# People and census in West Dunbartonshire South west Scotland. 88,340 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 177 square kilometres. 15 layers about people and census for West Dunbartonshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) ## What is the population of West Dunbartonshire? West Dunbartonshire had 88,390 usual residents at the census. West Dunbartonshire is the 41st least populated of 361 in the UK. ## Population West Dunbartonshire: **88,390** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. West Dunbartonshire had 88,390 usual residents at the census. West Dunbartonshire is the 41st least populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-population ## Population estimate West Dunbartonshire: **88,340** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. West Dunbartonshire’s population was an estimated 88,340 in mid-2025. The population fell 0.5% in the year to mid-2025. West Dunbartonshire is 35th least populated of 361 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-estimate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-population-estimate ## Aged 15 to 64 West Dunbartonshire: **64.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 64.1% of residents in West Dunbartonshire were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In Scotland the figure is 64.6%. - Against Scotland: 1% lower (64.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-15-to-64) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over West Dunbartonshire: **20.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 20.0% of residents in West Dunbartonshire were aged 65 or over at the census. In Scotland the figure is 20.0%. - Against Scotland: About the same (20.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 West Dunbartonshire: **15.9%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 15.9% of residents in West Dunbartonshire were aged under 15 at the census. In Scotland the figure is 15.3%. - Against Scotland: 4% higher (15.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-under-15) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-under-15/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK West Dunbartonshire: **4.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 4.5% of residents in West Dunbartonshire were born outside the UK. In Scotland the figure is 10.2%. - Against Scotland: 56% lower (10.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/born-outside-uk) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/born-outside-uk/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability West Dunbartonshire: **27.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 27.6% of residents in West Dunbartonshire had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability. In Scotland the figure is 24.1%. - Against Scotland: 15% higher (24.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health West Dunbartonshire: **74.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 74.5% of residents in West Dunbartonshire said their health was good or very good. In Scotland the figure is 78.8%. - Against Scotland: 5% lower (78.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/good-health) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-good-health ## Households West Dunbartonshire: **42,593** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. West Dunbartonshire had 42,593 households at the census. West Dunbartonshire is 77th lowest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van West Dunbartonshire: **31.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 31.7% of households in West Dunbartonshire had no car or van at the census. In Scotland the figure is 26.4%. - Against Scotland: 20% higher (26.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-car-or-van) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-car-or-van/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes West Dunbartonshire: **57.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 57.1% of households in West Dunbartonshire owned their home at the census. In Scotland the figure is 63.2%. - Against Scotland: 10% lower (63.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/owner-occupied) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density West Dunbartonshire: **499 per km²** (2021, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Published 21 July 2026. West Dunbartonshire had 499 people per square kilometre at the census. In Scotland the figure is 69 per km². - Against Scotland: 7.2 times (69 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-density) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes West Dunbartonshire: **8.2%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 8.2% of households in West Dunbartonshire rented privately at the census. In Scotland the figure is 12.9%. - Against Scotland: 36% lower (12.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes West Dunbartonshire: **33.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 33.7% of households in West Dunbartonshire rented from a council or housing association at the census. In Scotland the figure is 22.5%. - Against Scotland: 50% higher (22.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/social-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-social-rented ## Annual population change West Dunbartonshire: **−0.5%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. West Dunbartonshire’s estimated population changed by −0.5% in the year to mid-2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change?place=S12000039) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/housing) (8) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/crime) (6) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/environment) (5) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/connectivity) (5) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/council-tax) (2) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/services) (1) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/sources) (22) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S12000039/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people#l-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 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire/people