What is the population of Scotland?

The population of Scotland is 5,404,700.

Where is Scotland located?

Scotland is located at latitude 56.0000000 and longitude -4.0000000. It is in United Kingdom.

What is the area of Scotland?

The area of Scotland is 78782 km².

What time zone is Scotland in?

Scotland is in the Europe/London time zone.

What is the official language of Scotland?

The official language of Scotland is English.

How has the population of Scotland changed?

The population of Scotland has increased from 5,313,600 (2011) to 5,404,700 (2016), a change of 1.7%.

Scotland, Scotland

Scotland: country in Northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom.

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Scotland at a glance

Scotland currently has 8 quality-checked populated place pages and 32 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Largest city

Glasgow

Population 626,410

Quick Facts about Scotland

Population	5,404,700
Country	United Kingdom
State	Scotland (United Kingdom)
Area	78782 km²
Continent	Europe
Latitude & Longitude	56.0000,-4.0000
Patron saint	Andrew the Apostle
Legislative body	Scottish Parliament
Official language	English
Capital	Edinburgh
Time Zone	UTC±00:00, Europe/London
Local time	23:38:09 (20th September 2026)

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Geography

Scotland is located at 56°0'0"N 4°0'0"W (56.0000000, -4.0000000).

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The largest city of Scotland is Glasgow with a population of 626,410. Other cities include, Aberdeen population 228,670 and Dundee population 147,710. See all Scotland cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Scotland

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Scotland.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Glasgow	Located on the River Clyde in Scotland's West Central Lowlands, Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous in the United Kingdom.	Glasgow City	626,410
Edinburgh	Located in Scotland, this historic city serves as the capital and a major cultural hub.	City of Edinburgh	483,000
Aberdeen	City in Scotland, United Kingdom	Aberdeen City	228,670
Falkirk	Unitary authority council area in Scotland	Falkirk	160,890
Dundee	City in Scotland	Dundee City	147,710
Ayr	Town and former Royal Burgh situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in the Scotland	South Ayrshire	46,849
Prestonpans	Small fishing town situated to the east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the unitary council area of East Lothian	East Lothian	9,490
Aviemore	Town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland	Highland	3,150

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Stirling
Shetland Islands
West Lothian
Highland
Outer Hebrides
Midlothian
Dumfries and Galloway
West Dunbartonshire
Moray
North Ayrshire
Falkirk
Inverclyde
Renfrewshire
Aberdeen City
South Ayrshire
Fife
Scottish Borders
Argyll and Bute
East Lothian
Clackmannanshire
City of Edinburgh
East Renfrewshire
Angus
Glasgow City
Orkney Islands
Aberdeenshire
South Lanarkshire
Dundee City
North Lanarkshire
Perth and Kinross
East Dunbartonshire
East Ayrshire

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2011	5,313,600	-	census
2016	5,404,700	1.71%	estimation process

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Scotland Counties (more)

Glasgow City

council area of Scotland.

North Lanarkshire

local government area of Scotland.

South Lanarkshire

local government area of Scotland.

County Name	Population
Glasgow City	633,120
North Lanarkshire	341,370
South Lanarkshire	320,530
Aberdeenshire	261,210
Aberdeen City	228,670
West Lothian	183,100
Renfrewshire	179,100
Perth and Kinross	151,950
Dundee City	149,320
Dumfries and Galloway	148,860
North Ayrshire	134,740
East Ayrshire	122,010
The Scottish Borders	115,510
South Ayrshire	112,610
East Dunbartonshire	108,640
East Lothian	107,090