Midlothian

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
Midlothian	Council Area	80,941	83,187	96,527
Bonnyrigg	Ward	14,770	16,090	18,235	→
Dalkeith	Ward	11,250	11,730	14,983	→
Midlothian East	Ward	14,440	14,160	15,905	→
Midlothian South	Ward	12,320	13,370	16,181	→
Midlothian West	Ward	13,870	14,020	17,779	→
Penicuik	Ward	14,290	13,810	13,444	→
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	46,666
Females	49,861

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-17 years	20,239
18-64 years	57,968
65+ years	18,326

Age Distribution (C 2022)
80+ years	4,246
70-79 years	8,860
60-69 years	11,462
50-59 years	13,672
40-49 years	12,257
30-39 years	13,838
20-29 years	10,181
10-19 years	10,445
0-9 years	11,572

Country of Birth (C 2022)
Scotland	80,862
UK (other)	8,214
Europe	4,064
Other country	3,387

Ethnic Group (C 2022)
White	92,150
Asian	2,219
African/Caribbean	569
Mixed/multiple	562
Other ethnic group	1,027

Religion (C 2022)
Church of Scotland	18,554
Roman Catholics	8,256
Other Christians	3,895
Muslims	1,163
Other religion	1,059
No religion	58,436

Main Language (A3+) (C 2022)
English	89,559
Gaelic	6
Scots	196
British Sign Language	74
Other language	3,423

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