Table 1: Projected population by Council and NHS Board area1 (2012-based), 2012-2037
(Persons) |
Area | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 |
Footnotes:
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Scotland | 5,313,600 | 5,327,898 | 5,346,120 | 5,365,420 | 5,385,719 | 5,406,997 | 5,429,012 | 5,451,660 | 5,474,391 | 5,497,079 | 5,519,588 | 5,541,816 | 5,563,670 | 5,585,040 | 5,605,814 | 5,625,892 | 5,645,150 | 5,663,541 | 5,681,121 | 5,697,808 | 5,713,523 | 5,728,318 | 5,742,297 | 5,755,558 | 5,768,217 | 5,780,371 |
Council areas |
Aberdeen City | 224,970 | 226,975 | 229,167 | 231,495 | 233,890 | 236,400 | 239,031 | 241,704 | 244,413 | 247,144 | 249,896 | 252,643 | 255,376 | 258,098 | 260,801 | 263,477 | 266,115 | 268,723 | 271,302 | 273,863 | 276,397 | 278,887 | 281,368 | 283,835 | 286,308 | 288,788 |
Aberdeenshire | 255,540 | 257,128 | 258,869 | 260,620 | 262,396 | 264,248 | 266,128 | 268,020 | 269,912 | 271,808 | 273,706 | 275,608 | 277,502 | 279,381 | 281,251 | 283,104 | 284,925 | 286,724 | 288,491 | 290,209 | 291,890 | 293,535 | 295,147 | 296,724 | 298,282 | 299,813 |
Angus | 116,210 | 116,174 | 116,202 | 116,275 | 116,357 | 116,441 | 116,514 | 116,586 | 116,650 | 116,705 | 116,747 | 116,781 | 116,809 | 116,824 | 116,827 | 116,808 | 116,765 | 116,699 | 116,613 | 116,506 | 116,374 | 116,218 | 116,029 | 115,811 | 115,577 | 115,327 |
Argyll & Bute | 86,900 | 86,392 | 85,947 | 85,510 | 85,072 | 84,689 | 84,304 | 83,915 | 83,531 | 83,143 | 82,753 | 82,355 | 81,940 | 81,526 | 81,097 | 80,660 | 80,200 | 79,722 | 79,214 | 78,693 | 78,151 | 77,591 | 77,014 | 76,423 | 75,812 | 75,183 |
Clackmannanshire | 51,280 | 51,325 | 51,392 | 51,444 | 51,494 | 51,549 | 51,585 | 51,616 | 51,621 | 51,629 | 51,617 | 51,605 | 51,582 | 51,535 | 51,481 | 51,423 | 51,350 | 51,256 | 51,151 | 51,032 | 50,895 | 50,745 | 50,588 | 50,410 | 50,232 | 50,043 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 150,830 | 150,432 | 150,141 | 149,862 | 149,589 | 149,388 | 149,176 | 148,962 | 148,744 | 148,519 | 148,289 | 148,040 | 147,783 | 147,506 | 147,204 | 146,868 | 146,505 | 146,110 | 145,677 | 145,203 | 144,688 | 144,136 | 143,552 | 142,938 | 142,289 | 141,619 |
Dundee City | 147,800 | 148,283 | 148,913 | 149,606 | 150,409 | 151,279 | 152,194 | 153,159 | 154,160 | 155,182 | 156,221 | 157,268 | 158,315 | 159,360 | 160,404 | 161,425 | 162,431 | 163,414 | 164,383 | 165,339 | 166,276 | 167,197 | 168,112 | 169,015 | 169,910 | 170,811 |
East Ayrshire | 122,720 | 122,690 | 122,789 | 122,898 | 123,004 | 123,115 | 123,230 | 123,335 | 123,430 | 123,517 | 123,578 | 123,636 | 123,658 | 123,669 | 123,656 | 123,618 | 123,560 | 123,476 | 123,368 | 123,232 | 123,065 | 122,879 | 122,676 | 122,446 | 122,194 | 121,928 |
