Renfrewshire: local statistics
Renfrewshire is a council area in Scotland, home to an estimated 189,270 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 Renfrewshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Renfrewshire had an estimated 189,270 residents in mid-2025, up 0.3% on mid-2024. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +7.6%; Scotland grew by 3.6% over the same years. That is 5th of 32 in Scotland, counting from the fastest growth. No earlier year in the series was higher.
An estimated 69.1% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Renfrewshire were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 4.6 points either way, against 74.6% across Scotland. Its lowest reading in the series was 69.1% and its highest 78.6%.
The average house price in Renfrewshire was £159,992 in July 2026, down 1.3% on a year before. That is the 24th highest of the 32 council areas in Scotland (average for Scotland: £196,349). Since July 2016 prices have risen 51%; the July high in the series was £162,090 in 2025. The average price is 4.0 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Renfrewshire. That ratio is the 24th highest ratio of the 32 council areas in Scotland.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Renfrewshire was £797.10 in April 2025 (£39,734 a year). It is the 9th highest of the 32 council areas in Scotland, and 2.8% more than across Scotland. For full-time jobs located in Renfrewshire the median is £739.10 a week (−£58.00 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £533.00, so it has risen 50% before inflation.
In March 2026, 6,205 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Renfrewshire, 3% more than in 2016. There are 33 per 1,000 residents, the 21st highest of the 32 council areas in Scotland.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Renfrewshire had a life expectancy at birth of 80.9 years; for men it was 76.5 (Scotland: 81.1 and 77.2). For women that is 0.2 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.6 more. It is close to the middle of the 32 council areas in Scotland (19th highest for women).
3.0% of Renfrewshire residents aged 16 to 64 (3,625 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (Scotland: 3.2%). Twelve months before, it was 2.7%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.6% (January 2026) and 4.8% (August 2021).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 175,900 |
| 2016 | 177,400 |
| 2017 | 178,530 |
| 2018 | 179,510 |
| 2019 | 181,040 |
| 2020 | 181,610 |
| 2021 | 182,330 |
| 2022 | 184,370 |
| 2023 | 187,150 |
| 2024 | 188,610 |
| 2025 | 189,270 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £105,938 |
| July 2017 | £111,084 |
| July 2018 | £114,625 |
| July 2019 | £113,713 |
| July 2020 | £112,214 |
| July 2021 | £131,562 |
| July 2022 | £143,964 |
| July 2023 | £143,131 |
| July 2024 | £145,753 |
| July 2025 | £162,090 |
| July 2026 | £159,992 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £533.00 a week |
| 2016 | £550.60 a week |
| 2017 | £576.20 a week |
| 2018 | £586.90 a week |
| 2019 | £627.00 a week |
| 2020 | £626.90 a week |
| 2021 | £659.20 a week |
| 2022 | £634.70 a week |
| 2023 | £711.70 a week |
| 2024 | £747.20 a week |
| 2025 | £797.10 a week |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 73.9% |
| 2016/17 | 74.7% |
| 2017/18 | 78.6% |
| 2018/19 | 75.4% |
| 2019/20 | 76.0% |
| 2020/21 | 76.3% |
| 2021/22 | 76.2% |
| 2022/23 | 71.1% |
| 2023/24 | 75.5% |
| 2024/25 | 76.1% |
| 2025/26 | 69.1% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 80.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 80.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 80.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 80.3 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 80.5 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 80.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 80.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 80.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 80.3 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 80.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 80.9 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,015 |
| 2017 | 6,130 |
| 2018 | 6,175 |
| 2019 | 6,245 |
| 2020 | 6,270 |
| 2021 | 6,235 |
| 2022 | 6,195 |
| 2023 | 6,110 |
| 2024 | 6,095 |
| 2025 | 6,095 |
| 2026 | 6,205 |
Questions about Renfrewshire
What is the population of Renfrewshire?
The ONS estimates 189,270 people lived in Renfrewshire in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Renfrewshire?
£159,992 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-1.3% on a year).
What is the average salary in Renfrewshire?
£797.10 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is life expectancy in Renfrewshire?
80.9 years for women and 76.5 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Renfrewshire?
3,625 in August 2026 (3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
Who has power over Renfrewshire
Every body that makes decisions for Renfrewshire, 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
- Renfrewshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Renfrewshire 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
- Paisley and Renfrewshire North: Alison Taylor (Labour) MP
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South: Johanna Baxter (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 population · UK employment rate · UK average house price
- Other council areas in Scotland: Aberdeen City · Dumfries and Galloway · Dundee City · Falkirk · Perth and Kinross · West Lothian
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