Who lives in Inverness
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in Inverness, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Highland
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 51,758 (2024)
InvernessCity · Highland
Who lives in Inverness
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.6% of residents. 18.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 19.5% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
51.4% of residents are female and 48.6% male.
- Female51.4%51.4%
- Male48.6%48.6%
Relationship status
40.6% of adults in Inverness are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 39.5% have never married.
How residents rate their health
79.7% of residents in Inverness describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good48.3%47.9%
- Good31.4%30.9%
- Fair13.9%14.2%
- Bad5%5.3%
- Very bad1.5%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.