Dumfries and Galloway

Council Area in Scotland

Contents: Subdivision

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2022-03-20
Dumfries and Galloway	Council Area	147,765	151,324	145,895
Abbey	Ward	10,460	10,570	10,176	→
Annandale East and Eskdale	Ward	10,530	10,820	10,214	→
Annandale North	Ward	14,130	14,840	14,576	→
Annandale South	Ward	13,850	14,550	13,849	→
Castle Douglas and Crocketford	Ward	9,180	9,660	9,333	→
Dee and Glenkens	Ward	10,340	10,210	9,866	→
Lochar	Ward	11,830	12,520	13,482	→
Mid and Upper Nithsdale	Ward	10,540	10,730	10,163	→
Mid Galloway and Wigtown West	Ward	13,670	13,850	13,122	→
Nith	Ward	13,810	13,710	13,056	→
North West Dumfries	Ward	13,590	14,400	13,958	→
Stranraer and the Rhins	Ward	15,860	15,480	14,098	→
Scotland (Alba)	Constituent Country	5,062,011	5,295,403	5,439,842

Source: National Records of Scotland.

Explanation: The tabulated electoral wards are in 2023 boundaries. Older population figures are computed by using population-weighted centroids of output areas.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	70,633
Females	75,262

Gender (C 2022)
Males	70,633
Females	75,262

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	25,319
18-64 years	80,977
65+ years	39,598

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-17 years	25,319
18-64 years	80,977
65+ years	39,598

Age Distribution	Males	Females
80+ years	4387	5801
70-79 years	8962	9716
60-69 years	11045	11665
50-59 years	11234	12261
40-49 years	7135	8035
30-39 years	7121	7744
20-29 years	6581	6589
10-19 years	7639	7225
0-9 years	6534	6220

Age Distribution (C 2022)
80+ years	10,188
70-79 years	18,678
60-69 years	22,710
50-59 years	23,495
40-49 years	15,170
30-39 years	14,865
20-29 years	13,170
10-19 years	14,864
0-9 years	12,754

Country of Birth	Persons
Scotland	108,819
UK (other)	31,061
Europe	3,249
Other country	2,766

Country of Birth (C 2022)
Scotland	108,819
UK (other)	31,061
Europe	3,249
Other country	2,766

Ethnic Group	Persons
White	143,085
Asian	1,073
African/Caribbean	375
Mixed/multiple	447
Other ethnic group	915

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
White	143,085
Asian	1,073
African/Caribbean	375
Mixed/multiple	447
Other ethnic group	915

Religion	Persons
Church of Scotland	42,192
Roman Catholic	8,059
Christian (other)	8,429
Muslim	595
Other religion	1,592
No religion	76,147

Religion (C 2022)
Church of Scotland	42,192
Roman Catholic	8,059
Christian (other)	8,429
Muslim	595
Other religion	1,592
No religion	76,147

Main Language (A3+)	Persons
English	139,795
Gaelic	15
Scots	457
British Sign Language	47
Other language	2,189

Main Language (A3+) (C 2022)
English	139,795
Gaelic	15
Scots	457
British Sign Language	47
Other language	2,189

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