Perth and Kinross: local statistics
Perth and Kinross is a council area in Scotland, home to an estimated 154,930 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 Perth and Kinross, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A typical home in Perth and Kinross cost £229,180 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, a fall of 1.4% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it the 7th highest of 32 in Scotland (average for Scotland: £196,349). Since July 2016 prices have risen 47%; the July high in the series was £232,360 in 2025. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Perth and Kinross (£39,934) gives a ratio of 5.7. That ratio is the 8th highest ratio of all 32 council areas in Scotland.
A girl born in Perth and Kinross in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 82.8 years and a boy 79.1 years, on the ONS's period measure (Scotland: 81.1 and 77.2). In 2012 to 2014 the figures were 82.8 and 79.4. It is the 6th highest for women of 32 in Scotland.
In mid-2025 the population of Perth and Kinross was estimated at 154,930, up 0.3% on a year earlier. That is 6,440 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 4.3%, against +3.6% for Scotland as a whole. That is 9th of 32 in Scotland, counting from the fastest growth. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
The claimant count for Perth and Kinross stood at 2,215 in August 2026, or 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.2% in Scotland. A year earlier the rate was 2.2%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.1% (December 2025) and 3.7% (August 2021).
7,405 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Perth and Kinross in March 2026, 2% more than in 2016. There are 48 per 1,000 residents, the 10th highest of all 32 council areas in Scotland.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Perth and Kinross was £758.80 in April 2025 (£39,934 a year). That is 2.2% below the figure for Scotland and 20th of 32 in Scotland, counting from the highest. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £750.20, £8.60 lower. In 2015 the residents' median was £516.20, so it has risen 47% before inflation.
An estimated 76.0% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Perth and Kinross were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 4.1 points); the figure for Scotland was 74.6%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 72.4% to 81.4%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 148,490 |
| 2016 | 149,170 |
| 2017 | 149,540 |
| 2018 | 149,350 |
| 2019 | 149,740 |
| 2020 | 149,410 |
| 2021 | 150,700 |
| 2022 | 151,130 |
| 2023 | 153,180 |
| 2024 | 154,490 |
| 2025 | 154,930 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £156,269 |
| July 2017 | £162,083 |
| July 2018 | £165,466 |
| July 2019 | £171,375 |
| July 2020 | £176,084 |
| July 2021 | £193,998 |
| July 2022 | £211,548 |
| July 2023 | £213,170 |
| July 2024 | £208,264 |
| July 2025 | £232,360 |
| July 2026 | £229,180 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £516.20 a week |
| 2016 | £527.80 a week |
| 2017 | £551.30 a week |
| 2018 | £569.80 a week |
| 2019 | £566.40 a week |
| 2020 | £571.00 a week |
| 2021 | £579.10 a week |
| 2022 | £663.80 a week |
| 2023 | £729.30 a week |
| 2024 | £754.60 a week |
| 2025 | £758.80 a week |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 78.7% |
| 2016/17 | 77.2% |
| 2017/18 | 75.6% |
| 2018/19 | 81.4% |
| 2019/20 | 80.7% |
| 2020/21 | 72.4% |
| 2021/22 | 80.2% |
| 2022/23 | 76.7% |
| 2023/24 | 74.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78.0% |
| 2025/26 | 76.0% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.8 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.4 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.6 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 7,250 |
| 2017 | 7,350 |
| 2018 | 7,390 |
| 2019 | 7,380 |
| 2020 | 7,310 |
| 2021 | 7,275 |
| 2022 | 7,325 |
| 2023 | 7,295 |
| 2024 | 7,340 |
| 2025 | 7,335 |
| 2026 | 7,405 |
Questions about Perth and Kinross
What is the average house price in Perth and Kinross?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £229,180.
What is life expectancy in Perth and Kinross?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 79.1 years for men and 82.8 for women.
What is the population of Perth and Kinross?
154,930 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Perth and Kinross?
2,215 in August 2026 (2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average salary in Perth and Kinross?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Perth and Kinross was £758.80 a week in April 2025 (£39,934 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Perth and Kinross
Every body that makes decisions for Perth and Kinross, 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
- Perth and Kinross council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Perth and Kinross 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
- Angus and Perthshire Glens: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party) MP
- Perth and Kinross-shire: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party) MP
- Stirling and Strathallan: Chris Kane (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 · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK population
- Other council areas in Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway · Dundee City · East Ayrshire · Falkirk · North Ayrshire · West Lothian
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Figures checked 14 October 2026. Link moved or figure out of date? Tell us.