Plains population
Plains has a population of 2,740, making it the 22th largest place in North Lanarkshire. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 2,173, a rise of 26.1% since.
The 2005 figure is from the World Gazetteer archive and may draw its boundary differently from the current source, so treat the change as indicative. Sources: method.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: North Lanarkshire population trends, 2001–2024.