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The demography of Edinburgh, the capital city and second largest city of Scotland, is analysed by the National Records of Scotland. [1] The population of the council area of Edinburgh was 514,990 in 2022.
[a] [2] The 52 localities with a population over 15,000 are listed below. [1] Glasgow is the most populous locality in Scotland, and also the largest city; Greater Glasgow is the largest settlement. Paisley is the fifth most populous locality in Scotland, and the largest town by population. Stirling has the smallest population of Scotland's cities.
Edinburgh has a high proportion of young adults, with 19.5% of the population in their 20s (exceeded only by Aberdeen) and 15.2% in their 30s which is the highest in Scotland. The proportion of Edinburgh's population born in the UK fell from 92% to 84% between 2001 and 2011, while the proportion of White Scottish-born fell from 78% to 70%.
The 20 largest ESPON metropolitan areas in the UK, ranked by population. ... Edinburgh (782,000) Edinburgh (478,000) • Livingston (46,000) 15
Population [2] Edinburgh: Dùn Èideann Auld Reekie City of Edinburgh ~1124 as a royal burgh [3] 1633 as a city [4] St Giles' Cathedral. St Giles founded in 1124 by David I of Scotland (or Alexander I) [5] St Cuthbert's Church Granted by David I to Holyrood in 1128. [6] 514,990 Perth: Peairt The Fair City Perth and Kinross: 1124 as a royal ...
It has been suggested that they would have had a mean population of about 2,000, but many would be much smaller than 1,000 and the largest, Edinburgh, probably had a population of over 10,000 by the end of the era. [45] Graph showing the population of Scotland 1900–2001.
In 2023, Edinburgh received nearly 5 million overnight visitors, who spent £2.2 billion ($2.7 billion), according to national tourism body Visit Scotland’s website.
The wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament, the highest courts in Scotland, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the monarch in Scotland.