North Lanarkshire population, 2001–2024
North Lanarkshire has an estimated population of 344,540 (mid-2024), up 7.3% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the North Lanarkshire local authority area.
344,540
population, mid-2024
+7.3%
since 2001
+1.8%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (344,540)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 344,540 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 342,780 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 340,920 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 341,280 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 341,400 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 341,570 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 340,350 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 340,310 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 339,740 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 338,750 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 338,440 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 338,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 337,990 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 337,720 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 336,280 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 335,160 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 333,280 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 331,160 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 328,740 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 327,140 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 325,400 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 323,700 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 322,520 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 321,180 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the North Lanarkshire local authority area (code S12000050), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.