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SCOTLAND · PEOPLE, PLACES & SERVICES

Explore Scotland: people, places and public life

Find your council, NHS health board, MP and MSP. Compare population, explore education provision and browse listed health services across Scotland.

Demographics

Explore population by council and NHS health board, with age and sex breakdowns and 2022-based projections.

Health

Find GP practices, NHS dental practices, care homes, hospital records and NHS workforce summaries by area.

Education

Explore nursery, primary and secondary provision, special schools, childcare, colleges and universities by council.

Representation

Explore council administrations, MPs, constituency MSPs and the composition of Scotland’s eight parliamentary regions.

A few places to start

Examples from our published snapshots, with their reference periods. These are not live readings.

City of Edinburgh

531,370 residents · mid-2025 population estimate. Explore age groups, local schools and listed health services.

Glasgow City

654,330 residents · mid-2025 population estimate. Explore age groups, local schools and listed health services.

Stirling

94,040 residents · mid-2025 population estimate. Explore age groups, local schools and listed health services.

About the project · Sources and counting methods

Updated 2026-10-22 · Website navigation and page presentation updated; dataset reference dates are shown beside the figures.