List of Scottish council areas by population density
This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by population density. The populations of these Scottish council areas are mid-year estimates for 2017 from the Office for National Statistics.

List of Scottish council areas by population density

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Table Section Text: This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by population density. The populations of these Scottish council areas are mid-year estimates for 2017 from the Office for National Statistics.

Rank	Council area	Density (per km²)

1	City of Glasgow	3,554

2	City of Dundee	2,485

3	City of Edinburgh	1,948

4	City of Aberdeen	1,231

5	North Lanarkshire	723

6	Renfrewshire	676

7	East Dunbartonshire	619

8	West Dunbartonshire	564

9	East Renfrewshire	543

10	Falkirk	538

11	Inverclyde	490

12	West Lothian	423

13	Clackmannanshire	323

14	Fife	280

15	Midlothian	254

16	South Lanarkshire	179

17	East Lothian	154

18	North Ayrshire	153

19	East Ayrshire	96

20	South Ayrshire	92

21	Angus	53

23	Stirling	42

22	Moray	42

24	Aberdeenshire	41

25	Perth and Kinross	28

26	Scottish Borders	24

27	Dumfries and Galloway	23

28	Orkney Islands	22

29	Shetland Islands	15

30	Argyll and Bute	12

31	Highland	9

32	Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)	8

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The Dundee was the second highest council area in Scotland by population density.

final_sentence: The Dundee was the second highest council area in Scotland by population density.