City
Who lives in Stirling
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in Stirling, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Stirling
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 39,824 (2024)
StirlingCity
Who lives in Stirling
Residents
39,824
2024 estimate
Households
17,264
Census
Median age
37
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
13% / 17%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 13.3% of residents. 26.1% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 17.3% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
StirlingScotland
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
52.7% of residents are female and 47.4% male.
Stirling
53%
47%
Scotland
- Female52.7%51.4%
- Male47.4%48.6%
Relationship status
36.5% of adults in Stirling are married or in a civil partnership, below the Scotland average of 44%. 47.7% have never married.
StirlingScotland
Married or civil partnership36.5%44%
Never married47.7%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved7.5%8.4%
Separated2.1%2.4%
Widowed6.4%7%
How residents rate their health
80.4% of residents in Stirling describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
Stirling
49%
31%
13%
Scotland
- Very good49.2%47.9%
- Good31.3%30.9%
- Fair13.4%14.2%
- Bad4.6%5.3%
- Very bad1.4%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.