# Inverurie Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Inverurie is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. About 14,659 people. Town. Code S45000429. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) Inverurie is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Inverurie add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Population: 14,389** (2021). Inverurie had 14,389 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 480th least populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/inverurie#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Inverurie live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/inverurie#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.4%** (January 2026). In Inverurie, 82.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/inverurie#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 2.5%** (August 2026). In Inverurie, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/inverurie#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S45000429) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Inverurie live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S45000429) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Aberdeenshire, where most of this town lies. The outline is Inverurie. - [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S45000429) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Aberdeenshire, where most of this town lies. The outline is Inverurie. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S45000429) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Inverurie had 14,389 usual residents at the census. ## How Inverurie compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Inverurie | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 14,389 | 57th most populated | 117 towns, Scotland · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 117 towns, Scotland · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 82.4% | 16th lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 2.5% | joint 33rd lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 | ## What is the population of Inverurie? Inverurie had 14,389 usual residents at the census. Inverurie is the 480th least populated of 1,209 in the UK. ## Neighbourhoods in Inverurie | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Inverurie - Harlaw - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013912) | 955 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Inverurie - Harlaw - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013913) | 1,113 | – | – | 99.6% | | [Inverurie - Harlaw - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013914) | 586 | – | – | 99.2% | | [Inverurie - Harlaw - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013915) | 787 | – | – | 99.6% | | [Inverurie - Harlaw - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013916) | 625 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Inverurie - Harlaw - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013917) | 718 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Inverurie North - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013896) | 902 | – | – | 81.0% | | [Inverurie North - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013897) | 579 | – | – | 85.2% | | [Inverurie North - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013898) | 764 | – | – | 62.3% | | [Inverurie North - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013899) | 640 | – | – | 61.0% | | [Inverurie North - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013900) | 729 | – | – | 90.8% | | [Inverurie North - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013901) | 548 | – | – | 79.4% | | [Inverurie North - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013902) | 455 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Inverurie North - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013903) | 546 | – | – | 37.4% | | [Inverurie South - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013904) | 606 | – | – | 50.2% | | [Inverurie South - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013905) | 847 | – | – | 63.9% | | [Inverurie South - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013906) | 881 | – | – | 86.2% | | [Inverurie South - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013907) | 604 | – | – | 90.4% | | [Inverurie South - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013908) | 764 | – | – | 72.6% | | [Inverurie South - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013909) | 688 | – | – | 78.2% | | [Inverurie South - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/neighbourhood/s01013910) | 768 | – | – | 86.1% | ## Your MP - [Gordon and Buchan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gordon-and-buchan): Harriet Cross (Conservative), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) ## Postcode districts covering Inverurie [AB51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ab51) ## Middle areas in Inverurie [Inverurie - Harlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/inverurie-harlaw), [Inverurie North](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/inverurie-north), [Inverurie South](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire/inverurie-south) ## Towns near Inverurie [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen), [Westhill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/westhill), [Ellon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ellon), [Portlethen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/portlethen) ## Inverurie in brief Inverurie is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. About 14,659 people lived in Inverurie in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates). Inverurie had 14,389 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Inverurie live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Inverurie, 82.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Inverurie, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: S45000429 - Constituency: [Gordon and Buchan †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gordon-and-buchan) - Council: [Aberdeenshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) - Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) - Area: 5.75 km² - People, mid-2024: 14,659* - Neighbourhoods: 21 - Output areas: 119 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen), [Westhill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/westhill), [Ellon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ellon), [Portlethen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/portlethen) ## Latest updates for Inverurie - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S45000429 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/inverurie, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/inverurie#f-population. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/inverurie