List of Scottish council areas by population
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This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by population. The populations of these Scottish council areas are mid-year estimates for 2006 from the Office for National Statistics[1].
- List of Scottish council areas by area
- List of English districts by population
- List of Welsh principal areas by population
- List of Northern Ireland districts by population
| Rank | Council area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Glasgow | 580,700 |
| 2 | City of Edinburgh | 463,500 |
| 3 | Fife | 358,900 |
| 4 | North Lanarkshire | 323,800 |
| 5 | South Lanarkshire | 307,700 |
| 6 | Aberdeenshire | 236,300 |
| 7 | Highland | 215,300 |
| 8 | City of Aberdeen | 206,900 |
| 9 | Renfrewshire | 169,600 |
| 10 | West Lothian | 165,700 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 149,700 |
| 12 | Dumfries and Galloway | 148,000 |
| 13 | City of Dundee | 142,200 |
| 14 | Perth and Kinross | 140,200 |
| 15 | North Ayrshire | 135,500 |
| 16 | East Ayrshire | 119,300 |
| 17 | South Ayrshire | 111,700 |
| 18 | Scottish Borders | 110,200 |
| 19 | Angus | 109,300 |
| 20 | East Dunbartonshire | 105,500 |
| 21 | East Lothian | 92,800 |
| 22 | Argyll and Bute | 91,400 |
| 23 | West Dunbartonshire | 91,200 |
| 24 | East Renfrewshire | 89,300 |
| 25 | Stirling | 87,800 |
| 26 | Moray | 86,800 |
| 27 | Inverclyde | 81,500 |
| 28 | Midlothian | 79,300 |
| 29 | Clackmannanshire | 48,900 |
| 30 | Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | 26,400 |
| 31 | Shetland Islands | 21,900 |
| 32 | Orkney Islands | 19,800 |