Children's Population

Scottish cities

Child population estimates for selected Scottish cities, 2021
Child pop scot cities nos compClick on graph to enlarge

Glasgow’s child population is the largest among Scotland’s major cities. In 2021, there just less than 100,000 children living in the city.

Child population as a percentage of the total population in selected Scottish cities, 2021
Child pop scot cities perc compClick on graph to enlarge

The percentage of the population that are children varies very little across the four cities. Children account for 15-16% of the overall population of each city.