Increase in non-British nationals living in Scotland
Thursday, 14 Jan 2021
As at June 2020, it was estimated that 409,000 non-British nationals were living in Scotland, representing an increase of 36,000 since June 2019.
- Of all non-British nationals 231,000 (56%) were EU nationals, and 178,000 (44%) were non-EU nationals.
- Polish remained the most common non-British nationality with 88,000 people, accounting for 22% of the total non-British population. The second most common non-British nationality was Indian with 22,000 people.
- The council areas with the largest proportion of residents with a non-British nationality were Aberdeen City (19%), City of Edinburgh (18%) and Glasgow City (15%).
Alan Ferrier, Head of Demographic Statistics said:
“The number of non-British nationals living in Scotland has increased over the latest year, and now represents around 1 in 13 people living in Scotland. This latest change was largely driven by an increase in non-EU nationals.”
The full publication ‘Population by Country of Birth and Nationality for Scotland, July 2019 to June 2020’ can be accessed onthis website. This includes information on the number of non-British nationals and non-UK born living in Scotland and each council area.Infographicssummarising the key findings are also available for this publication.
