Areas of Scotland
The new Unitary Authorities in Scotland came into effect from April 1996. Where
available, data are presented for these areas; otherwise data are given for the former
Scottish regions. In these tables Eilean Siar is an abbreviation for Comhairle nan Eilean
Siar, formerly the Western Isles Council.
9.1 Total Population Scottish Unitary Authority Areas: 1981, 1991, 1993, 1996
| |
Population(1) thousands |
Percentage change in Population |
| |
1996 |
| 1981 |
1991 |
1993 |
Persons |
Males |
Females |
1981-1991 |
1991-1993 |
1991-1996 |
| Scotland |
5,180.2 |
5,107.0 |
5,120.2 |
5,128.0 |
2,485.8 |
2,642.2 |
-1.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Aberdeen City |
212.5 |
215.0 |
218.2 |
217.3 |
106.2 |
111.1 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
| Aberdeenshire |
188.9 |
216.5 |
223.6 |
227.4 |
113.0 |
114.4 |
14.6 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
| Angus |
105.6 |
108.7 |
111.1 |
110.8 |
54.0 |
56.7 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
| Argyll & Bute |
90.9 |
93.7 |
91.0 |
90.8 |
44.6 |
46.3 |
3.0 |
-2.9 |
-3.0 |
| Clackmannanshire |
48.2 |
48.4 |
48.7 |
48.8 |
23.8 |
25.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| Dumfries & Galloway |
145.5 |
147.7 |
147.9 |
147.6 |
71.7 |
75.9 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
| Dundee City |
169.6 |
156.2 |
153.6 |
150.3 |
71.7 |
78.5 |
-7.9 |
-1.7 |
-3.8 |
| East Ayrshire |
127.4 |
124.3 |
123.8 |
122.4 |
59.1 |
63.2 |
-2.4 |
-0.4 |
-1.6 |
| East Dunbartonshire |
109.7 |
110.6 |
110.2 |
110.8 |
54.1 |
56.6 |
0.9 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
| East Lothian |
80.7 |
84.9 |
85.6 |
88.1 |
42.8 |
45.3 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
| East Renfrewshire |
80.2 |
86.1 |
87.0 |
88.1 |
42.6 |
45.5 |
7.2 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
| Edinburgh, City of |
446.0 |
439.5 |
441.6 |
448.9 |
216.7 |
232.1 |
-1.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
| Eilean Siar |
31.5 |
29.4 |
29.4 |
28.9 |
14.3 |
14.6 |
-6.8 |
0.0 |
-1.8 |
| Falkirk |
145.1 |
143.1 |
142.6 |
143.0 |
69.5 |
73.6 |
-1.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
| Fife |
341.6 |
349.4 |
351.2 |
349.3 |
169.2 |
180.1 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
| Glasgow City |
712.4 |
631.7 |
624.9 |
616.4 |
294.2 |
322.2 |
-11.3 |
-1.1 |
-2.4 |
| Highland |
194.9 |
204.1 |
206.9 |
208.7 |
102.4 |
106.3 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
| Inverclyde |
101.2 |
91.6 |
90.0 |
87.1 |
41.7 |
45.4 |
-9.5 |
-1.7 |
-4.9 |
| Midlothian |
83.6 |
80.2 |
79.9 |
80.0 |
39.4 |
40.6 |
-4.0 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
| Moray |
83.5 |
84.2 |
86.3 |
86.5 |
42.9 |
43.6 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
| North Ayrshire |
137.3 |
139.1 |
139.0 |
139.5 |
67.2 |
72.4 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
| North Lanarkshire |
341.7 |
328.9 |
326.8 |
325.9 |
158.3 |
167.6 |
-3.8 |
-0.6 |
-0.9 |
| Orkney Islands |
19.2 |
19.6 |
19.8 |
19.8 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| Perthshire & Kinross |
121.9 |
127.6 |
130.5 |
132.6 |
63.9 |
68.6 |
4.7 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
| Renfrewshire |
185.1 |
176.8 |
176.8 |
178.6 |
86.2 |
92.3 |
-4.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| Scottish Borders |
101.3 |
104.1 |
105.3 |
106.1 |
51.1 |
55.0 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
| Shetland Islands |
26.3 |
22.5 |
22.8 |
23.0 |
11.7 |
11.3 |
-14.4 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
| South Ayrshire |
113.2 |
113.6 |
114.0 |
114.6 |
54.8 |
59.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
| South Lanarkshire |
310.0 |
304.4 |
306.1 |
307.5 |
148.7 |
158.7 |
-1.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
| Stirling |
80.3 |
81.5 |
81.6 |
82.8 |
39.9 |
42.8 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
| West Dunbartonshire |
105.8 |
97.6 |
97.4 |
95.8 |
45.8 |
50.0 |
-7.7 |
-0.3 |
-1.9 |
| West Lothian |
139.2 |
146.3 |
146.7 |
150.8 |
74.2 |
76.6 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
Source: General Register Office for Scotland
(1) June of each year
9.2 Employees in employment(1) by industry Scottish Unitary Authority Areas:
September 1996
| Thousands |
| |
Employees in employment |
| Total(2) |
Agric, forestry, & fishing, energy and water supply(2) |
Manufacturing |
Construction |
Services |
| 1992 SIC |
A to O |
A,B,C,E |
D |
F |
G to O |
| Scotland (2) |
1,994.9 |
75.0 |
314.0 |
112.5 |
1,493.4 |
| Aberdeen City |
151.9 |
17.0 |
14.9 |
12.7 |
107.3 |
| Aberdeenshire |
74.9 |
2.8 |
12.1 |
8.2 |
51.9 |
| Angus |
33.0 |
0.4 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
24.1 |
| Argyll & Bute |
29.9 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
25.3 |
| Clackmannanshire |
13.0 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
7.7 |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
47.3 |
2.1 |
9.4 |
2.9 |
32.9 |
| Dundee City |
67.9 |
.. |
12.2 |
3.1 |
52.0 |
| East Ayrshire |
36.5 |
0.9 |
8.8 |
2.3 |
24.4 |
| East Dunbartonshire |
22.4 |
.. |
3.0 |
1.6 |
17.6 |
| East Lothian |
21.2 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
1.6 |
15.0 |
| East Renfrewshire |
14.7 |
.. |
2.6 |
1.2 |
10.8 |
| Edinburgh City of |
256.3 |
3.1 |
21.4 |
