 Historical population and city limits
In the 1960s and 1970s, many Asians also settled in Glasgow, mainly in the Pollokshields area.These number 30,000 Pakistanis, 15,000 Indians and 3,000 Bangladeshis as well as Chinese people, many of whom settled in the Garnethill area of the city.Since 2000, the UK government has pursued a policy of dispersal of asylum seekers to ease pressure on social housing in the London area.