Scotland Government Region :
Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 1,608,420 Show data context
1811 1,608,420 Show data context 1,805,864 Show data context
1821 1,805,864 Show data context 2,091,521 Show data context
1831 2,091,521 Show data context 2,364,386 Show data context
1841 2,364,386 Show data context 2,620,184 Show data context
1851 2,620,184 Show data context 2,888,742 Show data context
1861 2,888,742 Show data context 3,062,294 Show data context
1871 3,062,294 Show data context
1881 3,735,573 Show data context
1891 3,735,573 Show data context 4,025,647 Show data context
1901 4,025,647 Show data context
1911 4,597,013 Show data context
1921 4,597,013 Show data context 4,882,497 Show data context
1931 4,882,497 Show data context 4,842,980 Show data context
1941 4,842,980 Show data context
1951 5,096,415 Show data context
1961 5,096,415 Show data context 5,179,344 Show data context
1971 5,179,344 Show data context 5,228,963 Show data context
1981 5,228,963 Show data context 5,025,518 Show data context
1991 5,025,518 Show data context 4,970,020 Show data context
2001 4,970,020 Show data context 5,062,011 Show data context
2011 5,295,403 Show data context
2021 5,440,284 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project
1811 - 2001 Census of Population

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nCube definition


Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scotland through time | Population Statistics | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13146111/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 07th November 2025