Byer i Skotland

Dette er en liste over byer i Skotland med et indbyggertal på mere end 15.000 personer, rangeret efter indbyggertal baseret på tal fra National Records of Scotland.

Den er delt i to sektioner. Den første er selvstændige byer ("Localities") som alle ligger i samme council area, mens den anden del er byområder ("Settlements"), der kan ligge i et eller flere council areas. I 2020 var der 656 localities og 514 settlements i Skotland.^[1]

Localities

I Skotland er en locality et befolket området med samme postnummer og et befolkningstal på mindst 500 personer.^[2] Der er 52 localities med et befolkningstal på over 15.000 på listen nedenfor.^[1]

Glasgow er Skotlands største by og samtidig er Greater Glasgow det største byområde.

Paisley er den femte mestbefolkede by og den største "town" efter befolkningstal.

Stirling er den mindste af Skotlands cities.

Kilmarnock er den 14.-største by i Skotland, go den største i East Ayrshire.

Edinburgh, hovedstaden, er den næststørste by og byområde.

Aberdeen er både den tredjestørste by og byområde.

Rang	By ("Locality")	Befolkning	Status	Council area
1	Glasgow	632.350	City	Glasgow City
2	Edinburgh	506.520	City	City of Edinburgh
3	Aberdeen	198.590	City	Aberdeen City
4	Dundee	148.210	City	Dundee City
5	Paisley	77.270	Town^[3]	Renfrewshire
6	East Kilbride	75.310	Town	South Lanarkshire
7	Livingston	56.840	Town	West Lothian
8	Dunfermline	54.990	City^[4]	Fife
9	Hamilton	54.480	Town	South Lanarkshire
10	Cumbernauld	50.530	Town	North Lanarkshire
11	Kirkcaldy	50.370	Town	Fife
12	Inverness	47.790	City	Highland
13	Perth	47.350	City^[5]	Perth and Kinross
14	Kilmarnock	46.970	Town	East Ayrshire
15	Ayr	46.260	Town	South Ayrshire
16	Coatbridge	43.950	Town	North Lanarkshire
17	Greenock	41.280	Town	Inverclyde
18	Glenrothes	38.360	Town	Fife
19	Stirling	37.910	City	Stirling
20	Airdrie	36.390	Town	North Lanarkshire
21	Falkirk	35.590	Town	Falkirk
22	Irvine	34.130	Town	North Ayrshire
23	Dumfries	33.470	Town	Dumfries and Galloway
24	Motherwell	32.840	Town	North Lanarkshire
25	Rutherglen	30.950	Town	South Lanarkshire
26	Cambuslang	30.790	Town	South Lanarkshire
27	Wishaw	30.050	Town	North Lanarkshire
28	Bearsden	28.470	Town	East Dunbartonshire
29	Newton Mearns	28.210	Town	East Renfrewshire
30	Clydebank	25.620	Town	West Dunbartonshire
31	Elgin	25.040	Town^[3]	Moray
32	Renfrew	24.270	Town	Renfrewshire
33	Bishopbriggs	23.680	Town	East Dunbartonshire
34	Bathgate	23.600	Town	West Lothian
35	Arbroath	23.500	Town	Angus
36	Kirkintilloch	21.870	Town	East Dunbartonshire
37	Musselburgh	21.100	Town	East Lothian
38	Dumbarton	20.480	Town	West Dunbartonshire
39	Bellshill	19.700	Town	North Lanarkshire
40	Peterhead	19.060	Town	Aberdeenshire
41	St Andrews	18.410	Town	Fife
42	Bonnyrigg	18.320	Town	Midlothian
43	Barrhead	17.890	Town	East Renfrewshire
44	Blantyre	16.800	Town	South Lanarkshire
45	Penicuik	16.150	Town	Midlothian
46	Grangemouth	16.120	Town	Falkirk
47	Kilwinning	16.100	Town	North Ayrshire
48	Broxburn	15.970	Town	West Lothian
49	Johnstone	15.930	Town	Renfrewshire
50	Viewpark	15.830	Town	North Lanarkshire
51	Larkhall	15.030	Town	South Lanarkshire
52	Erskine	15.010	Town	Renfrewshire

