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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 1A4 Population and population density by area, 1997

Council area

Estimated population 30 June 1997

Total

Males

Females

Selected age groups

<16

16-64/591

65/60+2

Density3

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
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