Ethnicity and Socio-Economic Deprivation in Scotland

Last Updated
8 June 2026
Source
Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)

Resource Tags

Content Types:

Report

Relevant Driver(s):

1. Strengthening leadership 4. Using evidence and experience

Specific Action(s):

1A. Take a strategic approach to equality and human rights 1D. Ensure compliance with legal obligations 4A. Collect and analyse equality data consistently 4C. Share learning and best practice

Implementation Levels:

Development
Foundation

Prior Knowledge Required:

Basic

Organisation Size:

Large Medium Small

Sector:

Education Government Health and social care Housing Local authorities

Role:

Analysts Equality/Diversity/Human Rights Specialists Policy Officers/Makers Senior Leaders/Management

PSED Needs:

Advance equality of opportunity Eliminate discrimination

Protected Characteristics:

Race

Resource content

A research report from CRER using Scotland’s 2022 Census and the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) to show that Black and minority ethnic communities are 60% more likely than white Scottish/British people to live in the most deprived areas of Scotland, and that this gap has widened since 2011. The report breaks findings down by ethnic group, domain of deprivation, age and region, and calls for targeted policy action to address racialised poverty.

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