People and census in Dundee

Dundee had 148,717 usual residents at the census.

Dundee is the 170th most populated of 361 in the UK.

Dundee’s population was an estimated 148,390 in mid-2025.

The population fell 0.6% in the year to mid-2025.

Dundee is 179th least populated of 361 for population.

67.2% of residents in Dundee were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 64.6%.

18.0% of residents in Dundee were aged 65 or over at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 20.0%.

14.8% of residents in Dundee were aged under 15 at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 15.3%.

12.9% of residents in Dundee were born outside the UK.

In Scotland the figure is 10.2%.

25.7% of residents in Dundee had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability.

In Scotland the figure is 24.1%.

77.9% of residents in Dundee said their health was good or very good.

In Scotland the figure is 78.8%.

Dundee had 69,896 households at the census.

Dundee is 141st highest of 361 for the number of households.

35.7% of households in Dundee had no car or van at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 26.4%.

51.6% of households in Dundee owned their home at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 63.2%.

Dundee had 2,487 people per square kilometre at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 69 per km².

Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place.

21.1% of households in Dundee rented privately at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 12.9%.

26.3% of households in Dundee rented from a council or housing association at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 22.5%.

Dundee’s estimated population changed by −0.6% in the year to mid-2025.

Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates.