Population by Country of Birth and Nationality, Scotland, July 2019 to June 2020

Last update: 14 January 2021
Next update: TBC

Estimates of the Scottish population by Country of Birth and Nationality from the Annual Population Survey (APS). This provides information on the number of non-UK born and non-British nationals living in Scotland and each council area. The latest estimates are for the year ending June 2020. Comparable UK estimates can be found on the ONS website.

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Key Findings

• In the year to June 2020, there were estimated to be 409,000 non-British nationals and 528,000 non-UK born people living in Scotland.
• The number of non-British nationals living in Scotland increased by 36,000 over the year. This was driven by an increase in non-EU nationals.
• Of all non-British nationals over half (56%) were EU nationals (231,000), and 44% were non-EU nationals (178,000).
• Polish remained the most common non-British nationality in Scotland, with 88,000 nationals (22% of the total non-British population), followed by Indian with 22,000 nationals.
• The council areas with the largest proportion of residents with a non-British nationality were Aberdeen City (19%), City of Edinburgh (18%) and Glasgow City (15%).

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