List of towns and cities in Scotland by population

This is a list of towns and cities in Scotland with a population of more than 15,000, ordered by population, as recorded by the Mid-2012 Populations Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland.[1]

This article is divided into two sections. The first section of this article ("Localities") contains a list of settlements ordered by population which are contained within the limits of a particular city, town or village. The second section of this article ("Settlements") is a list of populated urban areas, some of which are composed of more than one settlement.

Localities

In Scotland, locality refers to a populated area found within the limits of a city, town or village.

RankLocalityPopulationStatusCouncil area
1 Glasgow 599,650 City Glasgow City
2 Edinburgh 464,990 City City of Edinburgh
3 Aberdeen 196,670 City Aberdeen City
4 Dundee 147,710 City Dundee City
5 Paisley 76,220 Town[2] Renfrewshire
6 East Kilbride 74,740 Town South Lanarkshire
7 Livingston 56,570 Town West Lothian
8 Hamilton 53,200 Town South Lanarkshire
9 Cumbernauld 51,610 Town North Lanarkshire
10 Dunfermline 50,380 Town Fife
11 Kirkcaldy and Dysart 49,460 Town Fife
12 Ayr 47,190 Town South Ayrshire
13 Perth 47,180 City[3] Perth and Kinross
14 Inverness 46,870 City Highland
15 Kilmarnock 46,350 Town East Ayrshire
16 Coatbridge 43,970 Town North Lanarkshire
17 Greenock 43,690 Town Inverclyde
18 Glenrothes 39,100 Town Fife
19 Airdrie 37,130 Town North Lanarkshire
20 Stirling 36,440 City Stirling
21 Falkirk 35,310 Town Falkirk
22 Irvine 33,740 Town North Ayrshire
23 Dumfries 33,280 Town Dumfries and Galloway
24 Motherwell 32,120 Town North Lanarkshire
25 Rutherglen 31,180 Town South Lanarkshire
26 Wishaw 30,510 Town North Lanarkshire
27 Cambuslang 27,610 Town South Lanarkshire
28 Bearsden 27,340 Town East Dunbartonshire
29 Clydebank 26,640 Town West Dunbartonshire
30 Newton Mearns 24,650 Town East Renfrewshire
31 Arbroath 23,640 Town Angus
32 Musselburgh 23,620 Town East Lothian
33 Bishopbriggs 23,430 Town East Dunbartonshire
34 Elgin 22,980 Town[2] Moray
35 Renfrew 22,010 Town Renfrewshire
36 Bathgate 21,070 Town West Lothian
37 Bellshill 20,650 Town North Lanarkshire
38 Alloa 20,390 Town Clackmannanshire
39 Dumbarton 19,950 Town West Dunbartonshire
40 Kirkintilloch 19,630 Town East Dunbartonshire
41 Peterhead 18,450 Town Aberdeenshire
42 Barrhead 17,620 Town East Renfrewshire
43 Grangemouth 17,280 Town Falkirk
44 Blantyre 17,090 Town South Lanarkshire
45 St Andrews 16,800 Town Fife
46 Kilwinning 16,420 Town North Ayrshire
47 Johnstone 16,390 Town Renfrewshire
48 Bonnyrigg 16,360 Town Midlothian
49 Penicuik 16,110 Town Midlothian
50 Viewpark 16,020 Area* North Lanarkshire
51 Erskine 15,530 Town Renfrewshire
52 Broxburn 15,360 Town West Lothian
53 Port Glasgow 15,190 Town Inverclyde
54 Larkhall 15,020 Town South Lanarkshire
* Near Uddingston and Bellshill.

Settlements

In Scotland, settlement refers to a populated area which is not contained within a set city limit but is instead a single urban area. Some urban areas may be composed of more than one locality, for example the area of Ayr includes the adjoining localities of Ayr, Prestwick and Monkton.

RankUrban sub-areaPopulationLocalitiesCouncil areas
1 Greater Glasgow 976,970 Bearsden, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, Milngavie, Barrhead, Busby, Clarkston, Giffnock, Netherlee, Newton Mearns, Thornliebank, Barrhead, Stepps, Elderslie, Johnstone, Kilbarchan, Linwood, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Renfrew, Cambuslang, Rutherglen, Bowling, Clydebank, Duntocher, Hardgate and Old Kilpatrick Glasgow City, West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire
2 Edinburgh 488,610 Edinburgh and Musselburgh City of Edinburgh and East Lothian
3 Aberdeen 209,460 Aberdeen, Cove Bay and Dyce Aberdeen City
4 Dundee 157,690 Dundee, Monifieth and Invergowrie Dundee City, Angus and Perth and Kinross
5 Motherwell and Bellshill 124,530 Bellshill, Carfin, Carluke, Holytown, Motherwell, New Stevenston, Newarthill, Newmains, Viewpark* and Wishaw North Lanarkshire
6 Falkirk 100,840 Brightons, Carron, Carronshore, Falkirk, Grangemouth, Larbert, Laurieston, Maddiston, Polmont, Redding, Reddingmuirhead, Rumford, Stenhousemuir, Wallacestone and Westquarter Falkirk
7 Coatbridge and Airdrie 90,330 Airdrie, Bargeddie, Chapelhall and Coatbridge North Lanarkshire
8 Hamilton 82,310 Blantyre, Bothwell, Hamilton and Uddingston South Lanarkshire
9 East Kilbride 74,740 East Kilbride South Lanarkshire
10 Dunfermline 71,820 Crossgates, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing and Rosyth Fife
11 Greenock 69,450 Gourock, Greenock and Port Glasgow Inverclyde
12 Ayr 62,870 Ayr, Prestwick and Monkton South Ayrshire
13 Livingston 60,030 Livingston and Mid Calder West Lothian
14 Cumbernauld 51,610 Cumbernauld North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire
15 Kilmarnock 51,150 Kilmarnock, Hurlford and Crookedholm East Ayrshire
16 Kirkcaldy 49,460 Kirkcaldy Fife
17 Stirling 48,480 Bannockburn, Bridge of Allan and Stirling Stirling
18 Glenrothes 47,730 Coaltown of Balgonie, Glenrothes, Leslie, Markinch and Thornton Fife
19 Perth 47,180 Perth Perth and Kinross
20 Inverness 46,870 Inverness Highland
21 Dalkeith 42,220 Bonnyrigg, Dalkeith and Mayfield Midlothian
22 Irvine 37,380 Irvine and Dreghorn North Ayrshire
23 Dumfries 33,280 Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway
24 Ardrossan 33,020 Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston North Ayrshire
25 Methil, Leven and Buckhaven 30,950 Buckhaven, Kennoway, Leven, Methil and Windygates Fife
26 Kirkintilloch 28,210 Kirkintilloch and Lenzie East Dunbartonshire
27 Bathgate 26,550 Bathgate and Blackburn West Lothian
28 Bonnybridge 25,150 Banknock, Bonnybridge, Denny, Dennyloanhead, Dunipace, Greenhill, Haggs, Longcroft, Head of Muir and High Bonnybridge Falkirk
29 Vale of Leven 24,640 Alexandria, Balloch, Haldane, Bonhill and Renton West Dunbartonshire
30 Arbroath 23,640 Arbroath Angus * Near Uddingston.
31 Galashiels 22,547 Galashiels Scottish Borders

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mid-2012 Populations Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland" (PDF). Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Department of Constitutional Affairs". Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Perth wins Diamond Jubilee contest to be named seventh Scottish city". BBC News. 14 March 2012.
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