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The population stood at 121,350 in 2025. That is 0.0% higher than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — East Ayrshire

121,350, latest 2025 (+0.0% year on year, from 121,320).

The population stood at 121,350 in 2025. That is 0.0% higher than a year earlier. The series peaked at 124,020 in 1991; the latest figure is 2.2% below that peak. Its low point was 119,850 in 2003; the latest reading is 1% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — East Ayrshire, every published period
PeriodValue
2025121,350
2024121,320
2023120,800
2022120,400
2021120,500
2020120,340
2019120,870
2018120,810
2017121,150
2016121,580
2015121,620
2014121,870
2013122,270
2012122,620
2011122,690
2010122,410
2009122,110
2008121,600
2007120,950
2006120,440
2005120,280
2004120,210
2003119,850
2002119,920
2001120,310
2000120,120
1999120,550
1998121,000
1997121,440
1996122,000
1995122,790
1994123,250
1993123,540
1992123,810
1991124,020

What these terms mean

Mid-year estimate
A modelled count of the population on 30 June, updated between censuses. It is an estimate, not a headcount. Source
Local authority district
The council area a statistic is published for -- 361 across the UK. In England these are boroughs, districts and unitary authorities; in Scotland, council areas; in Wales, principal areas; in Northern Ireland, districts.

Before you use these figures

  • Mid-year estimate, not a census count: This is a modelled mid-year (30 June) estimate, not a direct headcount. It is rebased periodically against the latest UK census results -- the current series was rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses, replacing previously published estimates for 2011 to 2022. Figures for the same year can therefore change between publications as later data becomes available.
  • Unrounded, but not precise to the individual: Figures are published unrounded to enable further calculation, but ONS is explicit that small estimates should not be read as accurate to a specific person -- they are produced using statistical models and disclosure-control methods, not a direct count.

Cite this figure:

Population estimate — East Ayrshire
121,350 for East Ayrshire, 2025
Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure unchanged on 5 Sep 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis)
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/local-authority/east-ayrshire/population-estimate

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