Settlements

I Skotland er en settlement et "samling af postnumre med høj densitet, der er omgivet af postnumre med lav densitet, hvis befolkningstal er mindst 500". Der er 44 settlements med en befolkning på mere end 15.000 i listen nedenfor.^[1]

Rang	Byområde	Befolkningstal	Localities	Council areas
1	Greater Glasgow	1.028.220	Barrhead, Bearsden, Bishopbriggs, Bowling, Brookfield, Busby, Cambuslang, Clarkston, Clydebank, Duntocher & Hardgate, Elderslie, Faifley, Giffnock, Glasgow, Johnstone, Kilbarchan, Linwood, Milngavie, Netherlee, Newton Mearns, Old Kilpatrick, Paisley, Renfrew, Rutherglen, Stamperland, Stepps, Thornliebank	Glasgow City,^[a] East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire
2	Edinburgh	530.990	Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Wallyford	City of Edinburgh,^[b] East Lothian
3	Aberdeen	220.690	Aberdeen, Cove Bay, Dyce, Milltimber, Peterculter	Aberdeen City^[c]
4	Dundee	158.820	Dundee, Monifieth, Invergowrie	Dundee City, Angus, Perth and Kinross
5	Motherwell & Wishaw	125.610	Bellshill, Carfin, Holytown, Motherwell, New Stevenston, Newarthill, Newmains, Viewpark, Wishaw	North Lanarkshire
6	Falkirk	103.380	Brightons, Carron, Carronshore, Falkirk^[d], Grangemouth, Larbert, Laurieston, Maddiston, Polmont, Redding, Reddingmuirhead, Rumford, Stenhousemuir, Wallacestone, Westquarter	Falkirk
7	Coatbridge & Airdrie^[e]	90.690	Airdrie, Bargeddie, Chapelhall, Coatbridge	North Lanarkshire
8	Hamilton	84.450	Blantyre, Bothwell, Hamilton, Uddingston	South Lanarkshire
9	Dunfermline	76.210	Crossgates, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Rosyth	Fife
10	East Kilbride	75.310	East Kilbride	South Lanarkshire
11	Livingston	65.770	Livingston, Mid Calder, Polbeth, West Calder	West Lothian
12	Greenock	65.690	Gourock, Greenock, Port Glasgow	Inverclyde
13	Inverness	63.730	Balloch, Culloden, Milton of Leys, Inverness, Smithton, Westhill	Highland
14	Ayr	62.270	Ayr, Monkton, Prestwick	South Ayrshire
15	Bonnyrigg, Dalkeith & Gorebridge	54.940	Bonnyrigg, Dalkeith, Gorebridge, Mayfield,^[f] Newbattle	Midlothian
16	Cumbernauld	52.420	Croy, Cumbernauld	North Lanarkshire
17	Kilmarnock	51.370	Crookedholm, Hurlford, Kilmarnock	East Ayrshire
18	Kirkcaldy	50.370	Kirkcaldy & Dysart	Fife
19	Stirling	49.950	Bannockburn, Bridge of Allan, Stirling	Stirling
20	Perth	47.350	Perth	Perth and Kinross
21	Glenrothes	44.760	Coaltown of Balgonie, Glenrothes, Leslie, Markinch, Thornton	Fife
22	Irvine	37.580	Dreghorn, Irvine	North Ayrshire
23	Dumfries	34.040	Dumfries	Dumfries and Galloway
24	Saltcoats^[g]	31.800	Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Stevenston	North Ayrshire
25	Methil, Leven & Buckhaven^[h]	30.730	Buckhaven, Kennoway, Leven, Methil, Windygates	Fife
26	Kirkintilloch	29.960	Kirkintilloch, Lenzie	East Dunbartonshire
27	Bathgate	29.330	Bathgate, Blackburn	West Lothian
28	Bonnybridge^[i]	25.710	Banknock, Bonnybridge, Denny, Dennyloanhead, Dunipace, Greenhill, Haggs, Head of Muir, High Bonnybridge, Longcroft	Falkirk
29	Elgin	25.040	Elgin	Moray
30	Vale of Leven	24.130	Alexandria, Balloch & Haldane, Bonhill, Renton	West Dunbartonshire
31	Arbroath	23.500	Arbroath	Angus
32	Dumbarton	21.030	Dumbarton, Milton	West Dunbartonshire
33	Alloa	20.750	Alloa, Sauchie	Clackmannanshire
34	Cowdenbeath	19.330	Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Lumphinnans	Fife
35	Peterhead	19.060	Peterhead	Aberdeenshire
36	St Andrews	18.410	St Andrews	Fife
37	Erskine	16.830	Erskine, Inchinnan	Renfrewshire
38	Larkhall	16.400	Ashgill, Larkhall	South Lanarkshire
39	Penicuik	16.150	Penicuik	Midlothian
40	Kilwinning	16.100	Kilwinning	North Ayrshire
41	Broxburn	15.970	Broxburn	West Lothian
42	Galashiels	15.490	Galashiels, Langlee, Tweedbank	Scottish Borders
43	Helensburgh	15.160	Helensburgh, Rhu	Argyll and Bute

