City
Who lives in Dundee
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in Dundee, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Dundee City
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 129,400 (2024)
DundeeCity
Who lives in Dundee
Residents
129,400
2024 estimate
Households
60,643
Census
Median age
37
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
15% / 17%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 10.6% of residents. 25.9% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 16.7% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
DundeeScotland
0%
5%
10%
15%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.2% of residents are female and 48.7% male.
Dundee
51%
49%
Scotland
- Female51.2%51.4%
- Male48.7%48.6%
Relationship status
32.8% of adults in Dundee are married or in a civil partnership, below the Scotland average of 44%. 49.7% have never married.
DundeeScotland
Married or civil partnership32.8%44%
Never married49.7%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved8.7%8.4%
Separated2.5%2.4%
Widowed6.3%7%
How residents rate their health
77% of residents in Dundee describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
Dundee
45%
32%
15%
Scotland
- Very good44.8%47.9%
- Good32.2%30.9%
- Fair15.1%14.2%
- Bad6%5.3%
- Very bad1.9%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.