Population of Scotland 2021, by council area
In 2021, there were over 635,100 people living in Glasgow, with a further 526,500 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 374,700 people living there. The least populated areas are the islands of Scotland such as Orkney, estimated to have only 22,500 people there.