Who lives in DG
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in DG, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 147,034 (2024)
DGPostcode area · Dumfries and Galloway
Who lives in DG
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.6% of residents. 14.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 27.2% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
51.6% of residents are female and 48.4% male.
- Female51.6%51.4%
- Male48.4%48.6%
Relationship status
48.6% of adults in DG are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 30.5% have never married.
How residents rate their health
76.1% of residents in DG describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good44%47.9%
- Good32.1%30.9%
- Fair16.4%14.2%
- Bad5.8%5.3%
- Very bad1.8%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.