Edinburgh, United Kingdom Population 2024

Edinburgh's 2024 population is now estimated at 558,676In 1950, the population of Edinburgh was 452,816Edinburgh has grown by 5,107 in the last year, which represents a 0.92% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Edinburgh, which typically includes Edinburgh's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Growth Rate
0.92%
Year
Population
2035603,713
2034600,083
2033596,406
2032592,669
2031588,859
2030584,959
2029580,960
2028576,846
2027572,590
2026568,163
2025563,534
2024558,676
2023553,569
2022548,206
2021542,599
2020536,775
2019530,741
2018524,639
2017518,547
2016512,525
2015506,575
2014500,702
2013494,896
2012489,165
2011483,486
2010479,859
2009476,962
2008474,087
2007471,221
2006468,376
2005465,549
2004462,742
2003459,945
2002457,168
2001454,409
2000450,953
1999447,366
1998443,812
1997440,286
1996436,793
1995433,318
1994429,875
1993426,460
1992423,077
1991419,711
1990419,009
1989419,135
1988419,260
1987419,386
1986419,511
1985419,637
1984419,762
1983419,888
1982420,013
1981420,139
1980422,965
1979426,675
1978430,413
1977434,184
1976437,982
1975441,825
1974445,695
1973449,600
1972453,533
1971457,512
1970458,816
1969459,515
1968460,215
1967460,918
1966461,621
1965462,326
1964463,030
1963463,737
1962464,445
1961465,153
1960464,341
1959463,174
1958462,012
1957460,852
1956459,697
1955458,542
1954457,391
1953456,243
1952455,099
1951453,955
1950452,816
Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950452,8160%0
1951453,9550.25%1,139
1952455,0990.25%1,144
1953456,2430.25%1,144
1954457,3910.25%1,148
1955458,5420.25%1,151
1956459,6970.25%1,155
1957460,8520.25%1,155
1958462,0120.25%1,160
1959463,1740.25%1,162
1960464,3410.25%1,167
1961465,1530.17%812
1962464,445-0.15%-708
1963463,737-0.15%-708
1964463,030-0.15%-707
1965462,326-0.15%-704
1966461,621-0.15%-705
1967460,918-0.15%-703
1968460,215-0.15%-703
1969459,515-0.15%-700
1970458,816-0.15%-699
1971457,512-0.28%-1,304
1972453,533-0.87%-3,979
1973449,600-0.87%-3,933
1974445,695-0.87%-3,905
1975441,825-0.87%-3,870
1976437,982-0.87%-3,843
1977434,184-0.87%-3,798
1978430,413-0.87%-3,771
1979426,675-0.87%-3,738
1980422,965-0.87%-3,710
1981420,139-0.67%-2,826
1982420,013-0.03%-126
1983419,888-0.03%-125
1984419,762-0.03%-126
1985419,637-0.03%-125
1986419,511-0.03%-126
1987419,386-0.03%-125
1988419,260-0.03%-126
1989419,135-0.03%-125
1990419,009-0.03%-126
1991419,7110.17%702
1992423,0770.8%3,366
1993426,4600.8%3,383
1994429,8750.8%3,415
1995433,3180.8%3,443
1996436,7930.8%3,475
1997440,2860.8%3,493
1998443,8120.8%3,526
1999447,3660.8%3,554
2000450,9530.8%3,587
2001454,4090.77%3,456
2002457,1680.61%2,759
2003459,9450.61%2,777
2004462,7420.61%2,797
2005465,5490.61%2,807
2006468,3760.61%2,827
2007471,2210.61%2,845
2008474,0870.61%2,866
2009476,9620.61%2,875
2010479,8590.61%2,897
2011483,4860.76%3,627
2012489,1651.17%5,679
2013494,8961.17%5,731
2014500,7021.17%5,806
2015506,5751.17%5,873
2016512,5251.17%5,950
2017518,5471.17%6,022
2018524,6391.17%6,092
2019530,7411.16%6,102
2020536,7751.14%6,034
2021542,5991.08%5,824
2022548,2061.03%5,607
2023553,5690.98%5,363
2024558,6760.92%5,107
2025563,5340.87%4,858
2026568,1630.82%4,629
2027572,5900.78%4,427
2028576,8460.74%4,256
2029580,9600.71%4,114
2030584,9590.69%3,999
2031588,8590.67%3,900
2032592,6690.65%3,810
2033596,4060.63%3,737
2034600,0830.62%3,677
2035603,7130.6%3,630

Edinburgh Population Data (Urban Area)

20 cities

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
London9,748,0301.04%
Manchester2,811,7600.74%
Birmingham2,684,8100.74%
West Yorkshire1,942,4700.72%
Glasgow1,708,1500.59%
Southampton959,2020.81%
Liverpool922,8710.64%
Newcastle Upon Tyne828,7120.64%
Nottingham813,0780.78%
Sheffield751,3030.73%
Bristol713,8840.91%
Belfast647,4380.69%
Brighton627,5240.81%
Leicester570,8580.81%
Edinburgh558,6760.92%
Bournemouth522,7360.81%
Cardiff491,7550.74%
Coventry449,8201.19%
Middlesbrough395,0760.58%
Stoke on Trent394,2900.6%

Other Cities in United Kingdom

  1. National Records of Scotland - Scotland data and statistics
  2. Scotland's Census - Census records and data for Scotland
  3. National Records of Scotland - Edinburgh - City of Edinburgh demographic fact sheet

Sources