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How multicultural is Old Town, Edinburgh?

Neighbourhood · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Old Town ranks 9 of 29 areas by non-European category share in Edinburgh. 20% of classified records are assigned to non-European categories. The largest non-European categories are Middle Eastern (9%) and Indian subcontinent (6%). The share from published city counts is 18%. Based on IndoEuroMap data, not census data.

Content updated · By Bernat Sampera

Data as of 2025
Non-European categories
≈20
#9 by non-European name share in Edinburgh
Share

Location

Category mix

Local roots25.3 %
Other European roots54.4 %
Middle Eastern9.1 %
Indian subcontinent6.2 %
East Asian1.9 %
African1.5 %
Latin1.5 %

Some groups suppressed due to small sample size.

By country

Local roots
25.3 %
Other European roots
54.4 %
Middle Eastern
9.1 %
Indian subcontinent
6.2 %
East Asian
1.9 %
African
1.5 %
Latin
1.5 %

Nearby

View all areas
Gorgie/Dalry 33% Stenhouse, Saughton Mains and Whitson 26% Southside 25% Wester Hailes 23% Craigmillar 21% Granton and District 21% Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead 21% Tollcross 21% Liberton and District 20% Leith Central 19% Drylaw/Telford 18% West End 18% Gilmerton/Inch 17% Leith Harbour & Newhaven 17% Longstone 17% Portobello 16% Hutchison/Chesser 15% Leith Links 15% New Town/Broughton 15% West Pilton/West Granton 15%
How we measure this

Non-European categories are algorithm categories outside Europe. North American and Oceanian records count as European. Every number is IndoEuroMap data, our source of truth.