Population in Urban Area, now
549,981
- World: 1135th
- Europe: 131st
- United Kingdom: 15th
Population in City Area, 2022-08-15
506,520
- World: 748th
- Europe: 104th
- United Kingdom: 8th
Edinburgh Urban Area Population Graph
Edinburgh Urban Area Population History
1950 453,000
1951 454,000
1952 455,000
1953 456,000
1954 457,000
1955 459,000
1956 460,000
1957 461,000
1958 462,000
1959 463,000
1960 464,000
1961 465,000
1962 464,000
1963 464,000
1964 463,000
1965 462,000
1966 462,000
1967 461,000
1968 460,000
1969 460,000
1970 459,000
1971 458,000
1972 454,000
1973 450,000
1974 446,000
1975 442,000
1976 438,000
1977 434,000
1978 430,000
1979 427,000
1980 423,000
1981 420,000
1982 420,000
1983 420,000
1984 420,000
1985 420,000
1986 420,000
1987 419,000
1988 419,000
1989 419,000
1990 419,000
1991 420,000
1992 423,000
1993 426,000
1994 430,000
1995 433,000
1996 437,000
1997 440,000
1998 444,000
1999 447,000
2000 451,000
2001 454,000
2002 457,000
2003 460,000
2004 463,000
2005 466,000
2006 468,000
2007 471,000
2008 474,000
2009 477,000
2010 480,000
2011 483,000
2012 489,000
2013 495,000
2014 501,000
2015 507,000
2016 513,000
2017 519,000
2018 525,000
2019 531,000
2020 537,000
2021 543,000
2022 548,000
2023 554,000
2024 559,000
Edinburgh Urban Area Population Projections
2025 564,000
2026 568,000
2027 573,000
2028 577,000
2029 581,000
2030 585,000
2031 589,000
2032 593,000
2033 596,000
2034 600,000
2035 604,000
Map of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
All Biggest Cities in the United Kingdom
London10M
Leeds2M
Glasgow2M
Southampton944k
Liverpool912k
Nottingham800k
Sheffield741k
Bristol701k
Belfast639k
Brighton617k
Leicester562k
Edinburgh548k
Bournemouth514k
Cardiff485k
Coventry439k
Middlesbrough391k
The Potteries390k
Reading348k
Sunderland344k
Preston332k
Birkenhead331k
Newport319k
Southend-On-Sea316k
Swansea314k