Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2020
Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2020
Last update: 25 June 2021
Next update: June 2022
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Key Findings:
- The number of households in Scotland continued to increase in 2020, reaching 2.51 million. This was an increase of 142,800 (6%) since 2010.
- The number of households increased in every council area over the last ten years. The greatest relative increases were in Midlothian (15%), East Lothian (11%) and Orkney Islands (10%).
- The growth in the number of households is partly due to an increase in the population, but also because people are increasingly living alone or with fewer other people.
- More than a third of households are single person households. An estimated 900,000 people are living alone.
- There were 2.65 million dwellings in Scotland in 2020. Of these, 90,500 dwellings (3%) were vacant and 24,500 (1%) were second homes.
- Empty and second homes are concentrated in different parts of the country. For example, remote rural areas have a higher percentage of empty and second homes than urban areas.
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