Dundee City: local statistics
Dundee City is a council area in Scotland, home to an estimated 148,390 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 Dundee City, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Dundee City was £676.30 in April 2025 (£34,860 a year). That is 12.8% below the figure for Scotland and the 2nd lowest of all 32 council areas in Scotland. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £709.50, £33.20 higher. In 2015 the residents' median was £463.10, so it has risen 46% before inflation.
In August 2026, 4,170 people in Dundee City were on the claimant count, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for Scotland was 3.2%. That compares with 4.0% a year before. The five-year high was 6.3% (August 2021); the low was 3.7% (January 2026).
In 2022 to 2024, women in Dundee City had a life expectancy at birth of 79.6 years; for men it was 75.3, compared with 81.1 and 77.2 years across Scotland. In 2012 to 2014 the figures were 80.0 and 75.3. It is the 29th highest for women of 32 in Scotland.
A typical home in Dundee City cost £146,924 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, a rise of 3.8% in twelve months. It ranks as the 26th highest of 32 in Scotland; the average for Scotland was £196,349. This July figure is the highest in the series, 29% up on July 2016. The average price is 4.2 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Dundee City. That ratio is 22nd of 32 in Scotland, counting from the highest ratio.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 69.3% of Dundee City residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.7 points either way, against 74.6% across Scotland. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 63.6% to 71.2%.
148,390 people lived in Dundee City in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.6% on mid-2024. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 0.7%; Scotland grew by 3.6% over the same years, mid-table in Scotland, 19th of 32. The series peaked at 150,200 in mid-2023.
4,970 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Dundee City in March 2026, 7% more than in 2016. There are 33 per 1,000 residents, close to the middle of all 32 council areas in Scotland (18th highest).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 147,320 |
| 2016 | 147,220 |
| 2017 | 147,810 |
| 2018 | 147,770 |
| 2019 | 148,290 |
| 2020 | 148,070 |
| 2021 | 146,790 |
| 2022 | 148,470 |
| 2023 | 150,200 |
| 2024 | 149,330 |
| 2025 | 148,390 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £113,745 |
| July 2017 | £114,537 |
| July 2018 | £119,699 |
| July 2019 | £122,156 |
| July 2020 | £119,914 |
| July 2021 | £132,071 |
| July 2022 | £139,797 |
| July 2023 | £138,960 |
| July 2024 | £138,377 |
| July 2025 | £141,478 |
| July 2026 | £146,924 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £463.10 a week |
| 2016 | £484.00 a week |
| 2017 | £523.30 a week |
| 2018 | £508.50 a week |
| 2019 | £542.80 a week |
| 2020 | £575.40 a week |
| 2021 | £566.60 a week |
| 2022 | £586.70 a week |
| 2023 | £624.80 a week |
| 2024 | £663.20 a week |
| 2025 | £676.30 a week |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 63.6% |
| 2016/17 | 65.5% |
| 2017/18 | 63.8% |
| 2018/19 | 66.6% |
| 2019/20 | 71.2% |
| 2020/21 | 71.1% |
| 2021/22 | 70.2% |
| 2022/23 | 66.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65.4% |
| 2024/25 | 70.9% |
| 2025/26 | 69.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 80.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 80.0 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 79.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 79.3 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 79.2 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 79.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 79.4 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 79.1 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 79.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 79.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 79.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,665 |
| 2017 | 4,760 |
| 2018 | 4,655 |
| 2019 | 4,720 |
| 2020 | 4,810 |
| 2021 | 4,830 |
| 2022 | 4,875 |
| 2023 | 4,835 |
| 2024 | 4,855 |
| 2025 | 4,895 |
| 2026 | 4,970 |
Questions about Dundee City
What is the average salary in Dundee City?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Dundee City was £676.30 a week in April 2025 (£34,860 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Dundee City?
4,170 in August 2026 (4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is life expectancy in Dundee City?
79.6 years for women and 75.3 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average house price in Dundee City?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £146,924.
What is the population of Dundee City?
The ONS estimates 148,390 people lived in Dundee City in mid-2025.
Who has power over Dundee City
Every body that makes decisions for Dundee City, 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
- Dundee City council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Dundee City 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
- Arbroath and Broughty Ferry: Lara Bird (Scottish National Party) MP
- Dundee Central: Chris Law (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 average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway · East Ayrshire · Falkirk · North Ayrshire · Perth and Kinross · Scottish Borders
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