Scotland
The population development of Scotland according to census results and latest official estimates.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1991-04-05 | Population Census (C) 2001-04-29 | Population Census (C) 2011-03-27 | Population Estimate (E) 2021-06-30 | |||
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United Kingdom | GBR | Kingd | London | 242,500 | 56,466,680 | 58,789,194 | 63,182,178 | 66,980,000 | → | ||
Scotland | SCO | Cntry | Edinburgh | 77,925 | 4,998,567 | 5,062,011 | 5,295,403 | 5,479,900 | 7792500 | → |
- National Records of Scotland (web).
Major Urban Areas
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2021-06-30 | |
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1 | Glasgow | SCO | 1,026,880 |
2 | Edinburgh | SCO | 529,580 |
3 | Aberdeen | SCO | 218,420 |
4 | Dundee | SCO | 157,710 |
5 | Motherwell | SCO | 125,490 |
6 | Falkirk | SCO | 103,020 |
7 | Coatbridge | SCO | 90,280 |
8 | Hamilton | SCO | 84,680 |
9 | Dunfermline | SCO | 76,830 |
10 | East Kilbride | SCO | 75,350 |
Contents: Urban Areas
The population of all Scottish urban areas ("settlements") with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest estimates.
Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1991-04-05 | Population Census (C) 2001-04-29 | Population Census (C) 2011-03-27 | Population Estimate (E) 2021-06-30 | Area | ||
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Aberdeen | SCO | 193,379 | 205,360 | 215,637 | 218,420 | 7563 | ||
Alexandria (incl. Bonhill, Balloch) | SCO | ... | 25,170 | 24,617 | 24,110 | 918 | ||
Alloa | SCO | 19,078 | 18,980 | 20,417 | 20,610 | 753 | → | |
Arbroath | SCO | 23,680 | 22,850 | 23,963 | 23,500 | 818 | → | |
Ayr | SCO | 62,500 | 62,460 | 62,668 | 62,150 | 2660 | ||
Bathgate | SCO | ... | 20,260 | 25,852 | 29,250 | 1045 | ||
Bo'ness | SCO | ... | 14,170 | 15,009 | 14,980 | 570 | → | |
Bonnybridge (incl. Denny) | SCO | ... | 23,020 | 25,325 | 25,790 | 822 | ||
Broxburn | SCO | 11,626 | 13,110 | 15,375 | 15,970 | 532 | → | |
Coatbridge | SCO | 86,000 | 84,670 | 90,293 | 90,280 | 2462 | ||
Cowdenbeath | SCO | ... | 18,470 | 18,590 | 19,380 | 669 | ||
Cumbernauld | SCO | 49,507 | 52,710 | 53,296 | 52,270 | 2228 | → | |
Dalkeith (incl. Bonnyrigg, Gorebridge) | SCO | 42,516 | 45,300 | 48,175 | 55,080 | 1724 | ||
Dumbarton | SCO | 21,797 | 21,440 | 20,541 | 21,070 | 780 | ||
Dumfries | SCO | 31,936 | 31,980 | 33,416 | 34,000 | 1337 | → | |
Dundee | SCO | ... | 155,530 | 157,548 | 157,710 | 5018 | ||
Dunfermline | SCO | ... | 61,760 | 71,156 | 76,830 | 2875 | ||
East Kilbride | SCO | 70,579 | 73,990 | 74,396 | 75,350 | 2467 | → | |
Edinburgh | SCO | 420,893 | 453,700 | 482,272 | 529,580 | 12588 | ||
Elgin | SCO | 19,338 | 21,160 | 23,128 | 24,930 | 986 | → | |
Erskine | SCO | ... | 17,680 | 17,752 | 16,760 | 1193 | ||
Falkirk | SCO | ... | 92,010 | 99,610 | 103,020 | 4392 | ||
Galashiels | SCO | 14,068 | 14,190 | 14,994 | 15,210 | 660 | ||
Glasgow | SCO | ... | 953,810 | 975,618 | 1,026,880 | 27448 | ||
Glenrothes | SCO | 46,123 | 45,710 | 45,732 | 44,610 | 2298 | ||
Greenock | SCO | ... | 73,500 | 70,140 | 65,250 | 2059 | ||
Hamilton | SCO | 80,481 | 78,030 | 82,521 | 84,680 | 2961 | ||
Helensburgh | SCO | 17,455 | 16,820 | 16,137 | 15,250 | 732 | ||
Inverness | SCO | 48,979 | 52,220 | 61,354 | 63,900 | 3129 | → | |
Inverurie | SCO | ... | 11,200 | 12,654 | 14,800 | 670 | ||
Irvine | SCO | 37,366 | 37,920 | 37,802 | 37,380 | 2027 | ||
Kilmarnock | SCO | 48,603 | 49,780 | 51,068 | 51,410 | 1710 | ||
Kilwinning | SCO | 15,317 | 16,020 | 16,599 | 15,950 | 520 | → | |
Kirkcaldy | SCO | 47,274 | 47,380 | 49,709 | 50,340 | 1914 | → | |
Kirkintilloch | SCO | 29,861 | 29,360 | 28,104 | 30,230 | 896 | ||
Larkhall | SCO | 16,640 | 16,850 | 16,475 | 16,530 | 629 | ||
Livingston | SCO | ... | 61,070 | 65,246 | 66,290 | 3099 | ||
Methil (incl. Leven, Buckhaven) | SCO | ... | 30,900 | 30,964 | 30,820 | 1256 | ||
Motherwell | SCO | 121,000 | 119,210 | 124,536 | 125,490 | 4555 | ||
Penicuik | SCO | 15,661 | 16,170 | 15,926 | 16,510 | 429 | → | |
Perth | SCO | 41,724 | 43,690 | 46,970 | 47,220 | 1752 | → | |
Peterhead | SCO | 18,413 | 18,050 | 18,537 | 19,110 | 819 | → | |
Saltcoats (incl. Ardrossan) | SCO | 32,615 | 31,650 | 33,071 | 31,620 | 1099 | ||
St Andrews | SCO | 11,136 | 14,340 | 16,870 | 16,930 | 493 | → | |
Stirling | SCO | 40,431 | 45,630 | 48,051 | 48,880 | 2095 | ||
Troon | SCO | ... | 15,030 | 14,752 | 15,010 | 629 |
- Urban areas/settlements according to their definition of 2016. 2001, 2011 and 2020 figures are approximate values calculated by »City Population« using the population of output areas or data zones.
- National Records of Scotland (web).