List of counties of Scotland by population in 1951 explained

This is a list of counties in Scotland, ordered by population as at the 1951 census.

RankCountyTotal population
1Glasgow City1,089,767
2Lanark524,596
3Edinburgh City466,761
4Renfrew324,660
5Ayr321,237
6Fife306,778
7Stirling187,527
8Aberdeen City182,714
9Dundee City177,340
10Dunbarton164,269
11Perth128,029
12Aberdeen125,341
13Midlothian98,974
14Angus97,536
15West Lothian88,577
16Dumfries85,660
17Inverness84,930
18Argyll63,361
19Ross and Cromarty60,508
20East Lothian52,258
21Banff50,148
22Moray48,218
23Roxburgh45,557
24Clackmannan37,532
25Wigtown31,620
26Kirkcudbright30,725
27Kincardine27,882
28Berwick25,068
29Caithness22,710
30Selkirk21,729
31Orkney21,255
32Zetland19,352
33Bute19,283
34Peebles15,232
35Sutherland13,670
36Nairn8,719
37Kinross7,418

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