This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by population. The populations of these Scottish council areas are mid-year estimates for 2008 from the Office for National Statistics[1].
| Rank | Council area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Glasgow | 584,200 |
| 2 | City of Edinburgh | 471,700 |
| 3 | Fife | 361,900 |
| 4 | North Lanarkshire | 325,500 |
| 5 | South Lanarkshire | 310,100 |
| 6 | Aberdeenshire | 241,500 |
| 7 | Highland | 219,400 |
| 8 | City of Aberdeen | 210,400 |
| 9 | Renfrewshire | 169,800 |
| 10 | West Lothian | 169,500 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 151,600 |
| 12 | Dumfries and Galloway | 148,600 |
| 13 | Perth and Kinross | 144,200 |
| 14 | City of Dundee | 142,500 |
| 15 | North Ayrshire | 135,900 |
| 16 | East Ayrshire | 119,900 |
| 17 | Scottish Borders | 112,400 |
| 18 | South Ayrshire | 111,700 |
| 19 | Angus | 110,300 |
| 20 | East Dunbartonshire | 104,700 |
| 21 | East Lothian | 96,100 |
| 22 | West Dunbartonshire | 90,900 |
| 23 | Argyll and Bute | 90,500 |
| 24 | East Renfrewshire | 89,200 |
| 25 | Stirling | 88,400 |
| 26 | Moray | 87,800 |
| 27 | Inverclyde | 80,800 |
| 28 | Midlothian | 80,600 |
| 29 | Clackmannanshire | 50,500 |
| 30 | Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | 26,200 |
| 31 | Shetland Islands | 22,000 |
| 32 | Orkney Islands | 19,900 |
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