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Population

Population information for North Lanarkshire, including life expectancy, population projections, settlement and ward populations.

North Lanarkshire Population 2021
  Total Males Females
0-4 17,192 8,754 8,438
5-11 27,707 14,123 13,584
12-15 16,707 8,576 8,131
16-17 8,145 4,175 3,970
18-29 48,881 24,845 24,036
30-44 65,799 31,804 33,995
45-64 84,835 46,258 50,095
65-74 46,384 16,283 18,583
75+ 25,750 10,511 15,239
Total 341,400 165,329 176,071
Detailed data for North Lanarkshire, Scotland and other council areas is available from National Records of Scotland.      

The 2021 mid-year estimate shows a population of 341,400. This is an increase of 260 people since 2020.

There were 3,217 live births in 2020, a fall from 3,270 in 2020.

There were 4,062 deaths (covering mid-2020 to mid-2021), an increase of 56 from the previous year.

The natural change of the population, that is the difference of deaths over births was -845.

Migration added 1,080 people to the population.

Mid-year 2021 population - main age groups
  All People Males Females
All aged under 16 61,606 31,453 30,171
All aged 16 and over 279,794 133,876 145,900
All aged 16-64 219,178 107,082 112,096
All aged under 18 69,751 35,628 34,046
All aged 18 and over 271,649 129,701 142,025
All aged 18-64 211,033 102,907 108,126
All aged 16-44 122,825 60,824 62,001
All aged 45-64 96,353 46,258 50,095
All aged 65 and over 60,616 26,794 33,822
All aged 75 and over 25,750 10,511 15,239

Population data for wards and community boards

Population data for wards and other sub council geographical areas is available from the Business Solutions Team.

Local and national population data is available at the National Records of Scotland website, which includes council profiles with easy to understand tables and graphs.

For further information and advice, please email strategyandperformance@northlan.gov.uk

Page last updated:
14 Feb 2024

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