Population estimate — Glasgow City
654,330, latest 2025 (+0.6% year on year, from 650,320).
The population stood at 654,330 in 2025. That is 0.6% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 1991. Its low point was 568,460 in 2006; the latest reading is 15% above that.
Show the numbers (35 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 654,330 |
| 2024 | 650,320 |
| 2023 | 640,350 |
| 2022 | 622,050 |
| 2021 | 610,860 |
| 2020 | 612,710 |
| 2019 | 612,490 |
| 2018 | 608,190 |
| 2017 | 604,220 |
| 2016 | 600,820 |
| 2015 | 595,200 |
| 2014 | 592,400 |
| 2013 | 592,090 |
| 2012 | 593,080 |
| 2011 | 593,060 |
| 2010 | 586,500 |
| 2009 | 581,620 |
| 2008 | 576,200 |
| 2007 | 571,760 |
| 2006 | 568,460 |
| 2005 | 569,250 |
| 2004 | 569,560 |
| 2003 | 572,270 |
| 2002 | 576,450 |
| 2001 | 578,710 |
| 2000 | 577,020 |
| 1999 | 582,950 |
| 1998 | 587,050 |
| 1997 | 590,660 |
| 1996 | 598,840 |
| 1995 | 604,080 |
| 1994 | 612,260 |
| 1993 | 616,680 |
| 1992 | 622,210 |
| 1991 | 629,220 |
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.
- Not adjusted for population: This figure — 654,330 — is well outside the typical range for other areas currently publishing this dataset (median about 148,095 across 349 other areas). This is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
- Not adjusted for population, 1991: This area's 1991 figure was 629,220, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 1991 (median about 121,953 across 349 other areas). This figure is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
Cite this figure:
Population estimate — Glasgow City 654,330 for Glasgow City, 2025 Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 1991 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/glasgow-city/population-estimate
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