Clackmannanshire: local statistics
Clackmannanshire is a council area in Scotland, home to an estimated 51,610 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 Clackmannanshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In March 2026, 1,435 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Clackmannanshire, about the same as in 2016. That is 28 for every 1,000 residents, the 3rd lowest in Scotland.
Homes in Clackmannanshire sold for an average of £166,005 in July 2026, down 2.7% on a year before. That is 23rd of 32 in Scotland, counting from the highest (average for Scotland: £196,349). The July peak was £170,561 in 2025, and prices are 52% above July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Clackmannanshire (£36,259) gives a ratio of 4.6. That ratio is close to the middle of all 32 council areas in Scotland (19th highest ratio).
Life expectancy at birth in Clackmannanshire is 80.3 years for women and 75.9 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 81.1 and 77.2 years across Scotland. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.1 years for women and -1.2 for men. It is the 24th highest for women of all 32 council areas in Scotland.
In mid-2025 the population of Clackmannanshire was estimated at 51,610, down 0.7% on a year earlier. That is 50 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 0.1% (Scotland: +3.6%), the 21st fastest growth of all 32 council areas in Scotland. The series peaked at 51,970 in mid-2024.
The claimant count for Clackmannanshire stood at 985 in August 2026, or 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for Scotland was 3.2%. That compares with 2.9% a year before. The five-year high was 5.0% (August 2021); the low was 2.7% (September 2025).
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Clackmannanshire took home £764.90 a week before tax, or £36,259 over a year. It is mid-table in Scotland, 17th of 32, and 1.4% less than across Scotland. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £749.00, £15.90 lower. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £546.50: a change of +40% before inflation.
An estimated 74.7% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Clackmannanshire were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 5.9 points), against 74.6% across Scotland. Its lowest reading in the series was 62.7% and its highest 74.7%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 51,560 |
| 2016 | 51,540 |
| 2017 | 51,630 |
| 2018 | 51,540 |
| 2019 | 51,660 |
| 2020 | 51,400 |
| 2021 | 51,600 |
| 2022 | 51,750 |
| 2023 | 51,960 |
| 2024 | 51,970 |
| 2025 | 51,610 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £109,061 |
| July 2017 | £114,519 |
| July 2018 | £118,362 |
| July 2019 | £121,140 |
| July 2020 | £127,140 |
| July 2021 | £142,341 |
| July 2022 | £160,032 |
| July 2023 | £152,456 |
| July 2024 | £159,728 |
| July 2025 | £170,561 |
| July 2026 | £166,005 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £546.50 a week |
| 2016 | £491.10 a week |
| 2017 | £510.40 a week |
| 2018 | £481.40 a week |
| 2019 | £551.80 a week |
| 2020 | £567.90 a week |
| 2021 | £639.00 a week |
| 2022 | £643.60 a week |
| 2023 | £686.20 a week |
| 2024 | £752.20 a week |
| 2025 | £764.90 a week |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 70.4% |
| 2016/17 | 68.7% |
| 2017/18 | 73.1% |
| 2018/19 | 74.0% |
| 2019/20 | 72.4% |
| 2020/21 | 72.8% |
| 2021/22 | 70.4% |
| 2022/23 | 65.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68.4% |
| 2024/25 | 62.7% |
| 2025/26 | 74.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 80.2 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 80.1 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 80.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 80.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 80.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 80.6 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 80.6 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 80.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 79.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 80.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 80.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 1,430 |
| 2017 | 1,425 |
| 2018 | 1,415 |
| 2019 | 1,405 |
| 2020 | 1,395 |
| 2021 | 1,360 |
| 2022 | 1,355 |
| 2023 | 1,365 |
| 2024 | 1,380 |
| 2025 | 1,395 |
| 2026 | 1,435 |
Questions about Clackmannanshire
What is the average house price in Clackmannanshire?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £166,005.
What is life expectancy in Clackmannanshire?
80.3 years for women and 75.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the population of Clackmannanshire?
The ONS estimates 51,610 people lived in Clackmannanshire in mid-2025.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Clackmannanshire?
985 in August 2026 (3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average salary in Clackmannanshire?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Clackmannanshire was £764.90 a week in April 2025 (£36,259 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Clackmannanshire
Every body that makes decisions for Clackmannanshire, 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
- Clackmannanshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Clackmannanshire 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
- Alloa and Grangemouth: Brian Leishman (Labour) MP
- Dunfermline and Dollar: Graeme Downie (Labour) 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 average house price · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK population
- Other council areas in Scotland: Argyll and Bute · Inverclyde · Na h-Eileanan Siar · Orkney Islands · Shetland Islands · West Dunbartonshire
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