People and census in Edinburgh

Edinburgh had 514,501 usual residents at the census.

Edinburgh is the 12th most populated of 361 in the UK.

Edinburgh’s population was an estimated 531,370 in mid-2025.

The population fell 0.1% in the year to mid-2025.

Edinburgh is 12th most populated of 361 for population.

70.4% of residents in Edinburgh were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 64.6%.

15.9% of residents in Edinburgh were aged 65 or over at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 20.0%.

13.7% of residents in Edinburgh were aged under 15 at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 15.3%.

23.5% of residents in Edinburgh were born outside the UK.

In Scotland the figure is 10.2%.

19.5% of residents in Edinburgh had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability.

In Scotland the figure is 24.1%.

83.7% of residents in Edinburgh said their health was good or very good.

In Scotland the figure is 78.8%.

Edinburgh had 238,934 households at the census.

Edinburgh is 7th highest of 361 for the number of households.

37.7% of households in Edinburgh had no car or van at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 26.4%.

60.1% of households in Edinburgh owned their home at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 63.2%.

Edinburgh had 1,953 people per square kilometre at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 69 per km².

Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place.

23.1% of households in Edinburgh rented privately at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 12.9%.

15.7% of households in Edinburgh rented from a council or housing association at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 22.5%.

Edinburgh’s estimated population changed by −0.1% in the year to mid-2025.

Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates.