- Approximately 2.1% of NL population are people from a Black or minority ethnic group, 828 people use British Sign Language at home, 2715 speak Polish at home, 6678 speak other language at home other than English and 483 speak Gaelic.
- Our population is getting older with the over 65 age group set to increase by over 11,000 by 2026, whilst the working age population decreases by 5,000.
- Of the 10,134 people living in North Lanarkshire who were born outside the UK, 55.2% of those arrived after 2001.
- Just under ¼ have no religion (way below the Scottish average of 36%). 34.6% are Roman Catholic, more than double the Scottish average.