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City Centre and Merchant City

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City Centre and Merchant City

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*Please note that this profile is based on data from the 2022 Census.*

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City Centre and Merchant City has a population of 12,202 children and young people (aged 0–24 years).

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Neighbourhood comparisons with Glasgow

In this area 18–24-year-olds account for 44% of the population, but under-18s only make up 6% of the population. In this area 35% of people aged under-25 come from minority ethnic backgrounds. The percentage of children living in relative poverty (41%) is 54% higher than the Glasgow average. Life expectancy is lower in 2022 for both sexes than the Glasgow and Scottish averages.

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Neighbourhood trends

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Although 18–24-year-olds in the City Centre and Merchant City continue to dominate the 0–24 age group (169% increase), all age groups have contributed to the overall population increase of 150% since 2011. Live births have fallen in line with Glasgow since 2015 and remain below the average for this area.

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Although showing a general decrease in recent years, the proportion of babies exclusively breast-fed at 6-8 weeks generally continues to fluctuate above the Glasgow average, at 38% in 2024. The percentage of children living in relative poverty and under-25s from minority ethnic backgrounds are above the Glasgow average, whereas lone-parent households is below the average.

Notes

An Excel workbook containing the data used in all of the profiles can be downloaded here. This workbook also includes alternative output formats and further breakdowns of some of the variables.

1. Data sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020; Census (2001, 2011 and 2022); National Records of Scotland (NRS); Scottish Morbidity Records (SMR01 and SMR02); Child Health Systems Programme (CHSP) and CHSP Schools; Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

2. All count figures of less than five (denoted as *) have been suppressed to avoid any potential identification.

3. This publication has used small area population estimate data published by the NRS on 24 February 2026. This is presented in the population trend chart and used to calculate life expectancy estimates. The NRS update their small area population estimates and previous estimates on an annual basis therefore this data is only representative of the data published upon this date. For further information see: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications/small-area-population-estimates-mid-2023-and-mid-2024-2011-data-zones/

4. Life expectancies are calculated based on population estimates and death registrations. 95% confidence intervals have been added on the graphs to the neighbourhood data to give an indication of their accuracy. The 95% confidence interval for the Glasgow and/or Scotland comparison line has been removed due to the size of the population. This resulted in the confidence interval sitting on the data line making it unreadable. The x-axes of the life expectancy graphs give the mid-year for each life expectancy estimate e.g. 2020 represents the life expectancy estimate for the period 2018-2022.

5. A notes and definitions document providing further information on the variables presented in the profile can be found in the Profiles section of the Understanding Glasgow website: https://www.understandingglasgow.com/profiles/children-young-people-s-profiles.