Inverclyde: local statistics
Inverclyde is a council area in Scotland, home to an estimated 78,550 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 Inverclyde, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The average house price in Inverclyde was £115,401 in July 2026, up 5.4% on a year before. It ranks as the lowest in Scotland (average for Scotland: £196,349). Prices are 34% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Inverclyde (£36,650) gives a ratio of 3.1. That ratio is the lowest ratio in Scotland.
78,550 people lived in Inverclyde in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.2% on mid-2024. That is 1,790 fewer people than in mid-2015, a fall of 2.2%; Scotland grew by 3.6% over the same years, the 29th fastest growth of 32 in Scotland. The series peaked at 80,340 in mid-2015.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 65.9% of Inverclyde residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 6.5 points either way, against 74.6% across Scotland. Its lowest reading in the series was 65.6% and its highest 75.3%.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Inverclyde had a life expectancy at birth of 79.6 years; for men it was 75.6 (Scotland: 81.1 and 77.2). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -1.2 years for women and +0.0 for men. It is the 28th highest for women of all 32 council areas in Scotland.
In March 2026, 1,960 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Inverclyde, 10% fewer than in 2016. That is 25 for every 1,000 residents, the lowest in Scotland.
3.5% of Inverclyde residents aged 16 to 64 (1,705 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (Scotland: 3.2%). A year earlier the rate was 3.2%. The five-year high was 5.4% (August 2021); the low was 3.0% (October 2025).
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Inverclyde was £733.20 in April 2025, or £36,650 over a year. That is 5.5% below the figure for Scotland and 26th of 32 in Scotland, counting from the highest. Jobs based in Inverclyde paid almost the same: a median £735.10 a week. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £519.20: a change of +41% before inflation.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 80,340 |
| 2016 | 80,110 |
| 2017 | 79,820 |
| 2018 | 79,350 |
| 2019 | 79,150 |
| 2020 | 78,580 |
| 2021 | 78,390 |
| 2022 | 78,350 |
| 2023 | 78,660 |
| 2024 | 78,740 |
| 2025 | 78,550 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £86,041 |
| July 2017 | £86,295 |
| July 2018 | £89,698 |
| July 2019 | £88,474 |
| July 2020 | £76,624 |
| July 2021 | £98,328 |
| July 2022 | £100,555 |
| July 2023 | £103,453 |
| July 2024 | £109,668 |
| July 2025 | £109,506 |
| July 2026 | £115,401 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £519.20 a week |
| 2016 | £535.00 a week |
| 2017 | £549.60 a week |
| 2018 | £566.20 a week |
| 2019 | £544.00 a week |
| 2020 | £560.90 a week |
| 2021 | £568.00 a week |
| 2022 | £633.80 a week |
| 2023 | £710.70 a week |
| 2024 | £685.50 a week |
| 2025 | £733.20 a week |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 68.2% |
| 2016/17 | 71.5% |
| 2017/18 | 70.5% |
| 2018/19 | 73.8% |
| 2019/20 | 69.0% |
| 2020/21 | 70.3% |
| 2021/22 | 74.4% |
| 2022/23 | 75.3% |
| 2023/24 | 65.6% |
| 2024/25 | 67.4% |
| 2025/26 | 65.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 80.8 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 80.5 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 80.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 79.8 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 79.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 79.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 78.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 79.1 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 78.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 79.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 79.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 2,180 |
| 2017 | 2,210 |
| 2018 | 2,175 |
| 2019 | 2,120 |
| 2020 | 2,100 |
| 2021 | 2,060 |
| 2022 | 2,010 |
| 2023 | 2,000 |
| 2024 | 1,950 |
| 2025 | 1,940 |
| 2026 | 1,960 |
Questions about Inverclyde
What is the average house price in Inverclyde?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £115,401.
What is the population of Inverclyde?
78,550 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is life expectancy in Inverclyde?
79.6 years for women and 75.6 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Inverclyde?
The ONS claimant count was 1,705 in August 2026, 3.5% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average salary in Inverclyde?
£733.20 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
Who has power over Inverclyde
Every body that makes decisions for Inverclyde, 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
- Inverclyde council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Inverclyde 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
- Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: Martin McCluskey (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 · UK population · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in Scotland: Argyll and Bute · East Renfrewshire · Midlothian · Moray · Stirling · West Dunbartonshire
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Figures checked 14 October 2026. Link moved or figure out of date? Tell us.