The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

1. POPULATION

Table 1.1 Population by council, 1981, 1991 and 1996 Estimated population Estimated population 30 June 1996 Area 1981 1991 Persons Males Females Density1 Scotland 5,180,200 5,107,000 5,128,000 2,485,811 2,642,189 66 Aberdeen City 212,494 214,950 217,260 106,198 111,062 1169 Aberdeenshire 188,923 216,460 227,430 113,042 114,388 36 Angus 105,615 108,670 110,780 54,044 56,736 51 Argyll and Bute 90,948 93,670 90,840 44,568 46,272 13 Clackmannanshire 48,218 48,400 48,810 23,842 24,968 312 Dumfries and Galloway 145,502 147,700 147,600 71,703 75,897 23 Dundee City 169,581 156,240 150,250 71,740 78,510 2,306 East Ayrshire 127,363 124,290 122,350 59,110 63,240 98 East Dunbartonshire 109,684 110,630 110,750 54,125 56,625 645 East Lothian 80,715 84,920 88,140 42,843 45,297 130 East Renfrewshire 80,244 86,060 88,080 42,588 45,492 510 Edinburgh, City of 445,985 439,480 448,850 216,730 232,120 1,711 Eilean Siar2 31,548 29,400 28,880 14,308 14,572 9 Falkirk 145,146 143,130 143,040 69,469 73,571 478 Fife 341,589 349,400 349,300 169,204 180,096 264 Glasgow City 712,368 631,690 616,430 294,237 322,193 3,522 Highland 194,903 204,100 208,700 102,383 106,317 8 Inverclyde 101,182 91,580 87,100 41,736 45,364 538 Midlothian 83,577 80,230 80,040 39,393 40,647 225 Moray 83,482 84,190 86,510 42,917 43,593 39 North Ayrshire 137,304 139,060 139,520 67,163 72,357 158 North Lanarkshire 341,691 328,860 325,940 158,347 167,593 688 Orkney Islands 19,182 19,560 19,800 9,811 9,989 20 Perth and Kinross 121,859 127,590 132,570 63,937 68,633 25 Renfrewshire 185,083 176,820 178,550 86,208 92,342 683 Scottish Borders 101,256 104,100 106,100 51,101 54,999 22 Shetland Islands 26,347 22,540 23,020 11,685 11,335 16 South Ayrshire 113,187 113,550 114,630 54,802 59,828 95 South Lanarkshire 309,958 304,350 307,450 148,701 158,749 174 Stirling 80,261 81,480 82,750 39,905 42,845 38 West Dunbartonshire 105,801 97,640 95,760 45,793 49,967 590 West Lothian 139,204 146,260 150,770 74,178 76,592 355 Source: General Register Office for Scotland 1 Persons per sq km. 2 The former Western Isles Council changed its name on 2 September 1997.