List of towns and cities in Scotland by population
Localities
Table:
Rank
Locality
Population
Status
Council area

1

Glasgow

599,650

City

Glasgow City

2

Edinburgh

464,990

City

City of Edinburgh

3

Aberdeen

196,670

City

Aberdeen City

4

Dundee

147,710

City

Dundee City

5

Paisley

76,220

Town[4]

Renfrewshire

6

East Kilbride

74,740

Town

South Lanarkshire

7

Inverness

61,235

City

Highland

8

Livingston

56,570

Town

West Lothian

9

Hamilton

53,200

Town

South Lanarkshire

10

Cumbernauld

51,610

Town

North Lanarkshire

11

Dunfermline

50,380

Town

Fife

12

Kirkcaldy

49,460

Town

Fife

13

Ayr

47,190

Town

South Ayrshire

14

Perth

47,180

City[5]

Perth and Kinross

15

Kilmarnock

46,350

Town

East Ayrshire

16

Coatbridge

43,970

Town

North Lanarkshire

17

Greenock

43,690

Town

Inverclyde

18

Glenrothes

39,100

Town

Fife

19

Airdrie

37,130

Town

North Lanarkshire

20

Stirling

36,440

City

Stirling

21

Falkirk

35,310

Town

Falkirk

22

Irvine

33,740

Town

North Ayrshire

23

Dumfries

33,280

Town

Dumfries and Galloway

24

Motherwell

32,120

Town

North Lanarkshire

25

Rutherglen

31,180

Town

South Lanarkshire

26

Wishaw

30,510

Town

North Lanarkshire

27

Cambuslang

27,610

Town

South Lanarkshire

28

Bearsden

27,340

Town

East Dunbartonshire

29

Clydebank

26,640

Town

West Dunbartonshire

30

Newton Mearns

24,650

Town

East Renfrewshire

31

Arbroath

23,640

Town

Angus

32

Musselburgh

23,620

Town

East Lothian

33

Bishopbriggs

23,430

Town

East Dunbartonshire

34

Elgin

22,980

Town[4]

Moray

35

Renfrew

22,010

Town

Renfrewshire

36

Bathgate

21,070

Town

West Lothian

37

Bellshill

20,650

Town

North Lanarkshire

38

Alloa

20,390

Town

Clackmannanshire

39

Dumbarton

19,950

Town

West Dunbartonshire

40

Kirkintilloch

19,630

Town

East Dunbartonshire

41

Peterhead

18,450

Town

Aberdeenshire

42

Barrhead

17,620

Town

East Renfrewshire

43

Grangemouth

17,280

Town

Falkirk

44

Blantyre

17,090

Town

South Lanarkshire

45

St Andrews

16,800

Town

Fife

46

Kilwinning

16,420

Town

North Ayrshire

47

Johnstone

16,390

Town

Renfrewshire

48

Bonnyrigg

16,360

Town

Midlothian

49

Penicuik

16,110

Town

Midlothian

50

Viewpark

16,020

Town

North Lanarkshire

51

Erskine

15,530

Town

Renfrewshire

52

Broxburn

15,360

Town

West Lothian

53

Port Glasgow

15,190

Town

Inverclyde

54

Larkhall

15,020

Town

South Lanarkshire

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