List of counties of Scotland by population in 1971

This is a list of counties in Scotland, ordered by population as at the 1971 census.

RankCountyTotal population1Glasgow City897,4842Lanark626,7873Edinburgh City453,5854Renfrew362,1305Ayr361,2486Fife327,1267Dunbarton237,5408Stirling208,9589Dundee City182,20410Aberdeen City182,07111Midlothian142,21312Aberdeen137,96213Perth127,10414West Lothian108,48415Angus97,31216Inverness89,65517Dumfries88,21518Argyll59,77719Ross and Cromarty58,28420East Lothian55,90821Moray51,50222Clackmannan45,54423Banff43,50024Roxburgh41,96025Caithness27,79226Kirkudbright27,63927Wigtown27,33728Kincardine26,06629Selkirk20,86830Berwick20,77831Zetland17,33132Orkney17,08233Peebles13,67534Bute13,30935Sutherland13,05536Nairn11,05037Kinross6,423

See also List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975

References 1971 census