Angus: local statistics
Angus is a council area in Scotland, home to an estimated 114,610 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 8 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Angus, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
114,610 people lived in Angus in mid-2025, according to the ONS, a change of -0.3% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has fallen by 1.9%; Scotland grew by 3.6% over the same years. That is 28th of 32 in Scotland, counting from the fastest growth. No earlier year in the series was lower.
3.3% of Angus residents aged 16 to 64 (2,220 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (Scotland: 3.2%). That compares with 3.1% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.7% (December 2023) and 4.5% (August 2021).
An estimated 71.9% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Angus were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 5.3 points either way, against 74.6% across Scotland. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 70.1% to 77.0%.
Full-time employees living in Angus earned a median £748.10 a week in April 2025 (£37,291 a year). That is 3.5% below the figure for Scotland and 21st of 32 in Scotland, counting from the highest. For full-time jobs located in Angus the median is £690.60 a week (−£57.50 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £526.00: a change of +42% before inflation.
A typical home in Angus cost £178,455 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 5.1% on a year before. Among council areas that puts it close to the middle of all 32 council areas in Scotland (19th highest) (average for Scotland: £196,349). This July figure is the highest in the series, 32% up on July 2016. The average price is 4.8 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Angus. That ratio is close to the middle of all 32 council areas in Scotland (16th highest ratio).
Life expectancy at birth in Angus is 81.7 years for women and 78.1 years for men (2022 to 2024) (Scotland: 81.1 and 77.2). In 2012 to 2014 the figures were 81.7 and 78.6. It is close to the middle of all 32 council areas in Scotland (15th highest for women).
4,480 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Angus in March 2026, 6% fewer than in 2016. That is 39 for every 1,000 residents, close to the middle of all 32 council areas in Scotland (16th highest).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 116,870 |
| 2016 | 116,450 |
| 2017 | 116,090 |
| 2018 | 115,610 |
| 2019 | 115,530 |
| 2020 | 114,990 |
| 2021 | 114,950 |
| 2022 | 114,670 |
| 2023 | 115,100 |
| 2024 | 114,930 |
| 2025 | 114,610 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £134,771 |
| July 2017 | £141,161 |
| July 2018 | £142,222 |
| July 2019 | £143,760 |
| July 2020 | £142,834 |
| July 2021 | £154,242 |
| July 2022 | £166,270 |
| July 2023 | £160,743 |
| July 2024 | £163,259 |
| July 2025 | £169,814 |
| July 2026 | £178,455 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £526.00 a week |
| 2016 | £527.90 a week |
| 2017 | £542.10 a week |
| 2018 | £542.50 a week |
| 2019 | £549.90 a week |
| 2020 | £578.30 a week |
| 2021 | £600.00 a week |
| 2022 | £609.60 a week |
| 2023 | £658.50 a week |
| 2024 | £682.50 a week |
| 2025 | £748.10 a week |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 75.3% |
| 2016/17 | 76.9% |
| 2017/18 | 75.7% |
| 2018/19 | 76.3% |
| 2019/20 | 77.0% |
| 2020/21 | 72.2% |
| 2021/22 | 72.7% |
| 2022/23 | 74.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71.3% |
| 2024/25 | 70.1% |
| 2025/26 | 71.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 81.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 81.6 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 81.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.2 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.5 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.1 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,775 |
| 2017 | 4,785 |
| 2018 | 4,740 |
| 2019 | 4,730 |
| 2020 | 4,695 |
| 2021 | 4,640 |
| 2022 | 4,620 |
| 2023 | 4,530 |
| 2024 | 4,505 |
| 2025 | 4,475 |
| 2026 | 4,480 |
Questions about Angus
What is the population of Angus?
114,610 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Angus?
The ONS claimant count was 2,220 in August 2026, 3.3% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average salary in Angus?
£748.10 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the average house price in Angus?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £178,455.
What is life expectancy in Angus?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 78.1 years for men and 81.7 for women.
Who has power over Angus
Every body that makes decisions for Angus, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Angus council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Angus in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Angus and Perthshire Glens: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party) MP
- Arbroath and Broughty Ferry: Lara Bird (Scottish National Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Average house price: Scottish figures come from Registers of Scotland.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for Scotland
- UK figures: UK population · UK unemployment rate · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in Scotland: East Ayrshire · East Dunbartonshire · East Lothian · Midlothian · Scottish Borders · South Ayrshire
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Figures checked 14 October 2026. Link moved or figure out of date? Tell us.