Noter

^ Inkluderer ikke Carmunnock eller Gartloch.
^ Inkluderer ikke Kirkliston, Newbridge & Ratho Station, Ratho or South Queensferry.
^ Inkluderer ikke Kingswells.
^ Inkluderer ikke Glen Village/Hallglen.
^ Ofte omtalt samlet som Monklands men ikke hos NRS.
^ Mayfield med Easthouses og Newtongrange
^ Ofte omtalt som Three Towns men ikke hos NRS.
^ Ofte omtalt som Levenmouth men ikke hos NRS.
^ Denny er byområdets største by, men NRS har valgt at navngive byområdet Bonnybridge.

Referencer

^ ^a ^b ^c Data Tables [Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland], National Records of Scotland, 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022
^ "NRS – Background Information Settlements and Localities" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Hentet 17. februar 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Department of Constitutional Affairs". Hentet 9. september 2009.
^ "Dunfermline is now officially a city". Dunfermline Press. 19. maj 2022. Hentet 20. maj 2022. ‘Letters Patent’ will now be prepared which will confer each of the awards formally and will be presented to winners later in the year.
^ "Perth wins Diamond Jubilee contest to be named seventh Scottish city". BBC News. 14. marts 2012.

[6] Inkluderer ikke Carmunnock eller Gartloch.

[7] Inkluderer ikke Kirkliston, Newbridge & Ratho Station, Ratho or South Queensferry.

[8] Inkluderer ikke Kingswells.

[9] Inkluderer ikke Glen Village/Hallglen.

[10] Ofte omtalt samlet som Monklands men ikke hos NRS.

[11] Mayfield med Easthouses og Newtongrange

[12] Ofte omtalt som Three Towns men ikke hos NRS.

[13] Ofte omtalt som Levenmouth men ikke hos NRS.

[14] Denny er byområdets største by, men NRS har valgt at navngive byområdet Bonnybridge.

[NRS2020-1] Data Tables [Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland], National Records of Scotland, 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022

[NRS-2] "NRS – Background Information Settlements and Localities" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Hentet 17. februar 2018.

[ASP-3] "Department of Constitutional Affairs". Hentet 9. september 2009.

[4] "Dunfermline is now officially a city". Dunfermline Press. 19. maj 2022. Hentet 20. maj 2022. ‘Letters Patent’ will now be prepared which will confer each of the awards formally and will be presented to winners later in the year.

[5] "Perth wins Diamond Jubilee contest to be named seventh Scottish city". BBC News. 14. marts 2012.

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