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Scottish cities

This page shows both household trends for Scottish cities, and further down the page projected households by type.

Household estimate trends for Scottish citiesHH trnd scot CitiesThe number of households has risen in all of Scotland's largest cities in the last two decades. In Glasgow, household numbers have increased by more than 26,000 (10%) since 2001. Nevertheless, Edinburgh had the largest proportionate increase in households over this period of 18%.

Notes

For Aberdeen City, City of Edinburgh and Glasgow City, an adjustment has been made to remove additional student halls of residence from the household count. This adjustment affects Aberdeen City (2017 to 2021), City of Edinburgh (2014 to 2021) and Glasgow City (2012 to 2021). Further information can be obtained from the NRS household estimates publication.

Households by type across Scottish citiesHHs scot city 2018Glasgow has a relatively high proportion of lone-parent households (7%) and of single-adult households (44%).

Notes 

These projections are forecasts based on a range of assumptions about underlying demographics and therefore should be considered with caution.The projections shown are the NRS principal projections.

For more detailed information go to the NRS household projections publication.

Further reading under ‘Households’