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Mid-2020 Small Area Population Estimates for 2011 Data Zones

Mid-2020 Small Area Population Estimates for 2011 Data Zones

National Statistics LogoLast update: 24 August 2021
Next update: 1 September 2022

Key Findings:

  • As at mid-2020, the average data zone population in Scotland was 784 people. Data zones are a small area geography. They cover the whole of Scotland, and can be used to understand the population of local communities. Find out more about the data zone you live via our interactive visualisation.
  • Every council area across Scotland had pockets of population growth and pockets of depopulation.

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