC purchase).