Aged 65 and over: every council in Scotland

Argyll and Bute had the highest aged 65 and over of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2021, at 27.2%.

Glasgow City had the lowest, at 14.0%. The middle council, Fife, had 21.5%.

Aged 65 and over for every council in Scotland, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Argyll and Bute

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

27.2%
2Dumfries and Galloway

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

27.1%
=3Na h-Eileanan Siar

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

26.5%
=3South Ayrshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

26.5%
5Scottish Borders

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

26.2%
6Angus

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

25.1%
7Orkney Islands

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

24.9%
8Perth and Kinross

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

24.7%
9East Dunbartonshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

24.1%
10North Ayrshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

23.8%
11Highland

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

23.7%
12Moray

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

22.9%
13Inverclyde

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

22.4%
14Shetland Islands

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

21.8%
15East Renfrewshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

21.6%
16Fife

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

21.5%
17East Ayrshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

21.4%
=18Aberdeenshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

21.1%
=18East Lothian

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

21.1%
20Clackmannanshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

20.8%
21Stirling

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

20.4%
22South Lanarkshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

20.2%
23West Dunbartonshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

20.0%
24Falkirk

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

19.6%
25Renfrewshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

19.5%
26Midlothian

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

18.9%
27Dundee City

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

18.0%
28North Lanarkshire

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

17.9%
29West Lothian

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

17.4%
30Aberdeen City

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

17.1%
31City of Edinburgh

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

15.9%
32Glasgow City

summed-from-data-zones census-2022

14.0%

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