What difference does 100 years make?

Aberdeen may be the most ethnically diverse city in Scotland today but what was it like over 100 years ago? To explore this information has been extracted from the 1911 with 2011 censuses. If you wish to explore historical census data visit Aberdeen Central Library. More recent census data (2001 and 2011) can found online.

Population figures for 2011 are approximate and based upon calculations using the percentages of overall population presented in the census.

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