North Lanarkshire: local statistics
North Lanarkshire is a council area in Scotland, home to an estimated 343,930 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 North Lanarkshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In 2022 to 2024, women in North Lanarkshire had a life expectancy at birth of 78.9 years; for men it was 75.2, compared with 81.1 and 77.2 years across Scotland. For women that is 0.7 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.2 less. It is the 2nd lowest for women of all 32 council areas in Scotland.
Homes in North Lanarkshire sold for an average of £158,591 in July 2026, a rise of 3.6% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it 25th of 32 in Scotland, counting from the highest; the average for Scotland was £196,349. This July figure is the highest in the series, 55% up on July 2016. The average price is 3.9 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in North Lanarkshire. That ratio is 26th of 32 in Scotland, counting from the highest ratio.
10,190 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in North Lanarkshire in March 2026, about the same as in 2016. That is 30 for every 1,000 residents, the 27th highest of all 32 council areas in Scotland.
In August 2026, 6,885 people in North Lanarkshire were on the claimant count, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for Scotland was 3.2%. That compares with 3.0% a year before. The five-year high was 5.3% (August 2021); the low was 2.8% (January 2026).
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in North Lanarkshire was £775.10 in April 2025, or £41,070 over a year. It is mid-table in Scotland, 15th of 32, and 0.1% less than across Scotland. Jobs based in North Lanarkshire paid a median £758.00 a week, £17.10 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £510.80: a change of +52% before inflation.
In mid-2025 the population of North Lanarkshire was estimated at 343,930, up 0.1% on a year earlier. That is 5,180 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 1.5% (Scotland: +3.6%), mid-table in Scotland, 16th of 32. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
An estimated 73.6% of people aged 16 to 64 living in North Lanarkshire were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 4.2 points either way; the figure for Scotland was 74.6%. Its lowest reading in the series was 66.8% and its highest 75.1%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 338,750 |
| 2016 | 339,740 |
| 2017 | 340,310 |
| 2018 | 340,350 |
| 2019 | 341,570 |
| 2020 | 341,400 |
| 2021 | 341,280 |
| 2022 | 340,920 |
| 2023 | 342,410 |
| 2024 | 343,550 |
| 2025 | 343,930 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £102,245 |
| July 2017 | £104,429 |
| July 2018 | £109,461 |
| July 2019 | £110,566 |
| July 2020 | £112,529 |
| July 2021 | £126,043 |
| July 2022 | £137,654 |
| July 2023 | £137,583 |
| July 2024 | £143,546 |
| July 2025 | £153,109 |
| July 2026 | £158,591 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £510.80 a week |
| 2016 | £512.00 a week |
| 2017 | £525.80 a week |
| 2018 | £545.70 a week |
| 2019 | £567.20 a week |
| 2020 | £576.90 a week |
| 2021 | £592.70 a week |
| 2022 | £657.90 a week |
| 2023 | £711.00 a week |
| 2024 | £739.00 a week |
| 2025 | £775.10 a week |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 71.8% |
| 2016/17 | 74.6% |
| 2017/18 | 74.4% |
| 2018/19 | 75.1% |
| 2019/20 | 73.7% |
| 2020/21 | 66.8% |
| 2021/22 | 69.7% |
| 2022/23 | 69.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69.2% |
| 2024/25 | 73.7% |
| 2025/26 | 73.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 79.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 79.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 79.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 79.4 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 79.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 79.6 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 79.2 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 78.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 78.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 78.7 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 78.9 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 10,235 |
| 2017 | 10,535 |
| 2018 | 9,930 |
| 2019 | 10,095 |
| 2020 | 10,140 |
| 2021 | 10,170 |
| 2022 | 10,020 |
| 2023 | 9,900 |
| 2024 | 9,935 |
| 2025 | 10,065 |
| 2026 | 10,190 |
Questions about North Lanarkshire
What is life expectancy in North Lanarkshire?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 75.2 years for men and 78.9 for women.
What is the average house price in North Lanarkshire?
£158,591 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+3.6% on a year).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North Lanarkshire?
The ONS claimant count was 6,885 in August 2026, 3.1% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average salary in North Lanarkshire?
£775.10 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the population of North Lanarkshire?
The ONS estimates 343,930 people lived in North Lanarkshire in mid-2025.
Who has power over North Lanarkshire
Every body that makes decisions for North Lanarkshire, 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
- North Lanarkshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North Lanarkshire 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
- Airdrie and Shotts: Kenneth Stevenson (Labour) MP
- Coatbridge and Bellshill: Frank McNally (Labour) MP
- Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch: Katrina Murray (Labour) MP
- Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke: Pamela Nash (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: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average house price · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in Scotland: Aberdeen City · Aberdeenshire · Fife · Highland · Renfrewshire · South Lanarkshire
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