People and census in Moray

Moray had 93,282 usual residents at the census.

Moray is the 56th least populated of 361 in the UK.

Moray’s population was an estimated 94,730 in mid-2025.

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

Moray is 50th least populated of 361 for population.

61.5% of residents in Moray were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 64.6%.

22.9% of residents in Moray were aged 65 or over at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 20.0%.

15.6% of residents in Moray were aged under 15 at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 15.3%.

6.5% of residents in Moray were born outside the UK.

In Scotland the figure is 10.2%.

22.8% of residents in Moray had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability.

In Scotland the figure is 24.1%.

80.4% of residents in Moray said their health was good or very good.

In Scotland the figure is 78.8%.

Moray had 43,123 households at the census.

Moray is 79th lowest of 361 for the number of households.

17.4% of households in Moray had no car or van at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 26.4%.

66.9% of households in Moray owned their home at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 63.2%.

Moray had 42 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.

11.9% of households in Moray rented privately at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 12.9%.

19.3% of households in Moray rented from a council or housing association at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 22.5%.

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

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