List of towns and cities in Scotland by population

This list of towns and cities in Scotland with a population of more than 15,000 is ordered by population, as defined and compiled by the National Records of Scotland organisation.

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland by population, whilst the capital city, Edinburgh, is the second largest by population and largest by area (although the Aberdeen and Edinburgh local authority areas contain far more undeveloped land and have a lower population density than the council areas of Dundee and Glasgow; these are the only four city-districts in the country).

In total, Scotland consists of eight cities, with multiple larger towns, the largest town being Paisley.

The section "Settlements" is a list of populated urban areas, some of which are composed of more than one locality, and which may span across the boundaries of more than one council area.

[1] 632,350 506,520 198,590 148,210 77,270 75,310 56,840 54,990 54,480 50,530 50,370 47,790 47,350 46,970 46,260 43,950 41,280 38,360 37,910 36,390 35,590 34,130 33,470 32,840 30,950 30,790 30,050 28,470 28,210 25,620 25,040 24,270 23,680 23,600 23,500 21,870 21,100 20,480 19,700 19,060 18,410 18,320 17,890 16,800 16,150 16,120 16,100 15,970 15,930 15,830 15,030 15,010 In Scotland, 'settlement' refers to a collection of contiguous high density postcodes bounded by low density postcodes whose population was 500 or more.