Table 1 Projected population by council and NHS board area (2008-based), 2008-2033
(persons)
Area |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
2031 |
2032 |
2033 |
Area |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCOTLAND |
5,168,500 |
5,189,094 |
5,211,403 |
5,232,601 |
5,252,844 |
5,271,006 |
5,288,803 |
5,306,408 |
5,324,201 |
5,342,064 |
5,359,837 |
5,377,365 |
5,394,494 |
5,411,102 |
5,427,065 |
5,442,289 |
5,456,712 |
5,470,259 |
5,482,893 |
5,494,578 |
5,505,283 |
5,514,995 |
5,523,737 |
5,531,535 |
5,538,409 |
5,544,410 |
SCOTLAND |
|
Council areas |
Council areas |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aberdeen City |
210,400 |
211,286 |
212,199 |
213,035 |
213,788 |
214,409 |
214,989 |
215,522 |
216,052 |
216,575 |
217,079 |
217,547 |
217,987 |
218,382 |
218,724 |
219,012 |
219,252 |
219,436 |
219,575 |
219,680 |
219,750 |
219,777 |
219,779 |
219,747 |
219,702 |
219,630 |
Aberdeen City |
|
Aberdeenshire |
241,460 |
243,590 |
245,999 |
248,336 |
250,647 |
252,794 |
254,951 |
257,159 |
259,383 |
261,629 |
263,895 |
266,168 |
268,433 |
270,715 |
272,986 |
275,248 |
277,476 |
279,666 |
281,820 |
283,923 |
285,982 |
287,972 |
289,903 |
291,778 |
293,600 |
295,353 |
Aberdeenshire |
|
Angus |
110,310 |
110,694 |
111,162 |
111,619 |
112,021 |
112,420 |
112,794 |
113,179 |
113,565 |
113,952 |
114,339 |
114,721 |
115,105 |
115,484 |
115,857 |
116,211 |
116,562 |
116,885 |
117,207 |
117,495 |
117,768 |
118,012 |
118,237 |
118,439 |
118,623 |
118,774 |
Angus |
|
Argyll & Bute |
90,500 |
90,182 |
89,916 |
89,692 |
89,467 |
89,248 |
89,093 |
88,936 |
88,789 |
88,654 |
88,531 |
88,402 |
88,280 |
88,162 |
88,040 |
87,904 |
87,766 |
87,600 |
87,421 |
87,217 |
86,992 |
86,725 |
86,438 |
86,113 |
85,764 |
85,383 |
Argyll & Bute |
|
Clackmannanshire |
50,480 |
50,931 |
51,424 |
51,926 |
52,432 |
52,879 |
53,383 |
53,886 |
54,393 |
54,900 |
55,416 |
55,921 |
56,430 |
56,936 |
57,439 |
57,942 |
58,442 |
58,937 |
59,422 |
59,899 |
60,367 |
60,820 |
61,279 |
61,719 |
62,152 |
62,577 |
Clackmannanshire |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
148,580 |
148,779 |
148,992 |
149,194 |
149,338 |
149,423 |
149,460 |
149,508 |
149,551 |
149,590 |
149,624 |
149,657 |
149,670 |
149,662 |
149,647 |
149,610 |
149,546 |
149,446 |
149,300 |
149,129 |
148,899 |
148,632 |
148,320 |
147,968 |
147,569 |
147,138 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
|
Dundee City |
142,470 |
142,625 |
142,756 |
142,799 |
142,755 |
142,672 |
142,492 |
142,277 |
142,054 |
141,830 |
141,604 |
141,358 |
141,089 |
140,788 |
140,465 |
140,108 |
139,716 |
139,293 |
138,847 |
138,381 |
137,895 |
137,398 |
136,868 |
136,328 |
135,777 |
135,229 |
Dundee City |
|
East Ayrshire |
119,920 |
120,209 |
120,454 |
120,666 |
120,824 |
120,945 |
121,052 |
121,119 |
121,199 |
