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Households in Scotland

Households in Scotland

The estimated number of households in Scotland in 2019 was:

2,500,000

This is from Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2019 publication. Which also contains information on the number of dwellings and breakdown this information by different areas. It will be released in May each year.

Further statistics on household and dwellings

For small areas (Data Zones): Small Area Statistics on Households and Dwellings
Projections for the number of households: Household Projections

Related Statistics

Population of Scotland
Scotland's net migration
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