Argyll and Bute population, 2001–2024
Argyll and Bute has an estimated population of 87,690 (mid-2024), down 4.0% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Argyll and Bute local authority area.
87,690
population, mid-2024
-4.0%
since 2001
-0.9%
last 10 years
2001
peak year (91,300)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87,690 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 87,960 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87,930 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 87,960 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 87,160 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 87,360 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87,590 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 88,090 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 88,230 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 87,850 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 88,450 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 88,470 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 87,170 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 88,930 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88,620 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 89,450 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 89,910 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 90,790 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 90,860 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 90,340 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 90,580 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 90,930 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 91,020 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 91,300 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Argyll and Bute local authority area (code S12000035), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.