121,284 |
121,360 |
121,429 |
121,481 |
121,530 |
121,556 |
121,551 |
121,518 |
121,457 |
121,368 |
121,249 |
121,093 |
120,909 |
120,697 |
120,459 |
120,187 |
119,901 |
East Ayrshire |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
104,720 |
104,596 |
104,372 |
104,086 |
103,734 |
103,379 |
102,982 |
102,536 |
102,076 |
101,618 |
101,155 |
100,667 |
100,171 |
99,668 |
99,145 |
98,590 |
98,020 |
97,421 |
96,791 |
96,134 |
95,445 |
94,731 |
93,980 |
93,201 |
92,389 |
91,557 |
East Dunbartonshire |
|
East Lothian |
96,100 |
97,439 |
98,902 |
100,274 |
101,572 |
102,754 |
103,911 |
105,048 |
106,216 |
107,409 |
108,641 |
109,895 |
111,183 |
112,500 |
113,830 |
115,186 |
116,546 |
117,899 |
119,252 |
120,586 |
121,916 |
123,220 |
124,507 |
125,789 |
127,037 |
128,279 |
East Lothian |
|
East Renfrewshire |
89,220 |
89,224 |
89,176 |
89,123 |
89,049 |
88,975 |
88,867 |
88,772 |
88,670 |
88,577 |
88,489 |
88,393 |
88,294 |
88,203 |
88,119 |
88,019 |
87,919 |
87,816 |
87,694 |
87,530 |
87,368 |
87,175 |
86,957 |
86,725 |
86,464 |
86,183 |
East Renfrewshire |
|
Edinburgh, City of |
471,650 |
474,810 |
478,447 |
482,131 |
485,812 |
489,318 |
492,902 |
496,528 |
500,143 |
503,720 |
507,233 |
510,682 |
514,065 |
517,346 |
520,524 |
523,627 |
526,637 |
529,568 |
532,446 |
535,250 |
538,003 |
540,688 |
543,325 |
545,912 |
548,448 |
550,932 |
Edinburgh, City of |
|
Eilean Siar |
26,200 |
26,101 |
26,045 |
25,989 |
25,930 |
25,869 |
25,852 |
25,827 |
25,802 |
25,781 |
25,763 |
25,742 |
25,719 |
25,689 |
25,658 |
25,628 |
25,604 |
25,565 |
25,528 |
25,491 |
25,440 |
25,391 |
25,333 |
25,274 |
25,205 |
25,136 |
Eilean Siar |
|
Falkirk |
151,570 |
152,380 |
153,274 |
154,148 |
155,066 |
155,919 |
156,755 |
157,631 |
158,509 |
159,378 |
160,239 |
161,098 |
161,940 |
162,773 |
163,590 |
164,380 |
165,148 |
165,901 |
166,635 |
167,350 |
168,050 |
168,721 |
169,374 |
170,002 |
170,619 |
171,211 |
Falkirk |
|
Fife |
361,890 |
363,430 |
365,175 |
366,922 |
368,673 |
370,326 |
371,981 |
373,701 |
375,450 |
377,198 |
378,934 |
380,671 |
382,372 |
384,040 |
385,661 |
387,214 |
388,699 |
390,110 |
391,447 |
392,699 |
393,868 |
394,959 |
395,982 |
396,935 |
397,805 |
398,608 |
Fife |
|
Glasgow City |
584,240 |
585,796 |
587,335 |
588,642 |
589,782 |
590,733 |
591,499 |
592,139 |
592,807 |
593,464 |
594,085 |
594,633 |
595,097 |
595,458 |
595,706 |
595,861 |
595,908 |
595,845 |
595,694 |
595,456 |
595,141 |
594,758 |
594,319 |
593,822 |
593,265 |
592,672 |
Glasgow City |
|
Highland |
219,400 |
221,128 |
223,099 |
224,997 |
226,840 |
228,467 |
230,137 |
231,799 |
233,459 |
235,111 |
236,757 |
238,394 |
240,018 |
241,621 |
243,202 |
244,748 |
246,266 |
247,758 |
249,193 |
250,594 |
251,953 |
253,255 |
254,512 |
255,708 |
256,858 |
257,965 |
Highland |
|
Inverclyde |
80,780 |
80,481 |
80,090 |