East Dunbartonshire | 105,880 | 105,707 | 105,571 | 105,422 | 105,271 | 105,108 | 104,937 | 104,754 | 104,557 | 104,352 | 104,142 | 103,915 | 103,679 | 103,420 | 103,148 | 102,859 | 102,551 | 102,220 | 101,862 | 101,485 | 101,082 | 100,647 | 100,190 | 99,708 | 99,212 | 98,696 |
East Lothian | 100,850 | 101,606 | 102,430 | 103,278 | 104,135 | 105,020 | 105,913 | 106,840 | 107,779 | 108,731 | 109,707 | 110,695 | 111,688 | 112,686 | 113,696 | 114,708 | 115,714 | 116,719 | 117,717 | 118,700 | 119,671 | 120,630 | 121,576 | 122,509 | 123,434 | 124,351 |
East Renfrewshire | 91,030 | 91,089 | 91,198 | 91,305 | 91,430 | 91,556 | 91,701 | 91,841 | 92,003 | 92,154 | 92,313 | 92,484 | 92,674 | 92,862 | 93,041 | 93,223 | 93,396 | 93,559 | 93,714 | 93,859 | 93,983 | 94,092 | 94,196 | 94,275 | 94,346 | 94,387 |
Edinburgh, City of | 482,640 | 487,148 | 492,126 | 497,282 | 502,615 | 508,102 | 513,787 | 519,542 | 525,341 | 531,174 | 537,007 | 542,821 | 548,590 | 554,326 | 560,015 | 565,641 | 571,194 | 576,687 | 582,143 | 587,535 | 592,861 | 598,139 | 603,381 | 608,603 | 613,799 | 618,978 |
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Eilean Siar | 27,560 | 27,426 | 27,305 | 27,173 | 27,049 | 26,933 | 26,808 | 26,734 | 26,650 | 26,557 | 26,469 | 26,385 | 26,300 | 26,215 | 26,115 | 26,011 | 25,893 | 25,777 | 25,657 | 25,525 | 25,386 | 25,243 | 25,088 | 24,931 | 24,763 | 24,596 |
Falkirk | 156,800 | 157,439 | 158,216 | 158,985 | 159,759 | 160,522 | 161,286 | 162,047 | 162,784 | 163,517 | 164,233 | 164,935 | 165,627 | 166,304 | 166,974 | 167,627 | 168,266 | 168,886 | 169,481 | 170,060 | 170,618 | 171,148 | 171,668 | 172,171 | 172,653 | 173,130 |
Fife | 366,220 | 367,253 | 368,524 | 369,879 | 371,272 | 372,742 | 374,227 | 375,782 | 377,333 | 378,867 | 380,385 | 381,886 | 383,361 | 384,812 | 386,216 | 387,569 | 388,867 | 390,104 | 391,292 | 392,414 | 393,468 | 394,463 | 395,404 | 396,300 | 397,159 | 397,989 |
Glasgow City | 595,080 | 597,139 | 599,857 | 602,873 | 606,166 | 609,707 | 613,483 | 617,430 | 621,470 | 625,572 | 629,696 | 633,809 | 637,897 | 641,937 | 645,919 | 649,827 | 653,650 | 657,387 | 661,046 | 664,631 | 668,130 | 671,551 | 674,897 | 678,201 | 681,480 | 684,744 |
Highland | 232,910 | 233,414 | 234,053 | 234,737 | 235,421 | 236,103 | 236,828 | 237,539 | 238,228 | 238,875 | 239,498 | 240,088 | 240,650 | 241,178 | 241,664 | 242,101 | 242,482 | 242,808 | 243,084 | 243,304 | 243,469 | 243,568 | 243,620 | 243,622 | 243,580 | 243,493 |
