People and census in Fife

Fife had 371,740 usual residents at the census.

Fife is the 23rd most populated of 361 in the UK.

Fife’s population was an estimated 373,990 in mid-2025.

The population fell 0.2% in the year to mid-2025.

Fife is 28th most populated of 361 for population.

63.0% of residents in Fife were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 64.6%.

21.5% of residents in Fife were aged 65 or over at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 20.0%.

15.4% of residents in Fife were aged under 15 at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 15.3%.

8.0% of residents in Fife were born outside the UK.

In Scotland the figure is 10.2%.

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

In Scotland the figure is 24.1%.

77.8% of residents in Fife said their health was good or very good.

In Scotland the figure is 78.8%.

Fife had 169,609 households at the census.

Fife is 20th highest of 361 for the number of households.

22.1% of households in Fife had no car or van at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 26.4%.

65.3% of households in Fife owned their home at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 63.2%.

Fife had 281 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.

11.6% of households in Fife rented privately at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 12.9%.

21.8% of households in Fife rented from a council or housing association at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 22.5%.

Fife’s estimated population changed by −0.2% in the year to mid-2025.

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