Editing Nottingham (section)

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Nottingham}}
[[File:Ethnic demography of Nottingham over time.gif|thumb|Ethnic demography of Nottingham over time]]
{| class="wikitable" style="border:0; text-align:center; line-height:120%;"
|+ Contemporary and projected population growth in Nottingham 
|-
! Year
! 1981
! 1991
! 2001
! 2011
! 2016
! 2021
! 2031
|-
! Population
| 263,581 
| 263,526 
| 266,987
| 305,680
| 325,282
| 323,632
| 354,000
|-
! Source
| colspan=4 |Census<ref>Vision of Britain through time</ref>
| [[Office for National Statistics|ONS]]<ref>mid year estimate</ref>
| ONS<ref name="2021 Nomis"/>
| ONS Projections<ref>''[[Office for National Statistics|ONS]] population projections 2014 base / projections uplifted by '21–4,800/'31-5,300 given underestimation at 2016 – c. 5,000/''</ref> 
|}

The population of Nottingham is {{English district population|GSS=E06000018}} ({{United Kingdom statistics year}}).<ref name=popstats /> The population of [[Greater Nottingham]] is 729,977 (2011) and the Metro population is 1,543,000 (2011). The city of Nottingham has a density of {{convert|4,338|PD/km2|abbr=on}}. 65.9% are White, 14.9% Asian, 10% of West Indian origins, 5.9% are of mixed heritages and other groups are 3.3%.<ref name="2021 Nomis"/>