Scottish Cities

Population by deprivation decile in selected Scottish cities, 2021
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Glasgow has a more deprived population than Scotland's other large cities. 29% of Glaswegians live in the most deprived 10% of areas in Scotland while only 6% live in the least deprived 10% of areas in Scotland. In contrast, approximately 24% of people in Aberdeen and 30% of people in Edinburgh live in the least deprived 10% of areas of Scotland.

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The graph above shows the proportions of population of the four cities broken down by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (2020) deciles. These deciles break down the population of Scotland into ten groups each containing approximately 10% of the population. Decile 1 represents the most deprived 10% of areas by population, decile 2 the next most deprived 10% of areas and so on, until decile 10 which represents the least deprived 10% of areas.

This page was last updated in September 2022.