South Lanarkshire · Scotland
High Blantyre population
16,739people · latest estimate
High Blantyre has a population of 16,739, making it the 8th largest place in South Lanarkshire.
#8
of 40 in South Lanarkshire
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: South Lanarkshire population trends, 2001–2024.
High Blantyre in context
1 km
north to Blantyre, the nearest larger town
437,319
people live within 10 km
#779
largest of 6,358 UK places
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.
Common questions
What is the population of High Blantyre?
The populated place itself holds 16,739 residents. The wider South Lanarkshire council area recorded 334,030 in 2024. Each figure describes a different boundary and all are correct; the meanings table on this page says which is which, because a population without its boundary is not an answer.