East Ayrshire population, 2001–2024
East Ayrshire has an estimated population of 121,480 (mid-2024), up 1.0% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the East Ayrshire local authority area.
121,480
population, mid-2024
+1.0%
since 2001
-0.3%
last 10 years
2011
peak year (122,690)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 121,480 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 120,870 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 120,400 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 120,500 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 120,340 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 120,870 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 120,810 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 121,150 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 121,580 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 121,620 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 121,870 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 122,270 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 122,620 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 122,690 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 122,410 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 122,110 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 121,600 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 120,950 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 120,440 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 120,280 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 120,210 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 119,850 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 119,920 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 120,310 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the East Ayrshire local authority area (code S12000008), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.