# Share aged 65 and over: highest and lowest councils in Scotland (2021)

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

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

| Rank | Area | Aged 65 and over | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 27.2% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 2 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 27.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =3 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 26.5% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =3 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 26.5% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 5 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 26.2% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 6 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 25.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 7 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 24.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 8 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 24.7% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 9 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 24.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 10 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 23.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 11 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 23.7% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 12 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 22.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 13 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 22.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 14 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 21.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 15 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 21.6% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 16 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 21.5% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 17 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 21.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =18 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 21.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =18 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 21.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 20 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 20.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 21 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 20.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 22 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 20.2% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 23 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 20.0% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 24 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 19.6% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 25 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 19.5% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 26 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 18.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 27 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 18.0% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 28 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 17.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 29 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 17.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 30 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 17.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 31 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 15.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 32 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 14.0% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/northern-ireland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over)

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