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.

Rank	Urban sub-area	Population	Status	Council area	Coordinates
1	Glasgow	596,550	City	Glasgow City	55°51′N 4°16′W
2	Edinburgh	487,500	City	City of Edinburgh	55°57′N 3°11′W
3	Aberdeen	220,420	City	Aberdeen City	57°09′N 2°07′W
4	Dundee	147,285	City	Dundee City	56°28′N 2°58′W
5	[[Falkirk (Town]	147, 137	Town	Renfrewshire	55°51′N 4°25′W
6	East Kilbride	74,395	Town	South Lanarkshire	55°46′N 4°11′W
7	Livingston	56,269	Town	West Lothian	55°53′N 3°31′W
8	Hamilton	53,188	Town	South Lanarkshire	55°47′N 4°03′W
9	Cumbernauld	52,270	Town	North Lanarkshire	55°56′N 3°59′W
10	Kirkcaldy	49,709	Town	Fife	56°07′N 3°10′W
11	Dunfermline	49,706	Town	Fife	56°04′N 3°26′W
12	Inverness	48,201	City	Highland	57°28′N 4°14′W
13	Perth	46,970	City	Perth and Kinross	56°24′N 3°26′W
14	Ayr	46,849	Town	South Ayrshire	55°27′N 4°38′W
15	Kilmarnock	46,179	Town	East Ayrshire	55°36′N 4°29′W
16	Greenock	44,248	Town	Inverclyde	55°57′N 4°46′W
17	Coatbridge	43,841	Town	North Lanarkshire	55°52′N 4°02′W
18	Glenrothes	39,277	Town	Fife	56°12′N 3°10′W
19	Airdrie	37,132	Town	North Lanarkshire	55°52′N 3°59′W
20	Stirling	36,142	City	Stirling	56°07′N 3°56′W
21	Falkirk	35,398	Town	Falkirk	56°00′N 3°47′W
22	Irvine	33,698	Town	North Ayrshire	55°37′N 4°40′W
23	Dumfries	32,941	Town	Dumfries and Galloway	55°04′N 3°36′W
24	Motherwell	31,906	Town	North Lanarkshire	55°47′N 3°59′W
25	Rutherglen	31,401	Town	South Lanarkshire	55°50′N 4°13′W
26	Wishaw	30,391	Town	North Lanarkshire	55°46′N 3°55′W
27	Clydebank	28,799	Town	West Dunbartonshire	55°54′N 4°24′W
28	Bearsden	27,237	Town	East Dunbartonshire	55°55′N 4°20′W
29	Cambuslang	27,004	Town	South Lanarkshire	55°49′N 4°10′W
30	Levenmouth	24,474	Conurbation	Fife	56°11′N 3°02′W
31	Newton Mearns	24,234	Town	East Renfrewshire	55°46′N 4°20′W
32	Arbroath	23,902	Town	Angus	56°34′N 2°35′W
33	Elgin	23,128	Town	Moray	57°39′N 3°18′W
34	Bishopbriggs	22,870	Town	East Dunbartonshire	55°54′N 4°13′W
35	Musselburgh	22,639	Town	East Lothian	55°57′N 3°03′W
36	Renfrew	21,854	Town	Renfrewshire	55°52′N 4°22′W
37	Bellshill	20,634	Town	North Lanarkshire	55°49′N 4°02′W
38	Alloa	20,417	Town	Clackmannanshire	56°07′N 3°48′W
39	Bathgate	20,363	Town	West Lothian	55°54′N 3°39′W
40	Dumbarton	19,969	Town	West Dunbartonshire	55°57′N 4°34′W
41	Kirkintilloch	19,689	Town	East Dunbartonshire	55°56′N 4°09′W
42	Peterhead	18,537	Town	Aberdeenshire	57°31′N 1°47′W
43	Blantyre	17,240	Town	South Lanarkshire	55°48′N 4°06′W
44	Barrhead	17,443	Town	East Renfrewshire	55°48′N 4°23′W
45	Grangemouth	17,373	Town	Falkirk	56°01′N 3°43′W
46	St Andrews	16,870	Town	Fife	56°20′N 2°48′W
47	Kilwinning	16,599	Town	North Ayrshire	55°39′N 4°42′W
48	Johnstone	16,625	Town	Renfrewshire	55°50′N 4°30′W
49	Viewpark	16,303	Area*	North Lanarkshire	55°50′N 4°03′W
50	Penicuik	15,926	Town	Midlothian	55°50′N 3°13′W
51	Erskine	15,537	Town	Renfrewshire	55°54′N 4°28′W
52	Broxburn	15,296	Town	West Lothian	55°54′N 3°29′W
* Near Uddingston.