Inverclyde | 80,680 | 80,080 | 79,544 | 78,999 | 78,461 | 77,914 | 77,364 | 76,852 | 76,340 | 75,817 | 75,286 | 74,736 | 74,172 | 73,589 | 72,981 | 72,348 | 71,701 | 71,039 | 70,343 | 69,637 | 68,910 | 68,152 | 67,386 | 66,606 | 65,817 | 65,014 |
Midlothian | 84,240 | 84,714 | 85,243 | 85,778 | 86,376 | 86,988 | 87,606 | 88,236 | 88,869 | 89,504 | 90,141 | 90,772 | 91,415 | 92,051 | 92,683 | 93,309 | 93,928 | 94,535 | 95,137 | 95,735 | 96,314 | 96,893 | 97,452 | 98,004 | 98,548 | 99,090 |
Moray | 92,910 | 92,852 | 92,850 | 92,853 | 92,859 | 92,868 | 92,868 | 92,865 | 92,857 | 92,852 | 92,838 | 92,810 | 92,774 | 92,733 | 92,670 | 92,602 | 92,516 | 92,421 | 92,308 | 92,168 | 92,008 | 91,823 | 91,618 | 91,393 | 91,152 | 90,889 |
North Ayrshire | 137,560 | 137,141 | 136,812 | 136,535 | 136,245 | 135,950 | 135,652 | 135,327 | 134,987 | 134,645 | 134,275 | 133,890 | 133,480 | 133,043 | 132,586 | 132,091 | 131,577 | 131,022 | 130,433 | 129,816 | 129,163 | 128,466 | 127,745 | 127,005 | 126,239 | 125,465 |
North Lanarkshire | 337,870 | 337,967 | 338,292 | 338,617 | 338,960 | 339,279 | 339,589 | 339,925 | 340,226 | 340,477 | 340,680 | 340,854 | 340,973 | 341,056 | 341,088 | 341,081 | 341,015 | 340,911 | 340,754 | 340,541 | 340,274 | 339,956 | 339,580 | 339,166 | 338,698 | 338,195 |
Orkney Islands | 21,530 | 21,553 | 21,585 | 21,625 | 21,667 | 21,704 | 21,791 | 21,879 | 21,966 | 22,052 | 22,136 | 22,215 | 22,292 | 22,374 | 22,434 | 22,496 | 22,550 | 22,592 | 22,628 | 22,655 | 22,671 | 22,684 | 22,687 | 22,705 | 22,715 | 22,724 |
Perth & Kinross | 147,740 | 148,882 | 150,116 | 151,382 | 152,728 | 154,101 | 155,499 | 156,918 | 158,367 | 159,833 | 161,314 | 162,806 | 164,318 | 165,843 | 167,377 | 168,904 | 170,432 | 171,956 | 173,467 | 174,954 | 176,432 | 177,885 | 179,307 | 180,713 | 182,100 | 183,468 |
Renfrewshire | 174,310 | 174,246 | 174,297 | 174,421 | 174,563 | 174,709 | 174,870 | 175,039 | 175,202 | 175,366 | 175,527 | 175,691 | 175,830 | 175,945 | 176,038 | 176,109 | 176,163 | 176,176 | 176,175 | 176,141 | 176,079 | 175,990 | 175,873 | 175,729 | 175,564 | 175,382 |
Scottish Borders | 113,710 | 113,750 | 113,867 | 113,986 | 114,165 | 114,334 | 114,497 | 114,658 | 114,802 | 114,937 | 115,062 | 115,162 | 115,240 | 115,297 | 115,324 | 115,337 | 115,311 | 115,253 | 115,161 | 115,033 | 114,881 | 114,710 | 114,503 | 114,264 | 114,005 | 113,725 |
Shetland Islands | 23,210 | 23,293 | 23,389 | 23,491 | 23,588 | 23,694 | 23,790 | 23,888 | 24,001 | 24,105 | 24,207 | 24,301 | 24,406 | 24,498 | 24,585 | 24,671 | 24,754 | 24,833 | 24,896 | 24,951 | 25,000 | 25,041 | 25,079 | 25,114 | 25,132 | 25,147 |
