List of Scottish council areas by population density
This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by population density. The populations of these Scottish council areas are mid-year estimates for 2008 from the Office for National Statistics[1].
| Rank | Council area | Density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow | 3,338 |
| 2 | Dundee | 2,375 |
| 3 | Edinburgh | 1,786 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 1,131 |
| 5 | North Lanarkshire | 692 |
| 6 | Renfrewshire | 650 |
| 7 | East Dunbartonshire | 598 |
| 8 | West Dunbartonshire | 571 |
| 9 | East Renfrewshire | 512 |
| 10 | Falkirk | 510 |
| 11 | Inverclyde | 505 |
| 12 | West Lothian | 396 |
| 13 | Clackmannanshire | 317 |
| 14 | Fife | 273 |
| 15 | Midlothian | 227 |
| 16 | South Lanarkshire | 175 |
| 17 | North Ayrshire | 153 |
| 18 | East Lothian | 141 |
| 19 | East Ayrshire | 95 |
| 20 | South Ayrshire | 91.4 |
| 21 | Angus | 50.5 |
| 22 | Stirling | 40.4 |
| 23 | Moray | 39.2 |
| 24 | Aberdeenshire | 38.3 |
| 25 | Perth and Kinross | 27.3 |
| 26 | Scottish Borders | 23.8 |
| 27 | Dumfries and Galloway | 23.1 |
| 28 | Orkney Islands | 20.1 |
| 29 | Shetland Islands | 15.0 |
| 30 | Argyll and Bute | 13.1 |
| 31 | Highland | 8.6 |
| 32 | Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | 8.5 |
References
- "Table 6 Scotland 2008". Office for National Statistics. 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2010-10-01.