Who lives in Dunfermline
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in Dunfermline, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 59,030 (2024)
DunfermlineCity · Fife
Who lives in Dunfermline
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.3% of residents. 17.9% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 17.2% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.8% of residents are female and 49.1% male.
- Female50.8%51.4%
- Male49.1%48.6%
Relationship status
47% of adults in Dunfermline are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 35.1% have never married.
How residents rate their health
81% of residents in Dunfermline describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good49.9%47.9%
- Good31.1%30.9%
- Fair13.1%14.2%
- Bad4.4%5.3%
- Very bad1.3%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.