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Scottish Cities & Towns by Population

This information is based on mid-2012 population estimates published by the General Register Office for Scotland and is used on Undiscovered Scotland under the terms of the Open Government Licence. Find out more about city status in Scotland here.

Scottish Cities & Towns by Population

Rank

Name

2008 Population

City/Town

Council Area

1 Glasgow 599,650 City City of Glasgow
2 Edinburgh 464,990 City City of Edinburgh
3 Aberdeen 196,670 City City of Aberdeen
4 Dundee 147,710 City City of Dundee
5 Paisley 76,220 Town Renfrewshire
6 East Kilbride 74,740 Town South Lanarkshire
7 Livingston 56,570 Town West Lothian
8 Hamilton 53,200 Town South Lanarkshire
9 Cumbernauld 51,610 Town North Lanarkshire
10 Dunfermline 50,380 Town Fife
11 Kirkcaldy 49,460 Town Fife
12 Ayr 47,190 Town South Ayrshire
13 Perth 47,180 City Perth & Kinross
14 Inverness 46,870 City Highland
15 Kilmarnock 46,350 Town East Ayrshire
16 Coatbridge 43,970 Town North Lanarkshire
17 Greenock 43,690 Town Inverclyde
18 Glenrothes 39,100 Town Fife
19 Airdrie 37,130 Town North Lanarkshire
20 Stirling 36,440 City Stirling
21 Falkirk 35,310 Town Falkirk
22 Irvine 33,740 Town North Ayrshire
23 Dumfries 33,280 Town Dumfries & Galloway
24 Motherwell 32,120 Town North Lanarkshire
25 Rutherglen 31,180 Town South Lanarkshire

Only selected towns are included below this point.

32 Arbroath 23,640 Town Angus
33 Musselburgh 23,620 Town East Lothian
34 Elgin 22,980 Town Moray
35 Renfrew 22,010 Town Renfrewshire
38 Alloa 20,390 Town Clackmannanshire
39 Dumbarton 19,950 Town West Dunbartonshire
41 Peterhead 18,450 Town Aberdeenshire
45 St Andrews 16,800 Town Fife
-- Troon 14,680 Town South Ayrshire
-- Linlithgow 13,360 Town West Lothian
-- Fraserburgh 13,140 Town Aberdeenshire
-- Galashiels 12,660 Town Scottish Borders
-- Montrose 11,880 Town Angus
-- Stonehaven 11,370 Town Aberdeenshire
-- Stranraer 10,510 Town Dumfries & Galloway
-- Forres 9,900 Town Moray
-- Nairn 9,860 Town Highland
-- Cupar 9,270 Town Fife
-- Haddington 9,020 Town East Lothian
-- Lanark 8,890 Town South Lanarkshire
-- Oban 8,540 Town Argyll & Bute
-- Dunbar 8,470 Town East Lothian
-- Peebles 8,380 Town Scottish Borders
-- Thurso 7,760 Town Highland
-- Brechin 7,520 Town Angus
-- Kirkwall 7,150 Town Orkney Islands
-- Wick 7,140 Town Highland
-- Lerwick 7,040 Town Shetland Islands
-- Fort William 5,830 Town Highland
-- Stornoway 5,250 Town Western Isles
-- Campbeltown 4,800 Town Argyll & Bute
   
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