Population density: every council in Scotland
Glasgow City had the highest population density of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2021, at 3,555 per km².
Na h-Eileanan Siar had the lowest, at 8 per km². The middle council, South Lanarkshire, had 184 per km².
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow City summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 3,555 per km² |
| 2 | Dundee City summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 2,487 per km² |
| 3 | City of Edinburgh summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 1,953 per km² |
| 4 | Aberdeen City summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 1,207 per km² |
| 5 | North Lanarkshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 722 per km² |
| 6 | Renfrewshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 703 per km² |
| 7 | East Dunbartonshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 624 per km² |
| 8 | East Renfrewshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 555 per km² |
| 9 | Falkirk summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 533 per km² |
| 10 | West Dunbartonshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 499 per km² |
| 11 | Inverclyde summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 484 per km² |
| 12 | West Lothian summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 423 per km² |
| 13 | Clackmannanshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 325 per km² |
| 14 | Fife summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 281 per km² |
| 15 | Midlothian summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 272 per km² |
| 16 | South Lanarkshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 184 per km² |
| 17 | East Lothian summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 165 per km² |
| 18 | North Ayrshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 151 per km² |
| 19 | East Ayrshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 95 per km² |
| 20 | South Ayrshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 91 per km² |
| 21 | Angus summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 52 per km² |
| =22 | Aberdeenshire summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 42 per km² |
| =22 | Moray summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 42 per km² |
| 24 | Stirling summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 41 per km² |
| 25 | Perth and Kinross summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 28 per km² |
| 26 | Scottish Borders summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 25 per km² |
| 27 | Dumfries and Galloway summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 23 per km² |
| 28 | Orkney Islands summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 22 per km² |
| 29 | Shetland Islands summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 16 per km² |
| 30 | Argyll and Bute summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 12 per km² |
| 31 | Highland summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 9 per km² |
| 32 | Na h-Eileanan Siar summed-from-data-zones census-2022 | 8 per km² |
Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Source and method · See it on the map