Trends by age group

Population trends by age group over four decades
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Glasgow’s population continued to decline through the 1980s and 1990s, in line with a long-term trend that began in the 1950s. Since 2007 there has been a steady rise in the city’s population, although the population decreased slightly in 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.   

Over the last 39 years, the proportion of children and older people (65+ years) in the city has reduced as the working age population (aged 16-64 years) has risen since the early 2000s. In 2021, 71% of the population were aged 16-64 years, compared to 63% in 1981.