Midlothian: local statistics
Midlothian is a council area in Scotland, home to an estimated 100,390 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 Midlothian, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2025 the population of Midlothian was estimated at 100,390, up 0.7% on a year earlier. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +13.8%, against +3.6% for Scotland as a whole. That is the fastest growth in Scotland. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
A typical home in Midlothian cost £283,166 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 1.2% on July 2025. That is the 3rd highest of the 32 council areas in Scotland; the average for Scotland was £196,349. This July figure is the highest in the series, 50% up on July 2016. The average price is 6.9 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Midlothian. That ratio is the 3rd highest ratio in Scotland.
An estimated 79.6% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Midlothian were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 6.1 points either way, against 74.6% across Scotland. Its lowest reading in the series was 73.4% and its highest 84.9%.
The ONS counted 3,160 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Midlothian in March 2026, 13% more than in 2016. That is 31 for every 1,000 residents, the 23rd highest of the 32 council areas in Scotland.
The claimant count for Midlothian stood at 1,610 in August 2026, or 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.2% in Scotland. Twelve months before, it was 2.3%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.1% (January 2025) and 3.9% (August 2021).
In 2022 to 2024, women in Midlothian had a life expectancy at birth of 82.0 years; for men it was 77.8 (Scotland: 81.1 and 77.2). For women that is 0.4 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.5 more. It is the 13th highest for women of 32 in Scotland.
The median full-time employee living in Midlothian was paid £762.20 a week before tax in April 2025, or £41,189 over a year. It is mid-table in Scotland, 19th of 32, and 1.7% less than across Scotland. The workplace figure, £760.80, is within £5 of it. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £497.30: a change of +53% before inflation.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 88,180 |
| 2016 | 89,470 |
| 2017 | 91,000 |
| 2018 | 92,220 |
| 2019 | 93,420 |
| 2020 | 94,180 |
| 2021 | 95,670 |
| 2022 | 97,040 |
| 2023 | 98,350 |
| 2024 | 99,720 |
| 2025 | 100,390 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £188,874 |
| July 2017 | £193,850 |
| July 2018 | £212,122 |
| July 2019 | £218,566 |
| July 2020 | £224,898 |
| July 2021 | £246,410 |
| July 2022 | £262,060 |
| July 2023 | £265,053 |
| July 2024 | £267,246 |
| July 2025 | £279,815 |
| July 2026 | £283,166 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £497.30 a week |
| 2016 | £507.00 a week |
| 2017 | £542.10 a week |
| 2018 | £534.00 a week |
| 2019 | £552.50 a week |
| 2020 | £555.90 a week |
| 2021 | £595.20 a week |
| 2022 | £625.50 a week |
| 2023 | £708.90 a week |
| 2024 | £741.80 a week |
| 2025 | £762.20 a week |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 73.4% |
| 2016/17 | 78.1% |
| 2017/18 | 80.2% |
| 2018/19 | 79.4% |
| 2019/20 | 81.3% |
| 2020/21 | 75.1% |
| 2021/22 | 84.9% |
| 2022/23 | 78.6% |
| 2023/24 | 83.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79.0% |
| 2025/26 | 79.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 81.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.5 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 81.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 81.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 81.6 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 81.3 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.1 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.1 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.0 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 2,790 |
| 2017 | 2,890 |
| 2018 | 2,905 |
| 2019 | 2,940 |
| 2020 | 3,010 |
| 2021 | 2,995 |
| 2022 | 3,050 |
| 2023 | 3,055 |
| 2024 | 3,100 |
| 2025 | 3,120 |
| 2026 | 3,160 |
Questions about Midlothian
What is the population of Midlothian?
The ONS estimates 100,390 people lived in Midlothian in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Midlothian?
£283,166 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+1.2% on a year).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Midlothian?
The ONS claimant count was 1,610 in August 2026, 2.6% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in Midlothian?
82.0 years for women and 77.8 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average salary in Midlothian?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Midlothian was £762.20 a week in April 2025 (£41,189 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Midlothian
Every body that makes decisions for Midlothian, 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
- Midlothian council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Midlothian 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
- Midlothian: Kirsty McNeill (Labour (Co-op)) 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 average house price · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in Scotland: East Dunbartonshire · East Renfrewshire · Moray · South Ayrshire · Stirling · West Dunbartonshire
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Figures checked 14 October 2026. Link moved or figure out of date? Tell us.