Population Projections Scotland (2008-based)

Table 5 Comparison between 2006 and 2008-based population projections, by council and NHS board areas, 2008-2031

(persons)

Area	2008		2013		2018		2023		2028		2031		Area
Area	2006 based	2008 based	2006 based	2008 based	2006 based	2008 based	2006 based	2008 based	2006 based	2008 based	2006 based	2008 based	Area
SCOTLAND	5,157,069	5,168,500	5,232,776	5,271,006	5,294,260	5,359,837	5,343,806	5,442,289	5,370,234	5,505,283	5,373,569	5,531,535	SCOTLAND
Council areas													Council areas
Aberdeen City	208,257	210,400	206,957	214,409	203,364	217,079	198,417	219,012	192,045	219,750	187,721	219,747	Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire	241,502	241,460	251,783	252,794	260,739	263,895	269,384	275,248	276,883	285,982	280,532	291,778	Aberdeenshire
Angus	110,270	110,310	111,971	112,420	113,145	114,339	114,010	116,211	114,435	117,768	114,396	118,439	Angus
Argyll & Bute	91,101	90,500	90,900	89,248	90,852	88,531	90,885	87,904	90,556	86,992	90,020	86,113	Argyll & Bute
Clackmannanshire	49,348	50,480	50,388	52,879	51,365	55,416	52,282	57,942	52,983	60,367	53,245	61,719	Clackmannanshire
Dumfries & Galloway	147,748	148,580	147,712	149,423	147,578	149,624	146,973	149,610	145,488	148,899	144,061	147,968	Dumfries & Galloway
Dundee City	141,747	142,470	139,873	142,672	137,597	141,604	134,832	140,108	131,404	137,895	129,131	136,328	Dundee City
East Ayrshire	119,091	119,920	118,613	120,945	117,950	121,360	116,952	121,551	115,204	121,093	113,780	120,459	East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire	104,529	104,720	101,947	103,379	99,096	101,155	95,879	98,590	91,997	95,445	89,297	93,201	East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian	94,689	96,100	98,330	102,754	101,979	108,641	106,049	115,186	110,193	121,916	112,492	125,789	East Lothian
East Renfrewshire	88,923	89,220	88,832	88,975	89,050	88,489	89,386	88,019	89,432	87,368	89,223	86,725	East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh, City of	473,099	471,650	491,662	489,318	508,065	507,233	522,975	523,627	535,942	538,003	543,020	545,912	Edinburgh, City of
Eilean Siar	26,313	26,200	26,183	25,869	25,966	25,763	25,662	25,628	25,221	25,440	24,892	25,274	Eilean Siar
Falkirk	151,002	151,570	154,460	155,919	157,386	160,239	159,800	164,380	161,581	168,050	162,318	170,002	Falkirk
Fife	362,653	361,890	372,396	370,326	382,468	378,934	392,123	387,214	400,307	393,868	404,292	396,935	Fife
Glasgow City	583,493	584,240	584,987	590,733	584,506	594,085	582,113	595,861	577,082	595,141	573,227	593,822	Glasgow City
Highland	218,473	219,400	224,795	228,467	229,784	236,757	234,016	244,748	237,121	251,953	238,319	255,708	Highland
Inverclyde	80,532	80,780	78,349	78,803	76,202	76,363	73,777	73,612	70,882	70,372	68,941	68,165	Inverclyde
Midlothian	79,507	80,560	79,180	82,253	78,517	82,839	77,764	83,335	76,691	83,484	75,813	83,368	Midlothian
Moray	87,360	87,770	87,607	88,971	87,293	89,580	86,864	90,245	85,968	90,610	85,060	90,523	Moray
North Ayrshire	135,072	135,920	135,008	136,124	134,932	135,516	134,338	134,487	132,908	132,714	131,622	131,227	North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire	325,199	325,520	329,203	329,610	332,508	332,635	334,847	334,956	335,830	335,966	335,791	335,995	North Lanarkshire
Orkney Islands	20,139	19,890	20,811	20,375	21,442	20,956	22,011	21,501	22,488	21,989	22,686	22,193	Orkney Islands
Perth & Kinross	143,286	144,180	149,653	152,070	155,835	159,678	162,111	167,740	167,928	175,648	171,062	180,088	Perth & Kinross
Renfrewshire	168,926	169,800	167,041	169,618	164,647	168,295	161,785	166,572	158,174	164,082	155,636	162,230	Renfrewshire
Scottish Borders	111,426	112,430	114,865	116,491	118,550	120,124	122,288	123,906	125,658	127,348	127,390	129,103	Scottish Borders
Shetland Islands	21,729	21,980	21,536	22,023	21,247	21,843	20,806	21,523	20,211	21,034	19,783	20,641	Shetland Islands
South Ayrshire	111,601	111,670	111,644	111,526	111,717	111,585	111,623	111,601	110,998	111,250	110,293	110,771	South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire	310,465	310,090	317,451	315,446	323,929	322,163	329,675	328,707	334,227	334,324	336,237	337,086	South Lanarkshire
Stirling	89,362	88,350	91,745	89,512	93,698	90,830	95,645	92,297	97,225	93,555	97,954	94,094	Stirling
West Dunbartonshire	90,885	90,940	89,763	90,025	88,487	88,909	86,922	87,615	84,766	85,849	83,221	84,583	West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian	169,342	169,510	177,131	177,629	184,366	185,377	191,612	193,353	198,406	201,128	202,114	205,549	West Lothian
NHS board areas													NHS board areas
Ayrshire & Arran	365,764	367,510	365,265	368,595	364,599	368,461	362,913	367,639	359,110	365,057	355,695	362,457	Ayrshire & Arran
Borders	111,433	112,430	114,872	116,491	118,557	120,124	122,295	123,906	125,665	127,348	127,397	129,103	Borders
Dumfries & Galloway	147,748	148,580	147,712	149,423	147,578	149,624	146,973	149,610	145,488	148,899	144,061	147,968	Dumfries & Galloway
Fife	362,581	361,815	372,324	370,251	382,396	378,859	392,051	387,139	400,235	393,793	404,220	396,860	Fife
Forth Valley	289,375	290,047	296,256	297,957	302,112	306,132	307,390	314,266	311,452	321,619	313,180	325,462	Forth Valley
Grampian	537,118	539,630	546,346	556,174	551,395	570,554	554,664	584,505	554,895	596,342	553,312	602,048	Grampian
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	1,191,672	1,194,675	1,187,095	1,198,174	1,179,990	1,195,934	1,169,656	1,191,009	1,153,741	1,180,990	1,141,832	1,172,573	Greater Glasgow
Highland	309,575	309,900	315,696	317,715	320,637	325,288	324,902	332,652	327,678	338,945	328,340	341,821	Highland
Lanarkshire	561,743	561,174	570,941	568,954	578,898	576,699	585,191	583,462	589,112	588,096	590,204	589,773	Lanarkshire
Lothian	816,617	817,727	846,283	851,861	872,907	883,997	898,380	915,408	921,212	944,438	933,419	960,525	Lothian
Orkney	20,139	19,890	20,811	20,375	21,442	20,956	22,011	21,501	22,488	21,989	22,686	22,193	Orkney
Shetland	21,729	21,980	21,536	22,023	21,247	21,843	20,806	21,523	20,211	21,034	19,783	20,641	Shetland
Tayside	395,262	396,942	401,456	407,144	406,536	415,603	410,912	424,041	413,726	431,293	414,548	434,837	Tayside
Western Isles	26,313	26,200	26,183	25,869	25,966	25,763	25,662	25,628	25,221	25,440	24,892	25,274	Western Isles

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