Update (16 February 2026)
These statistics were corrected on 16 February 2026. Incorrect counts of armed forces were used in the production of the data zone populations on which these are based. This has now been corrected. Most of the changes that have been made are small. The error primarily affects data zones containing, or near to, armed forces bases.
At the same time, corrections have also been made to the populations of two Scottish Parliamentary Constituency areas (SPCs). These are: Glasgow Kelvin – S16000117 and Glasgow Springburn & Maryhill – S16000118. Previous research has shown that the data zone fit is not as good for these areas as for elsewhere. To correct for this, adjustments are made to the populations. In the originally published figures this adjustment was applied incorrectly. This has now been corrected.
These are the first set based on Scotland’s Census 2022; however, the data zones used are the 2011 data zones. Once the 2022 data zones are available, we will rebase small area estimates from mid-2011 onward, using these 2022 data zones. As a result, this report does not present comparisons with previous years.
Estimates for the special areas are built up using the 2011 Data Zone level Small Area Population Estimates. 2011 Data Zones do not always fit exactly into the boundaries of other geographical areas, so they are allocated on a best-fit basis. An evaluation of non-standard geography population estimates has been carried out to assess special area population estimates built up in this way.
