East Renfrewshire · Scotland
Busby population
3,220people · latest estimate
Busby has a population of 3,220, making it the 9th largest place in East Renfrewshire. The 2005 World Gazetteer recorded 1,654 for Busby, but drew the settlement's boundary differently, so the two are not directly comparable.
The other populations of Busby
The same name covers more than one area, and each has its own figure.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
3,220 | GeoNames |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
1,654 | World Gazetteer (2005) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: East Renfrewshire population trends, 2001–2024.
Busby in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
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Nearby in East Renfrewshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlee | 4,550 |
| 2 | Thornliebank | 4,190 |
| 3 | Stamperland | 3,630 |
| 4 | Eaglesham | 3,150 |
| 5 | Waterfoot | 1,260 |
| 6 | Uplawmoor | 560 |