In 2021, there were over 622,800 people living in Glasgow, with a further just under 515,000 people living in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, the first and second most-populated Scottish council areas respectively. The region of Fife is also heavily populated, with approximately 371,300 people living there. The least populated areas are the islands of Scotland such as Orkney, estimated to have only 22,000 people there.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 26, 2024). Population of Scotland in 2022, by council area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865968/scottish-regional-population-estimates/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of Scotland in 2022, by council area." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865968/scottish-regional-population-estimates/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Population of Scotland in 2022, by council area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865968/scottish-regional-population-estimates/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of Scotland in 2022, by Council Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865968/scottish-regional-population-estimates/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Population of Scotland in 2022, by council area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865968/scottish-regional-population-estimates/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Population of Scotland in 2022, by council area [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865968/scottish-regional-population-estimates/