79,687 |
79,242 |
78,803 |
78,364 |
77,867 |
77,371 |
76,870 |
76,363 |
75,854 |
75,325 |
74,775 |
74,200 |
73,612 |
73,003 |
72,375 |
71,729 |
71,057 |
70,372 |
69,653 |
68,923 |
68,165 |
67,391 |
66,611 |
Inverclyde |
|
Midlothian |
80,560 |
81,027 |
81,437 |
81,796 |
82,048 |
82,253 |
82,405 |
82,501 |
82,609 |
82,725 |
82,839 |
82,961 |
83,069 |
83,175 |
83,259 |
83,335 |
83,390 |
83,438 |
83,477 |
83,488 |
83,484 |
83,463 |
83,423 |
83,368 |
83,288 |
83,187 |
Midlothian |
|
Moray |
87,770 |
88,072 |
88,361 |
88,589 |
88,805 |
88,971 |
89,086 |
89,192 |
89,324 |
89,451 |
89,580 |
89,718 |
89,856 |
89,996 |
90,123 |
90,245 |
90,360 |
90,458 |
90,535 |
90,589 |
90,610 |
90,610 |
90,584 |
90,523 |
90,441 |
90,324 |
Moray |
|
North Ayrshire |
135,920 |
136,064 |
136,163 |
136,194 |
136,182 |
136,124 |
136,050 |
135,923 |
135,793 |
135,660 |
135,516 |
135,362 |
135,178 |
134,975 |
134,742 |
134,487 |
134,205 |
133,884 |
133,522 |
133,130 |
132,714 |
132,248 |
131,756 |
131,227 |
130,665 |
130,072 |
North Ayrshire |
|
North Lanarkshire |
325,520 |
326,440 |
327,349 |
328,177 |
328,937 |
329,610 |
330,264 |
330,865 |
331,472 |
332,065 |
332,635 |
333,182 |
333,692 |
334,156 |
334,584 |
334,956 |
335,259 |
335,515 |
335,711 |
335,860 |
335,966 |
336,022 |
336,032 |
335,995 |
335,908 |
335,783 |
North Lanarkshire |
|
Orkney Islands |
19,890 |
19,973 |
20,053 |
20,129 |
20,254 |
20,375 |
20,491 |
20,605 |
20,721 |
20,837 |
20,956 |
21,072 |
21,188 |
21,295 |
21,400 |
21,501 |
21,606 |
21,712 |
21,811 |
21,902 |
21,989 |
22,065 |
22,136 |
22,193 |
22,248 |
22,301 |
Orkney Islands |
|
Perth & Kinross |
144,180 |
145,656 |
147,348 |
149,031 |
150,633 |
152,070 |
153,523 |
155,016 |
156,549 |
158,103 |
159,678 |
161,274 |
162,880 |
164,495 |
166,114 |
167,740 |
169,352 |
170,956 |
172,540 |
174,111 |
175,648 |
177,163 |
178,639 |
180,088 |
181,509 |
182,903 |
Perth & Kinross |
|
Renfrewshire |
169,800 |
169,930 |
169,965 |
169,899 |
169,790 |
169,618 |
169,401 |
169,131 |
168,853 |
168,586 |
168,295 |
167,994 |
167,681 |
167,343 |
166,970 |
166,572 |
166,140 |
165,678 |
165,174 |
164,652 |
164,082 |
163,495 |
162,872 |
162,230 |
161,563 |
160,872 |
Renfrewshire |
|
Scottish Borders |
112,430 |
113,218 |
114,100 |
114,943 |
115,791 |
116,491 |
117,203 |
117,913 |
118,633 |
119,371 |
120,124 |
120,885 |
121,647 |
122,397 |
123,156 |
123,906 |
124,634 |
125,355 |
126,043 |
126,715 |
127,348 |
127,962 |
128,541 |
129,103 |
129,636 |
130,134 |
Scottish Borders |
|
Shetland Islands |
21,980 |
22,045 |
22,056 |
22,053 |
22,051 |
22,023 |
22,002 |
21,968 |
21,931 |
21,887 |
21,843 |
21,789 |
21,735 |
21,667 |
21,598 |
21,523 |
21,438 |
21,347 |
21,257 |
21,144 |
21,034 |
20,918 |
20,786 |
20,641 |
20,496 |
20,338 |
Shetland Islands |
|
South Ayrshire |
111,670 |
111,586 |
111,571 |