South Ayrshire | 112,910 | 112,750 | 112,673 | 112,602 | 112,533 | 112,479 | 112,432 | 112,433 | 112,438 | 112,437 | 112,427 | 112,407 | 112,372 | 112,335 | 112,280 | 112,203 | 112,108 | 111,983 | 111,842 | 111,673 | 111,471 | 111,255 | 111,008 | 110,737 | 110,453 | 110,158 |
South Lanarkshire | 314,360 | 314,738 | 315,283 | 315,830 | 316,378 | 316,969 | 317,552 | 318,114 | 318,638 | 319,150 | 319,625 | 320,055 | 320,466 | 320,833 | 321,175 | 321,473 | 321,721 | 321,919 | 322,068 | 322,175 | 322,223 | 322,211 | 322,141 | 322,022 | 321,856 | 321,653 |
Stirling | 91,020 | 91,454 | 91,943 | 92,457 | 92,980 | 93,529 | 94,083 | 94,714 | 95,361 | 96,011 | 96,679 | 97,358 | 98,042 | 98,713 | 99,386 | 100,050 | 100,707 | 101,345 | 101,976 | 102,584 | 103,174 | 103,745 | 104,295 | 104,832 | 105,351 | 105,860 |
West Dunbartonshire | 90,340 | 90,069 | 89,874 | 89,688 | 89,507 | 89,325 | 89,160 | 88,971 | 88,776 | 88,579 | 88,360 | 88,128 | 87,889 | 87,630 | 87,359 | 87,061 | 86,739 | 86,392 | 86,035 | 85,658 | 85,265 | 84,850 | 84,419 | 83,971 | 83,526 | 83,061 |
West Lothian | 175,990 | 176,789 | 177,652 | 178,512 | 179,380 | 180,252 | 181,127 | 182,035 | 182,955 | 183,868 | 184,774 | 185,677 | 186,570 | 187,461 | 188,339 | 189,208 | 190,064 | 190,893 | 191,703 | 192,497 | 193,254 | 193,988 | 194,698 | 195,375 | 196,031 | 196,664 |
NHS Board areas1 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 373,190 | 372,581 | 372,274 | 372,035 | 371,782 | 371,544 | 371,314 | 371,095 | 370,855 | 370,599 | 370,280 | 369,933 | 369,510 | 369,047 | 368,522 | 367,912 | 367,245 | 366,481 | 365,643 | 364,721 | 363,699 | 362,600 | 361,429 | 360,188 | 358,886 | 357,551 |
Borders | 113,710 | 113,750 | 113,867 | 113,986 | 114,165 | 114,334 | 114,497 | 114,658 | 114,802 | 114,937 | 115,062 | 115,162 | 115,240 | 115,297 | 115,324 | 115,337 | 115,311 | 115,253 | 115,161 | 115,033 | 114,881 | 114,710 | 114,503 | 114,264 | 114,005 | 113,725 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 150,830 | 150,432 | 150,141 | 149,862 | 149,589 | 149,388 | 149,176 | 148,962 | 148,744 | 148,519 | 148,289 | 148,040 | 147,783 | 147,506 | 147,204 | 146,868 | 146,505 | 146,110 | 145,677 | 145,203 | 144,688 | 144,136 | 143,552 | 142,938 | 142,289 | 141,619 |
Fife | 366,220 | 367,253 | 368,524 | 369,879 | 371,272 | 372,742 | 374,227 | 375,782 | 377,333 | 378,867 | 380,385 | 381,886 | 383,361 | 384,812 | 386,216 | 387,569 | 388,867 | 390,104 | 391,292 | 392,414 | 393,468 | 394,463 | 395,404 | 396,300 | 397,159 | 397,989 |
