Scotland gained almost 378,000 people between the 2001 and 2022 censuses, but the change was sharply uneven. See the population shift in all 32 council areas, from East Lothian’s rapid growth to long-term decline in Inverclyde, Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire.
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Midlothian, East Lothian and Glasgow City lead Scotland’s 2022-based council population growth projections to 2032, while Inverclyde, West Dunbartonshire and Na h-Eileanan Siar are among the areas expected to shrink if past demographic trends continue.