List of Scottish districts by population
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This is a list of districts of Scotland ordered by population. The populations given are those recorded in the 2001 UK census.
| Rank | District | Population | Type |
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| 1 | City of Glasgow | 557,869 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
| 2 | City of Edinburgh | 448,624 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
| 3 | Fife | 349,429 | Lieutenancy area, Traditional county, Unitary authority |
| 4 | North Lanarkshire | 321,067 | Unitary authority |
| 5 | South Lanarkshire | 302,216 | Unitary authority |
| 6 | Aberdeenshire | 226,871 | Lieutenancy area, Traditional county, Unitary authority |
| 7 | City of Aberdeen | 212,125 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
| 8 | Highland | 208,914 | Unitary authority |
| 9 | Renfrewshire | 172,867 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
| 10 | West Lothian | 158,714 | Lieutenancy area, Traditional county, Unitary authority |
| 11 | Dumfries and Galloway | 147,765 | Unitary authority |
| 12 | City of Dundee | 145,663 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
| 13 | Falkirk (district) | 145,191 | Unitary authority |
| 14 | North Ayrshire | 135,817 | Unitary authority |
| 15 | Perth and Kinross | 134,949 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
| 16 | East Ayrshire | 120,235 | Unitary authority |
| 17 | South Ayrshire | 112,097 | Unitary authority |
| 18 | Angus | 108,400 | Lieutenancy area, Traditional county, Unitary authority |
| 19 | East Dunbartonshire | 108,243 | Unitary authority |
| 20 | Scottish Borders | 106,764 | Unitary authority |
| 21 | West Dunbartonshire | 93,378 | Unitary authority |
| 22 | Argyll and Bute | 91,306 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
| 23 | East Lothian | 90,088 | Lieutenancy area, Traditional county, Unitary authority |
| 24 | East Renfrewshire | 89,311 | Unitary authority |
| 25 | Moray | 86,940 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
| 26 | Stirling (district) | 86,212 | Unitary authority |
| 27 | Inverclyde | 84,203 | Unitary authority |
| 28 | Midlothian | 80,941 | Lieutenancy area, Traditional county, Unitary authority |
| 29 | Clackmannanshire | 48,077 | Unitary authority |
| 30 | Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | 26,502 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
| 31 | Shetland Islands | 21,988 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
| 32 | Orkney Islands | 19,245 | Lieutenancy area, Unitary authority |
See also: List of Scottish districts by area, List of English districts by population, List of Welsh principal areas by population