Forth Valley | 299,100 | 300,218 | 301,551 | 302,886 | 304,233 | 305,600 | 306,954 | 308,377 | 309,766 | 311,157 | 312,529 | 313,898 | 315,251 | 316,552 | 317,841 | 319,100 | 320,323 | 321,487 | 322,608 | 323,676 | 324,687 | 325,638 | 326,551 | 327,413 | 328,236 | 329,033 |
Grampian | 573,420 | 576,955 | 580,886 | 584,968 | 589,145 | 593,516 | 598,027 | 602,589 | 607,182 | 611,804 | 616,440 | 621,061 | 625,652 | 630,212 | 634,722 | 639,183 | 643,556 | 647,868 | 652,101 | 656,240 | 660,295 | 664,245 | 668,133 | 671,952 | 675,742 | 679,490 |
Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 1,137,320 | 1,138,330 | 1,140,341 | 1,142,708 | 1,145,398 | 1,148,319 | 1,151,515 | 1,154,887 | 1,158,348 | 1,161,840 | 1,165,324 | 1,168,763 | 1,172,141 | 1,175,383 | 1,178,486 | 1,181,427 | 1,184,200 | 1,186,773 | 1,189,175 | 1,191,411 | 1,193,449 | 1,195,282 | 1,196,961 | 1,198,490 | 1,199,945 | 1,201,284 |
Highland | 319,810 | 319,806 | 320,000 | 320,247 | 320,493 | 320,792 | 321,132 | 321,454 | 321,759 | 322,018 | 322,251 | 322,443 | 322,590 | 322,704 | 322,761 | 322,761 | 322,682 | 322,530 | 322,298 | 321,997 | 321,620 | 321,159 | 320,634 | 320,045 | 319,392 | 318,676 |
Lanarkshire | 652,230 | 652,705 | 653,575 | 654,447 | 655,338 | 656,248 | 657,141 | 658,039 | 658,864 | 659,627 | 660,305 | 660,909 | 661,439 | 661,889 | 662,263 | 662,554 | 662,736 | 662,830 | 662,822 | 662,716 | 662,497 | 662,167 | 661,721 | 661,188 | 660,554 | 659,848 |
Lothian | 843,720 | 850,257 | 857,451 | 864,850 | 872,506 | 880,362 | 888,433 | 896,653 | 904,944 | 913,277 | 921,629 | 929,965 | 938,263 | 946,524 | 954,733 | 962,866 | 970,900 | 978,834 | 986,700 | 994,467 | 1,002,100 | 1,009,650 | 1,017,107 | 1,024,491 | 1,031,812 | 1,039,083 |
Orkney | 21,530 | 21,553 | 21,585 | 21,625 | 21,667 | 21,704 | 21,791 | 21,879 | 21,966 | 22,052 | 22,136 | 22,215 | 22,292 | 22,374 | 22,434 | 22,496 | 22,550 | 22,592 | 22,628 | 22,655 | 22,671 | 22,684 | 22,687 | 22,705 | 22,715 | 22,724 |
Shetland | 23,210 | 23,293 | 23,389 | 23,491 | 23,588 | 23,694 | 23,790 | 23,888 | 24,001 | 24,105 | 24,207 | 24,301 | 24,406 | 24,498 | 24,585 | 24,671 | 24,754 | 24,833 | 24,896 | 24,951 | 25,000 | 25,041 | 25,079 | 25,114 | 25,132 | 25,147 |
Tayside | 411,750 | 413,339 | 415,231 | 417,263 | 419,494 | 421,821 | 424,207 | 426,663 | 429,177 | 431,720 | 434,282 | 436,855 | 439,442 | 442,027 | 444,608 | 447,137 | 449,628 | 452,069 | 454,463 | 456,799 | 459,082 | 461,300 | 463,448 | 465,539 | 467,587 | 469,606 |
Western Isles | 27,560 | 27,426 | 27,305 | 27,173 | 27,049 | 26,933 | 26,808 | 26,734 | 26,650 | 26,557 | 26,469 | 26,385 | 26,300 | 26,215 | 26,115 | 26,011 | 25,893 | 25,777 | 25,657 | 25,525 | 25,386 | 25,243 | 25,088 | 24,931 | 24,763 | 24,596 |