111,553 |
111,536 |
111,526 |
111,524 |
111,522 |
111,542 |
111,558 |
111,585 |
111,603 |
111,618 |
111,622 |
111,616 |
111,601 |
111,567 |
111,524 |
111,449 |
111,360 |
111,250 |
111,115 |
110,947 |
110,771 |
110,569 |
110,337 |
South Ayrshire |
|
South Lanarkshire |
310,090 |
310,922 |
311,951 |
313,054 |
314,254 |
315,446 |
316,682 |
318,047 |
319,413 |
320,794 |
322,163 |
323,522 |
324,871 |
326,186 |
327,466 |
328,707 |
329,925 |
331,093 |
332,217 |
333,301 |
334,324 |
335,304 |
336,219 |
337,086 |
337,898 |
338,657 |
South Lanarkshire |
|
Stirling |
88,350 |
88,548 |
88,793 |
89,032 |
89,271 |
89,512 |
89,749 |
90,007 |
90,269 |
90,549 |
90,830 |
91,128 |
91,423 |
91,718 |
92,016 |
92,297 |
92,580 |
92,860 |
93,121 |
93,351 |
93,555 |
93,759 |
93,937 |
94,094 |
94,227 |
94,329 |
Stirling |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
90,940 |
90,809 |
90,635 |
90,420 |
90,219 |
90,025 |
89,803 |
89,586 |
89,354 |
89,131 |
88,909 |
88,683 |
88,443 |
88,185 |
87,908 |
87,615 |
87,293 |
86,953 |
86,598 |
86,239 |
85,849 |
85,440 |
85,021 |
84,583 |
84,136 |
83,670 |
West Dunbartonshire |
|
West Lothian |
169,510 |
171,123 |
172,804 |
174,465 |
176,101 |
177,629 |
179,156 |
180,698 |
182,249 |
183,807 |
185,377 |
186,960 |
188,554 |
190,160 |
191,764 |
193,353 |
194,935 |
196,508 |
198,069 |
199,616 |
201,128 |
202,635 |
204,111 |
205,549 |
206,970 |
208,364 |
West Lothian |
|
NHS board areas |
NHS board areas |
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Ayrshire & Arran |
367,510 |
367,859 |
368,188 |
368,413 |
368,542 |
368,595 |
368,626 |
368,564 |
368,534 |
368,502 |
368,461 |
368,394 |
368,277 |
368,127 |
367,914 |
367,639 |
367,290 |
366,865 |
366,339 |
365,739 |
365,057 |
364,272 |
363,400 |
362,457 |
361,421 |
360,310 |
Ayrshire & Arran |
|
Borders |
112,430 |
113,218 |
114,100 |
114,943 |
115,791 |
116,491 |
117,203 |
117,913 |
118,633 |
119,371 |
120,124 |
120,885 |
121,647 |
122,397 |
123,156 |
123,906 |
124,634 |
125,355 |
126,043 |
126,715 |
127,348 |
127,962 |
128,541 |
129,103 |
129,636 |
130,134 |
Borders |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
148,580 |
148,779 |
148,992 |
149,194 |
149,338 |
149,423 |
149,460 |
149,508 |
149,551 |
149,590 |
149,624 |
149,657 |
149,670 |
149,662 |
149,647 |
149,610 |
149,546 |
149,446 |
149,300 |
149,129 |
148,899 |
148,632 |
148,320 |
147,968 |
147,569 |
147,138 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
|
Fife |
361,815 |
363,355 |
365,100 |
366,847 |
368,598 |
370,251 |
371,906 |
373,626 |
375,375 |
377,123 |
378,859 |
380,596 |
382,297 |
383,965 |
385,586 |
387,139 |
388,624 |
390,035 |
391,372 |
392,624 |
393,793 |
394,884 |
395,907 |
396,860 |
397,730 |
398,533 |
Fife |
|
Forth Valley |
290,047 |
291,506 |
293,138 |
294,753 |
296,416 |
297,957 |
299,534 |
301,171 |
