East Lothian

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
East Lothian	Council Area	90,088	99,717	112,284
Dunbar and East Linton	Ward	11,070	13,340	15,764	→
Haddington and Lammermuir	Ward	17,030	17,450	20,428	→
Musselburgh	Ward	20,080	20,410	21,695	→
North Berwick Coastal	Ward	11,350	12,520	14,954	→
Preston, Seton and Gosford	Ward	15,580	17,540	18,729	→
Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry	Ward	14,970	18,470	20,714	→
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 (C 2022)
Males	53,805
Females	58,479

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-17 years	22,748
18-64 years	65,864
65+ years	23,669

Age Distribution (C 2022)
80+ years	6,095
70-79 years	10,909
60-69 years	14,673
50-59 years	17,196
40-49 years	14,157
30-39 years	13,461
20-29 years	10,709
10-19 years	13,141
0-9 years	11,940

Country of Birth (C 2022)
Scotland	89,926
UK (other)	14,062
Europe	4,800
Other country	3,496

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
White	108,844
Asian	1,368
African/Caribbean	414
Mixed/multiple	496
Other ethnic group	1,164

Religion (C 2022)
Church of Scotland	24,758
Roman Catholics	9,088
Other Christians	5,430
Muslims	848
Other religion	1,206
No religion	64,576

Main Language (A3+) (C 2022)
English	105,306
Gaelic	15
Scots	209
British Sign Language	48
Other language	3,520

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