Population

Population Change
(City Area 26,113 hectares, 100 sq miles)
	Edinburgh	Lothian	Scotland
1996	448,850	767,800	5,128,000
1993	441,620	753,900	5,120,200
1990	434,520	749,600	5,102,400
1980	452,806	748,603	5,153,300
Notes: 1996 figure is for the City of Edinburgh Council area (same as previous Edinburgh District). 1996 figure for Lothian is for Lothian Health area (same as previous Lothian Region). Data relates to June of each year. Students are included at term-time address. Source: General Register Office (Scotland) - Mid Year Estimates of Population.

Population by Age - 1996
	Edinburgh				Scotland
Age Group	Total	%	Males	Females	%
0-4	25,637	5.7	13,128	12,509	6.1
5-14	47,525	10.6	24,155	23,370	12.6
15-24	64,417	14.4	32,417	32,000	13.0
25-34	85,057	19.0	43,699	41,358	16.0
35-44	63,485	14.1	31,976	31,509	14.2
45-64	93,467	20.8	44,886	48,581	22.9
65+	69,262	15.4	26,469	42,793	15.2
Total	448,850	100.0	216,730	232,120	100.0
Source: General Register Office (Scotland) - Mid Year Estimates 1996

Population Projections (1996 based)
	Edinburgh				Scotland
Age Group	2001	2006	2011	2011%	2011%
0-4	24,379	23,702	22,863	5.0	5.4
5-14	49,829	48,607	46,661	10.2	11.1
15-24	59,939	63,240	65,556	14.3	12.8
25-34	79,079	66,264	61,557	13.4	12.1
35-44	74,201	79,997	74,059	16.1	14.1
45-64	97,395	108,073	122,593	26.7	28.1
65-74	35,647	33,784	33,990	7.4	9.1
75+	31,771	31,941	31,712	6.9	7.4
Total	452,240	455,608	458,991	100.0	100.0
Source: General Register Office (Scotland) - 1996-based Population Projections