South Lanarkshire population, 2001–2024
South Lanarkshire has an estimated population of 334,030 (mid-2024), up 10.5% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the South Lanarkshire local authority area.
334,030
population, mid-2024
+10.5%
since 2001
+5.4%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (334,030)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 334,030 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 331,090 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 327,460 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 325,390 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 323,620 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 323,120 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 321,320 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 320,480 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 319,050 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 318,110 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 316,770 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 315,810 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 314,770 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 313,900 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 313,180 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 312,180 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 311,310 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 310,370 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 308,450 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 306,850 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 305,660 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 303,480 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 302,770 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 302,340 | — |
High street businesses
South Lanarkshire has 285 hairdressers and beauty salons, 95 pubs and bars, 110 licensed restaurants, 255 takeaways on the ONS business register (2025). Compare across the UK.
Rounded to the nearest 5, which is how ONS protects individual businesses from being identified.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the South Lanarkshire local authority area (code S12000029), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of South Lanarkshire?
334,030, on the NRS mid-2024 estimate for the South Lanarkshire local authority area. This page charts the full annual series back to 2001, so the figure sits in its twenty-year context rather than alone.
Is South Lanarkshire growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 10.5% since 2001, from 302,340 to 334,030. The peak year in the series so far is 2024. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.