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Census 2022 Data

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Overview

The first details of the 2022 Census were released today, 14th September 2023, with information on local authority populations and rounded age estimates.

Glasgow's population is estimated at 620,700 which represents an increase of 27,455 from the 2011 census total of 593,245; 4.6% higher compared to a 2.7% increase in Scotland overall.

Population Increase/Decrease

Of the 32 local authorities in Scotland, 7 experienced population decline, 11 remained essentially the same (+1% or -1%), and 14 showed an increase. 

The areas showing a decline are:

  • Argyll and Bute
  • Dumfries and Galloway
  • East Ayrshire
  • Inverclyde
  • Na h-Eileanan Siar
  • North Ayrshire and
  • West Dunbartonshire

 

Aging Population

National Records of Scotland are highlighting that the data shows an increasingly ageing population in Scotland.  However this is not so much the case in urban areas, and as shown in Glasgow by the following table.

GLASGOW

1981

1991

2001

2011

2022

All persons

694,048

604,465

577,869

593,245

620,700

0-14

136,345

110,322

99,295

89,349

89,700

15-24

129,268

87,259

84,871

96,000

95,600

25-44

155,723

174,388

182,015

184,310

197,700

45-64

163,456

130,750

120,996

141,421

150,700

65-74

68,942

57,979

50,288

42,410

50,400

75+

40,314

43,767

40,404

39,755

36,700

 

Between 2011 and 2022 while the 65-74 population showed an increase of 7,990, there was a decrease of 3,055 in the 75+ age group.  The main driver of the population increase was the 25-44 age group, which increased by 13,390 or by 7.3%. 

The reduction in the 0-14 population reflects the fall in the annual number of births, which has been a Scotland-wide phenomenon. 

The table uses the local authority definition of Glasgow, and for 1981 and 1991 uses the current postcode sector definition of Glasgow to take into account the boundary changes from the 1996 local government reorganisation. 

It should be noted that the 2022 data has been rounded and the actual number might be slightly different.

Glasgow and Sourronding Local Authorities

The difference between the 2022 age composition between Glasgow and the surrounding local authorities is shown in the following table. 

Of note is the difference in the proportions in the 15-24 and 25-44 age groups, and the consequences this may have on the labour supply and on potential future employment rates.

AREA

% 0-14

% 15-24

% 25-44

% 45-64

% 65-74

% 75+

Glasgow

14.5

15.4

31.9

24.3

8.1

5.9

East Dunbartonshire

16.4

9.5

21.5

28.4

12.5

11.6

East Renfrewshire

18.7

10.6

21.4

27.7

11.3

10.3

Inverclyde

14.3

10.2

22.7

30.4

12.4

10.1

North Lanarkshire

16.5

11.6

25.3

28.7

10.3

7.6

Renfrewshire

15.1

10.9

26.2

28.3

10.7

8.7

South Lanarkshire

15.8

10.5

24.6

28.8

11.4

8.9

West Dunbartonshire

15.7

10.6

24.4

29.1

11.5

8.4

 

Further briefings will be provided once the information becomes available.

Last modified on 10 April 2024

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