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308:
306:
284:
280:
276:
275:
252:
238:9,156 – 9.5%
204:Glasgow City
188:
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135:
121:Ethnic group
105:
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41:Please help
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1297:, cricketer
1291:, cricketer
1271:Jazz Juttla
1267:, cricketer
1261:, cricketer
1255:, cricketer
1231:, cricketer
1211:Aqeel Ahmed
1182:(2010-2015)
1172:Anas Sarwar
1124:Bashir Maan
1034:KT Tunstall
992:Katie Leung
895:Pollokshaws
778:2011 census
630:Asian Other
566:Bangladeshi
315:East Asians
289:Bangladeshi
285:Asian-Scots
178:Bangladeshi
141:2022 Census
1715:Categories
1625:2018-04-24
1589:2021-05-14
1560:2021-05-14
1506:2018-04-23
1477:2018-04-23
1410:References
1065:Tony Singh
1040:Atta Yaqub
1036:, musician
1004:Aasmah Mir
974:Sara Ishaq
947:, comedian
945:Danny Bhoy
933:Ali Abbasi
335:pejorative
69:newspapers
1663:The Times
1337:New Scots
1335:(film on
1253:Majid Haq
1229:Asim Butt
1112:Pam Gosal
1030:, actress
1028:Marli Siu
1024:, actress
994:, actress
953:, actress
915:Woodlands
899:Govanhill
881:Edinburgh
875:Stobswell
856:Stornoway
848:Edinburgh
828:Pakistani
765:5,439,842
755:5,295,403
745:5,062,011
735:4,998,567
534:Pakistani
301:Pakistani
243:Languages
148:Pakistani
99:July 2007
1699:14 April
1693:Archived
1673:29 March
1667:Archived
1640:Archived
1619:Archived
1583:Archived
1554:Archived
1500:Archived
1468:Archived
1404:New Scot
1363:See also
1080:- first
1072:Politics
1047:Business
1018:, writer
1000:, rapper
907:Bearsden
871:Hilltown
860:Aberdeen
801:Polish’.
797:‘Asian’.
426:Source:
327:Oriental
323:Japanese
1527:14 June
1496:NPR.org
1344:Bo Kata
1249:, boxer
1219:, boxer
1213:, boxer
887:Glasgow
840:Islamic
703:212,022
693:140,678
668:: Total
652:32,187
646:21,097
620:47,075
614:33,706
608:16,310
602:10,476
598:Chinese
556:72,871
550:49,381
544:31,793
538:21,192
524:52,951
518:32,706
512:15,037
506:10,050
492:Number
486:Number
480:Number
474:Number
418:212,022
405:140,678
319:Chinese
293:Chinese
168:Chinese
83:scholar
1441:21 May
867:Dundee
852:Dundee
824:Indian
683:71,317
673:47,456
655:0.59%
649:0.40%
643:0.12%
640:6,196
637:0.09%
634:4,604
623:0.87%
617:0.64%
611:0.32%
605:0.21%
591:0.13%
588:6,934
585:0.07%
582:3,788
579:0.04%
576:1,981
573:0.02%
570:1,134
559:1.34%
553:0.93%
547:0.63%
541:0.42%
527:0.97%
521:0.62%
515:0.30%
509:0.20%
502:Indian
421:+50.7%
408:+97.3%
395:+50.3%
392:71,317
379:47,456
331:Scotch
297:Indian
253:·
251:
191:– 0.6%
189:32,187
184:– 0.1%
174:– 0.9%
172:47,075
164:– 1.0%
162:52,951
158:Indian
154:– 1.3%
152:72,871
85:
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71:
64:
56:
1471:(PDF)
1464:(PDF)
1302:Other
1205:Sport
1136:party
998:MC-VA
832:Hindu
727:Total
708:3.90%
698:2.66%
688:1.41%
678:0.95%
662:Asian
469:2022
466:2011
463:2001
460:1991
339:Asian
310:Asian
255:
182:6,934
90:JSTOR
76:books
1701:2019
1675:2023
1529:2023
1443:2024
913:and
873:and
850:and
838:and
836:Sikh
826:and
770:100%
760:100%
750:100%
740:100%
447:and
445:2011
441:2001
437:1991
435:The
414:2022
401:2011
388:2001
375:1991
363:Pop.
359:Year
62:news
1148:MEP
1142:- (
1086:SNP
1082:MSP
283:or
45:by
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