City
Who lives in Glasgow
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in Glasgow, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Glasgow City
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 686,460 (2024)
GlasgowCity
Who lives in Glasgow
Residents
686,460
2024 estimate
Households
310,520
Census
Median age
37
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
15% / 15%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 9.1% of residents. 26.8% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 14.7% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
GlasgowScotland
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.1% of residents are female and 48.9% male.
Glasgow
51%
49%
Scotland
- Female51.1%51.4%
- Male48.9%48.6%
Relationship status
32.5% of adults in Glasgow are married or in a civil partnership, below the Scotland average of 44%. 51.7% have never married.
GlasgowScotland
Married or civil partnership32.5%44%
Never married51.7%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved7.4%8.4%
Separated2.7%2.4%
Widowed5.7%7%
How residents rate their health
76.4% of residents in Glasgow describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
Glasgow
47%
30%
15%
Scotland
- Very good46.6%47.9%
- Good29.8%30.9%
- Fair14.5%14.2%
- Bad6.7%5.3%
- Very bad2.3%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.