Glasgow City: local statistics
Glasgow City is a council area in Scotland, home to an estimated 654,330 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 Glasgow City, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
4.9% of Glasgow City residents aged 16 to 64 (22,530 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 3.2% in Scotland. That compares with 4.7% a year before. The five-year high was 7.2% (August 2021); the low was 4.4% (January 2024).
In 2022 to 2024, women in Glasgow City had a life expectancy at birth of 78.7 years; for men it was 74.3 (Scotland: 81.1 and 77.2). In 2012 to 2014 the figures were 78.7 and 73.3. It is the lowest for women in Scotland.
In March 2026, 26,595 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Glasgow City, 14% more than in 2016. There are 41 per 1,000 residents, close to the middle of all 32 council areas in Scotland (14th highest).
Glasgow City had an estimated 654,330 residents in mid-2025, up 0.6% on a year earlier. That is 59,130 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 9.9% (Scotland: +3.6%), the 3rd fastest growth of all 32 council areas in Scotland. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
An estimated 67.2% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Glasgow City were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 3.7 points either way; the figure for Scotland was 74.6%. Its lowest reading in the series was 64.9% and its highest 71.9%.
Full-time employees living in Glasgow City earned a median £745.50 a week in April 2025, or £38,125 over a year. That is 3.9% below the figure for Scotland and the 22nd highest of 32 in Scotland. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £796.50, £51.00 higher. In 2015 the residents' median was £514.90, so it has risen 45% before inflation.
The average house price in Glasgow City was £193,675 in July 2026, up 2.6% on July 2025. Among council areas that puts it 13th of 32 in Scotland, counting from the highest; the average for Scotland was £196,349. Prices are 66% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 5.1 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Glasgow City. That ratio is the 12th highest ratio of all 32 council areas in Scotland.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 595,200 |
| 2016 | 600,820 |
| 2017 | 604,220 |
| 2018 | 608,190 |
| 2019 | 612,490 |
| 2020 | 612,710 |
| 2021 | 610,860 |
| 2022 | 622,050 |
| 2023 | 640,350 |
| 2024 | 650,320 |
| 2025 | 654,330 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £116,374 |
| July 2017 | £122,782 |
| July 2018 | £130,679 |
| July 2019 | £135,362 |
| July 2020 | £137,200 |
| July 2021 | £155,356 |
| July 2022 | £172,180 |
| July 2023 | £173,702 |
| July 2024 | £178,041 |
| July 2025 | £188,787 |
| July 2026 | £193,675 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £514.90 a week |
| 2016 | £522.20 a week |
| 2017 | £519.70 a week |
| 2018 | £549.70 a week |
| 2019 | £566.90 a week |
| 2020 | £592.50 a week |
| 2021 | £620.40 a week |
| 2022 | £635.70 a week |
| 2023 | £689.00 a week |
| 2024 | £721.50 a week |
| 2025 | £745.50 a week |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 65.3% |
| 2016/17 | 67.3% |
| 2017/18 | 66.5% |
| 2018/19 | 65.8% |
| 2019/20 | 65.9% |
| 2020/21 | 70.1% |
| 2021/22 | 71.8% |
| 2022/23 | 71.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64.9% |
| 2025/26 | 67.2% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 78.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 78.8 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 78.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 78.6 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 78.5 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 78.3 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 78.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 77.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 77.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 78.3 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 78.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 23,380 |
| 2017 | 24,220 |
| 2018 | 24,610 |
| 2019 | 25,060 |
| 2020 | 25,775 |
| 2021 | 25,730 |
| 2022 | 25,700 |
| 2023 | 25,515 |
| 2024 | 25,615 |
| 2025 | 25,825 |
| 2026 | 26,595 |
Questions about Glasgow City
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Glasgow City?
The ONS claimant count was 22,530 in August 2026, 4.9% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in Glasgow City?
78.7 years for women and 74.3 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the population of Glasgow City?
The ONS estimates 654,330 people lived in Glasgow City in mid-2025.
What is the average salary in Glasgow City?
£745.50 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the average house price in Glasgow City?
£193,675 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+2.6% on a year).
Who has power over Glasgow City
Every body that makes decisions for Glasgow 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
- Glasgow City council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Glasgow 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
- Glasgow East: John Grady (Labour) MP
- Glasgow North: Martin Rhodes (Labour) MP
- Glasgow North East: Maureen Burke (Labour) MP
- Glasgow South: Gordon McKee (Labour) MP
- Glasgow South West: Dr Zubir Ahmed (Labour) MP
- Glasgow West: Patricia Ferguson (Labour) MP
- Paisley and Renfrewshire North: Alison Taylor (Labour) MP
- West Dunbartonshire: Douglas McAllister (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 unemployment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK population
- Other council areas in Scotland: Aberdeenshire · City of Edinburgh · Fife · Highland · North Lanarkshire · South Lanarkshire
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