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Population Projections Scotland (2006-based): Population Projections by Sex, Age and Administrative Area

Table 5 Comparison between 2004 and 2006-based population projections, by Council and NHS board Areas, 2006-2024

Area

2006

2011

2016

2021

2024

2004 based

2006 based

2004 based

2006 based

2004 based

2006 based

2004 based

2006 based

2004 based

2006 based

SCOTLAND

5,108,472

5,116,900

5,119,591

5,205,613

5,126,228

5,270,249

5,126,770

5,326,398

5,118,926

5,351,125

Council areas

Aberdeen City

202,415

206,880

193,937

207,972

184,760

204,933

174,701

200,587

168,184

197,248

Aberdeenshire

235,755

236,260

239,435

248,016

241,514

257,171

242,513

266,009

242,495

271,007

Angus

109,313

109,320

108,403

111,407

106,579

112,704

104,155

113,712

102,393

114,133

Argyll & Bute

92,093

91,390

92,649

90,939

93,414

90,852

94,362

90,892

94,829

90,860

Clackmannanshire

48,867

48,900

48,814

49,967

48,479

50,984

47,969

51,933

47,581

52,447

Dumfries & Galloway

148,832

148,030

148,369

147,683

147,344

147,658

145,937

147,301

144,773

146,762

Dundee City

140,035

142,170

134,953

140,710

130,169

138,517

125,452

136,033

122,418

134,189

East Ayrshire

119,806

119,290

119,048

118,823

118,166

118,236

117,085

117,424

116,209

116,670

East Dunbartonshire

105,748

105,460

103,370

103,023

100,649

100,260

97,487

97,234

95,306

95,160

East Lothian

92,631

92,830

95,136

96,934

97,897

100,454

101,123

104,389

103,153

106,890

East Renfrewshire

89,861

89,290

90,770

88,780

91,564

88,937

92,195

89,258

92,354

89,435

Edinburgh, City of

461,184

463,510

470,287

484,845

480,505

501,589

491,236

517,266

497,274

525,709

Eilean Siar

26,345

26,350

25,522

26,234

24,476

26,058

23,251

25,793

22,431

25,584

Falkirk

149,665

149,680

152,287

153,117

154,675

156,272

156,845

158,904

157,968

160,207

Fife

359,018

358,930

366,422

368,440

374,265

378,413

382,345

388,407

386,849

393,904

Glasgow City

576,675

580,690

568,645

584,950

562,637

584,789

556,794

583,412

552,519

581,290

Highland

214,641

215,310

216,905

222,495

218,227

227,868

218,943

232,444

218,956

234,729

Inverclyde

81,261

81,540

78,592

79,188

75,923

77,071

73,095

74,805

71,191

73,235

Midlothian

79,408

79,290

79,043

79,432

78,665

78,782

78,264

78,093

77,912

77,585

Moray

87,109

86,750

87,005

87,647

86,697

87,420

86,371

87,070

86,079

86,738

North Ayrshire

135,955

135,490

134,719

134,950

133,042

135,008

130,921

134,661

129,301

134,125

North Lanarkshire

324,019

323,780

324,931

327,635

325,256

331,263

324,817

334,071

323,958

335,159

Orkney Islands

19,779

19,770

19,800

20,539

19,628

21,193

19,345

21,790

19,111

22,111

Perth & Kinross

139,614

140,190

141,819

147,223

143,517

153,314

144,981

159,631

145,624

163,327

Renfrewshire

169,804

169,590

166,547

167,883

162,875

165,628

158,796

163,010

156,011

161,131

Scottish Borders

111,159

110,240

114,944

113,443

118,920

117,057

123,180

120,816

125,784

123,007

Shetland Islands

21,976

21,880

21,588

21,599

20,923

21,384

20,073

20,995

19,463

20,699

South Ayrshire

112,202

111,670

111,413

111,608

110,623

111,688

109,773

111,710

109,083

111,553

South Lanarkshire

309,019

307,670

312,475

314,743

315,199

321,381

317,264

327,503

317,959

330,697

Stirling

86,586

87,810

87,622

90,950

88,868

92,901

90,311

94,891

91,145

95,985

West Dunbartonshire

91,318

91,240

89,492

90,260

87,660

89,015

85,518

87,607

83,980

86,526

West Lothian

166,379

165,700

174,649

174,178

183,112

181,449

191,668

188,747

196,633

193,023

NHS board areas

Ayrshire & Arran

367,963

366,450

365,180

365,381

361,831

364,932

357,779

363,795

354,593

362,348

Borders

111,159

110,247

114,944

113,450

118,920

117,064

123,180

120,823

125,784

123,014

Dumfries & Galloway

148,832

148,030

148,369

147,683

147,344

147,658

145,937

147,301

144,773

146,762

Fife

358,937

358,858

366,341

368,368

374,184

378,341

382,264

388,335

386,768

393,832

Forth Valley

284,812

286,053

288,417

293,697

291,716

299,820

294,819

305,391

296,388

308,302

Grampian

525,279

529,889

520,377

543,634

512,971

549,523

503,585

553,665

496,758

554,992

Greater Glasgow & Clyde

1,188,016

1,191,584

1,171,391

1,189,526

1,155,732

1,182,959

1,138,503

1,174,413

1,125,934

1,166,913

Highland

306,734

306,701

309,554

313,435

311,641

318,721

313,305

323,337

313,785

325,590

Lanarkshire

560,314

558,139

564,056

567,399

566,656

575,848

568,088

582,950

567,969

586,183

Lothian

799,406

801,310

818,919

835,369

839,983

862,254

862,095

888,475

874,776

903,187

Orkney

19,779

19,770

19,800

20,539

19,628

21,193

19,345

21,790

19,111

22,111

Shetland

21,976

21,880

21,588

21,599

20,923

21,384

20,073

20,995

19,463

20,699

Tayside

388,920

391,639

385,133

399,299

380,223

404,494

374,546

409,335

370,393

411,608

Western Isles

26,345

26,350

25,522

26,234

24,476

26,058

23,251

25,793

22,431

25,584

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