8.7 |
223.0 |
| Eilean Siar |
8.6 |
.. |
0.7 |
0.7 |
6.7 |
| Falkirk |
48.5 |
0.6 |
11.7 |
2.7 |
33.6 |
| Fife |
118.0 |
2.3 |
25.7 |
4.9 |
85.1 |
| Glasgow City |
309.4 |
5.3 |
31.1 |
15.1 |
257.9 |
| Highland |
77.5 |
2.6 |
7.9 |
4.9 |
62.0 |
| Inverclyde |
32.2 |
.. |
7.1 |
1.2 |
23.9 |
| Midlothian |
20.6 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
14.8 |
| Moray |
28.3 |
0.6 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
20.4 |
| North Ayrshire |
39.3 |
.. |
10.9 |
2.0 |
25.6 |
| North Lanarkshire |
98.7 |
1.8 |
27.0 |
6.1 |
63.8 |
| Orkney Islands |
6.6 |
.. |
0.6 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
| Perthshire & Kinross |
45.7 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
37.6 |
| Renfrewshire |
72.8 |
.. |
13.8 |
4.9 |
53.6 |
| Scottish Borders |
35.9 |
0.9 |
9.8 |
1.9 |
23.2 |
| Shetland Islands |
10.6 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
7.8 |
| South Ayrshire |
40.4 |
.. |
7.9 |
1.7 |
30.5 |
| South Lanarkshire |
93.7 |
2.3 |
20.5 |
6.1 |
64.8 |
| Stirling |
35.2 |
.. |
3.0 |
1.9 |
29.4 |
| West Dunbartonshire |
25.7 |
.. |
5.2 |
1.3 |
19.0 |
| West Lothian |
57.9 |
0.3 |
17.6 |
3.8 |
36.2 |
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Employment Survey 1996
(1) Excludes those in private domestic service, the self-employed and members of HM
Forces.
(2) Unitary Authority level figures do not include data from the Agricultural Census.
Therefore UA figures will sum to a value less than the Scotland total.
9.3 Claimant unemployment by sex Scottish Unitary Authority Areas: 1997 (1)
| |
Unemployment: numbers (2) (thousands) |
Unemployment rates:(3) (per cent) |
| Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
| Scotland |
123.5 |
36.0 |
159.6 |
9.4 |
3.2 |
6.5 |
| Aberdeen City |
3.3 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
| Aberdeenshire |
2.2 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
| Angus |
2.3 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
11.7 |
5.2 |
8.6 |
| Argyll and Bute |
2.1 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
8.8 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
| Clackmannanshire |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
10.8 |
4.4 |
8.2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
3.3 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
9.0 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
| Dundee City |
5.3 |
1.5 |
6.8 |
12.6 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
| East Ayrshire |
3.8 |
1.0 |
4.8 |
14.4 |
4.8 |
10.0 |
| East Dunbartonshire |
1.7 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
| East Lothian |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
| East Renfrewshire |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
10.8 |
4.2 |
7.6 |
| Edinburgh, City of |
10.0 |
2.9 |
12.9 |
6.9 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
| Eilean Siar |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
12.9 |
4.4 |
9.2 |
| Falkirk |
3.4 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
9.3 |
3.8 |
7.0 |
| Fife |
8.8 |
2.7 |
11.5 |
10.3 |
4.2 |
7.6 |
| Glasgow City |
23.2 |
5.9 |
29.1 |
12.3 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
| Highland |
5.7 |
1.8 |
7.5 |
10.9 |
3.9 |
7.6 |
| Inverclyde |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
11.1 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
| Midlothian |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
9.9 |
2.9 |
6.7 |
| Moray |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
8.0 |
3.5 |
5.9 |
| North Ayrshire |
3.9 |
1.3 |
5.2 |
13.5 |
5.3 |
9.8 |
| North Lanarkshire |
8.8 |
2.4 |
11.2 |
12.2 |
4.5 |
9.0 |
| Orkney Islands |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
5.0 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
| Perthshire & Kinross |
2.2 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
| Renfrewshire |
4.4 |
1.2 |
5.7 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
| Scottish Borders |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
| Shetland Islands |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
| South Ayrshire |
2.8 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
9.9 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
| South Lanarkshire |
6.8 |
1.9 |
8.7 |
10.3 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
| Stirling |
1.7 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
8.3 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
| West Dunbartonshire |
3.4 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
15.1 |
4.5 |
10.5 |
| West Lothian |
2.8 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
8.4 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
Source: Office for National Statistics
(1) Annual average.
(2) The claimant count consists of those people who are claiming unemployment-related
benefits at Employment Service local offices and who have declared that they are
unemployed, capable of, available for and actively seeking work during the week in which
their claim is made.
(3) These unemployment rates are calculated by expressing the numbers of claimant
unemployed as percentages of the estimated total workforce (the sum of employment, the
unemployed, the self-employed, HM Armed Forces and participants on work-related government
training programmes) at mid year.