302,818 |
304,474 |
306,132 |
307,794 |
309,440 |
311,074 |
312,692 |
314,266 |
315,817 |
317,345 |
318,825 |
320,247 |
321,619 |
322,947 |
324,237 |
325,462 |
326,645 |
327,764 |
Forth Valley |
|
Grampian |
539,630 |
542,948 |
546,559 |
549,960 |
553,240 |
556,174 |
559,026 |
561,873 |
564,759 |
567,655 |
570,554 |
573,433 |
576,276 |
579,093 |
581,833 |
584,505 |
587,088 |
589,560 |
591,930 |
594,192 |
596,342 |
598,359 |
600,266 |
602,048 |
603,743 |
605,307 |
Grampian |
|
Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
1,194,675 |
1,196,095 |
1,197,160 |
1,197,783 |
1,198,105 |
1,198,174 |
1,197,915 |
1,197,432 |
1,196,943 |
1,196,463 |
1,195,934 |
1,195,287 |
1,194,504 |
1,193,543 |
1,192,375 |
1,191,009 |
1,189,439 |
1,187,653 |
1,185,639 |
1,183,412 |
1,180,990 |
1,178,367 |
1,175,556 |
1,172,573 |
1,169,413 |
1,166,109 |
Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
|
Highland |
309,900 |
311,310 |
313,015 |
314,689 |
316,307 |
317,715 |
319,230 |
320,735 |
322,248 |
323,765 |
325,288 |
326,796 |
328,298 |
329,783 |
331,242 |
332,652 |
334,032 |
335,358 |
336,614 |
337,811 |
338,945 |
339,980 |
340,950 |
341,821 |
342,622 |
343,348 |
Highland |
|
Lanarkshire |
561,174 |
562,642 |
564,252 |
565,844 |
567,441 |
568,954 |
570,486 |
572,050 |
573,612 |
575,181 |
576,699 |
578,180 |
579,609 |
580,970 |
582,262 |
583,462 |
584,567 |
585,582 |
586,508 |
587,356 |
588,096 |
588,750 |
589,306 |
589,773 |
590,140 |
590,435 |
Lanarkshire |
|
Lothian |
817,727 |
824,306 |
831,497 |
838,573 |
845,440 |
851,861 |
858,281 |
864,682 |
871,124 |
877,568 |
883,997 |
890,405 |
896,778 |
903,088 |
909,284 |
915,408 |
921,415 |
927,320 |
933,151 |
938,847 |
944,438 |
949,913 |
955,273 |
960,525 |
965,650 |
970,669 |
Lothian |
|
Orkney |
19,890 |
19,973 |
20,053 |
20,129 |
20,254 |
20,375 |
20,491 |
20,605 |
20,721 |
20,837 |
20,956 |
21,072 |
21,188 |
21,295 |
21,400 |
21,501 |
21,606 |
21,712 |
21,811 |
21,902 |
21,989 |
22,065 |
22,136 |
22,193 |
22,248 |
22,301 |
Orkney |
|
Shetland |
21,980 |
22,045 |
22,056 |
22,053 |
22,051 |
22,023 |
22,002 |
21,968 |
21,931 |
21,887 |
21,843 |
21,789 |
21,735 |
21,667 |
21,598 |
21,523 |
21,438 |
21,347 |
21,257 |
21,144 |
21,034 |
20,918 |
20,786 |
20,641 |
20,496 |
20,338 |
Shetland |
|
Tayside |
396,942 |
398,957 |
401,248 |
403,431 |
405,391 |
407,144 |
408,791 |
410,454 |
412,150 |
413,867 |
415,603 |
417,335 |
419,056 |
420,749 |
422,418 |
424,041 |
425,612 |
427,116 |
428,576 |
429,969 |
431,293 |
432,555 |
433,726 |
434,837 |
435,891 |
436,888 |
Tayside |
|
Western Isles |
26,200 |
26,101 |
26,045 |
25,989 |
25,930 |
25,869 |
25,852 |
25,827 |
25,802 |
25,781 |
25,763 |
25,742 |
25,719 |
25,689 |
25,658 |
25,628 |
25,604 |
25,565 |
25,528 |
25,491 |
25,440 |
25,391 |
25,333 |
25,274 |
25,205 |
25,136 |
Western Isles |