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The population stood at 116,800 in 2025. That is 0.3% lower than a year earlier.

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Population estimate — Scottish Borders

116,800, latest 2025 (-0.3% year on year, from 117,190).

The population stood at 116,800 in 2025. That is 0.3% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 117,190 in 2024; the latest figure is 0.3% below that peak. Its low point was 103,830 in 1991; the latest reading is 12% above that.

Show the numbers (35 periods)
Population estimate — Scottish Borders, every published period
PeriodValue
2025116,800
2024117,190
2023117,080
2022116,820
2021117,080
2020116,380
2019116,490
2018116,190
2017115,970
2016115,460
2015114,890
2014114,760
2013114,350
2012113,940
2011113,880
2010113,700
2009113,590
2008113,360
2007112,200
2006110,860
2005110,250
2004109,450
2003108,390
2002107,530
2001106,950
2000106,250
1999105,810
1998106,040
1997105,960
1996105,860
1995105,940
1994105,450
1993105,040
1992104,540
1991103,830

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 — Scottish Borders
116,800 for Scottish Borders, 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/scottish-borders/population-estimate

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