# Full-fibre take-up: highest and lowest councils in Scotland (January 2026)

Midlothian had the highest full-fibre take-up of Scotland’s 32 councils in January 2026, at 70%.

West Dunbartonshire had the lowest, at 23%. The middle council, Shetland Islands, had 49%.

| Rank | Area | Full-fibre take-up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 70% |
| 2 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 66% |
| 3 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 64% |
| 4 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 61% |
| =5 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 59% |
| =5 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 59% |
| =5 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 59% |
| 8 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 58% |
| 9 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 56% |
| =10 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 53% |
| =10 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 53% |
| =12 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 52% |
| =12 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 52% |
| 14 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 50% |
| =15 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 49% |
| =15 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 49% |
| 17 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 47% |
| 18 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 46% |
| 19 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 44% |
| =20 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 43% |
| =20 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 43% |
| =22 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 41% |
| =22 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 41% |
| =24 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 40% |
| =24 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 40% |
| 26 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 39% |
| 27 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 38% |
| 28 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 37% |
| =29 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 36% |
| =29 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 36% |
| 31 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 31% |
| 32 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 23% |

Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), Ofcom. Period: January 2026. Period: January 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

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

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/full-fibre-take-up)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/full-fibre-take-up)

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