Largest Cities and Towns in Scotland

Regions
October 2, 2022
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Scotland is a division and part of the United Kingdom, with stunning landscapes and mountain ranges, as well as many economically and technologically advanced cities. Many Scottish cities are well-known for their modern attractions along with historic structures (shopping malls, museums, amusement parks, and so on). Scottish Gaelic is the official language in Scotland, while white Scottish and British people are the main ethnic groups.

Glasgow city in Scotland, Photo by Stephen O’Donnell on Unsplash

With just under 600,000 residents, Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city, followed by Edinburgh, one of the continent’s major financial hubs.

Rank	City name	Council area	Population
1	Glasgow	Glasgow City	589,900
2	Edinburgh	City of Edinburgh	468,720
3	Aberdeen	Aberdeen City	189,120
4	Dundee	Dundee City	144,170
5	Paisley	Renfrewshire	74,570
6	East Kilbride	South Lanarkshire	73,590
7	Livingston	West Lothian	55,070
8	Hamilton	South Lanarkshire	51,640
9	Cumbernauld	North Lanarkshire	50,470
10	Kirkcaldy	Fife	49,560
11	Dunfermline	Fife	48,240
12	Ayr	South Ayrshire	46,060
13	Perth	Perth and Kinross	45,770
14	Inverness	Highland	45,050
15	Kilmarnock	East Ayrshire	44,830
16	Greenock	Inverclyde	43,450
17	Coatbridge	North Lanarkshire	41,610
18	Glenrothes	Fife	38,940
19	Airdrie	North Lanarkshire	35,950
20	Falkirk	Falkirk	35,170