Scotland population by region 2024| ��ƽ��

Estimated population of Scotland in 2024, by council area

Characteristic	Estimated mid-year population
Glasgow City	650,300
City of Edinburgh	530,680
Fife	374,760
North Lanarkshire	344,540
South Lanarkshire	334,030
Aberdeenshire	265,080
Highland	237,290
Aberdeen City	231,780
Renfrewshire	189,170
West Lothian	186,440
Falkirk	160,020
Perth and Kinross	154,420
Dundee City	149,880
Dumfries and Galloway	145,860
North Ayrshire	134,010
East Ayrshire	121,480
Scottish Borders	116,980
East Lothian	115,180
Angus	114,810
South Ayrshire	112,260
East Dunbartonshire	109,970
Midlothian	99,880
East Renfrewshire	99,830
Moray	95,010
Stirling	94,210
West Dunbartonshire	89,120
Argyll and Bute	87,690
Inverclyde	78,880
Clackmannanshire	52,110
Na h-Eileanan Siar	26,020
Shetland Islands	23,190
Orkney Islands	22,020

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September 2025

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United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the .

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In 2024, there were approximately 650,300 people living in Glasgow, with a further 530,680 people living in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, the first and second most-populated Scottish council areas respectively. The region of Fife is also heavily populated, with approximately 374,760 people living there. The least populated areas are the islands of Scotland such as Orkney, estimated to have only 22,020 people there.