The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

1. POPULATION

Table 1.4 Proportional distribution of area and population by unitary authority, 1981-2011 Area Population sq km 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 Scotland 78,133 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Aberdeen City 186 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Aberdeenshire 6,318 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 Angus 2,181 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Argyll & Bute 6,930 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Clackmannanshire 157 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dumfries & Galloway 6,439 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Dundee City 65 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 East Ayrshire 1,252 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 East Dunbartonshire 172 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 East Lothian 678 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 East Renfrewshire 173 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Edinburgh, City of 262 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Eilean Siar1 3,134 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Falkirk 299 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Fife 1,323 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Glasgow City 175 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 Highland 25,784 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Inverclyde 162 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 Midlothian 356 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Moray 2,238 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 North Ayrshire 884 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 North Lanarkshire 474 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 Orkney Islands 992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perth & Kinross 5,311 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 Renfrewshire 261 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 Scottish Borders 4,734 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Shetland Islands 1,438 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Ayrshire 1,202 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 South Lanarkshire 1,771 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Stirling 2,196 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 West Dunbartonshire 162 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 West Lothian 425 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Source: General Register Office for Scotland 1 The former Western Isles Council changed its name on 2 September 1997.