| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 1A4 Population and population density by area, 1997 |
Council area |
Estimated population 30 June 1997 |
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Total |
Males |
Females |
Selected age groups |
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<16 |
16-64/591 |
65/60+2 |
Density3 |
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| Scotland | 5,122,500 |
2,484,307 |
2,638,193 |
1,020,671 |
3,185,123 |
916,706 |
66 |
| Aberdeen City | 215,930 |
105,730 |
110,200 |
39,247 |
139,668 |
37,015 |
1,162 |
| Aberdeenshire | 226,440 |
112,664 |
113,776 |
48,942 |
142,348 |
35,150 |
36 |
| Angus | 110,230 |
53,809 |
56,421 |
21,932 |
66,861 |
21,437 |
51 |
| Argyll & Bute | 90,550 |
44,415 |
46,135 |
16,955 |
54,551 |
19,044 |
13 |
| Clackmannanshire | 48,810 |
23,823 |
24,987 |
10,318 |
30,214 |
8,278 |
312 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 147,300 |
71,597 |
75,703 |
28,806 |
86,944 |
31,550 |
23 |
| Dundee City | 148,920 |
71,093 |
77,827 |
28,608 |
90,518 |
29,794 |
2,286 |
| East Ayrshire | 121,850 |
58,905 |
62,945 |
25,168 |
74,112 |
22,570 |
97 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 110,870 |
54,205 |
56,665 |
21,690 |
70,460 |
18,720 |
645 |
| East Lothian | 89,000 |
43,315 |
45,685 |
17,816 |
53,959 |
17,225 |
131 |
| East Renfrewshire | 88,600 |
42,896 |
45,704 |
18,259 |
55,069 |
15,272 |
513 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 450,000 |
217,513 |
232,487 |
77,871 |
292,451 |
79,678 |
1,716 |
| Eilean Siar 4 | 28,240 |
14,009 |
14,231 |
5,714 |
16,596 |
5,930 |
9 |
| Falkirk | 143,210 |
69,551 |
73,659 |
28,335 |
89,854 |
25,021 |
479 |
| Fife | 348,400 |
168,817 |
179,583 |
70,701 |
213,574 |
64,125 |
263 |
| Glasgow, City of | 611,660 |
292,093 |
319,567 |
119,978 |
381,905 |
109,777 |
3,494 |
| Highland | 208,600 |
102,496 |
106,104 |
43,237 |
127,082 |
38,281 |
8 |
| Inverclyde | 86,500 |
41,467 |
45,033 |
17,837 |
52,534 |
16,129 |
535 |
| Midlothian | 80,680 |
39,690 |
40,990 |
16,331 |
51,052 |
13,297 |
227 |
| Moray | 86,030 |
42,618 |
43,412 |
18,260 |
52,144 |
15,626 |
38 |
| North Ayrshire | 139,780 |
67,283 |
72,497 |
29,327 |
85,661 |
24,792 |
158 |
| North Lanarkshire | 326,520 |
158,635 |
167,885 |
68,664 |
205,508 |
52,348 |
689 |
| Orkney Islands | 19,840 |
9,834 |
10,006 |
4,229 |
11,925 |
3,686 |
20 |
| Perth & Kinross | 133,250 |
64,210 |
69,040 |
25,837 |
79,413 |
28,000 |
25 |
| Renfrewshire | 178,260 |
86,132 |
92,128 |
36,259 |
111,478 |
30,523 |
682 |
| Scottish Borders | 106,200 |
51,171 |
55,029 |
20,256 |
62,805 |
23,139 |
22 |
| Shetland Islands | 23,020 |
11,653 |
11,367 |
5,257 |
14,327 |
3,436 |
16 |
| South Ayrshire | 114,870 |
54,892 |
59,978 |
21,822 |
68,970 |
24,078 |
96 |
| South Lanarkshire | 307,350 |
148,744 |
158,606 |
63,246 |
193,286 |
50,818 |
174 |
| Stirling | 83,580 |
40,323 |
43,257 |
16,096 |
52,571 |
14,913 |
38 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 95,690 |
45,786 |
49,904 |
20,593 |
58,142 |
16,955 |
590 |
| West Lothian | 152,320 |
74,938 |
77,382 |
33,080 |
99,141 |
20,099 |
358 |
Source: General Register Office (Scotland) |
| 1 16-64 for males, 16-59 for females. |
| 2 65 and over for males, 60 and over for females. |
| 3 Persons per sq km. |
| 4 Formerly Western Isles |