People and census in Inverclyde

Inverclyde had 78,423 usual residents at the census.

Inverclyde is the 24th least populated of 361 in the UK.

Inverclyde’s population was an estimated 78,550 in mid-2025.

The population fell 0.2% in the year to mid-2025.

Inverclyde is 23rd least populated of 361 for population.

63.3% of residents in Inverclyde were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 64.6%.

22.4% of residents in Inverclyde were aged 65 or over at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 20.0%.

14.3% of residents in Inverclyde were aged under 15 at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 15.3%.

3.5% of residents in Inverclyde were born outside the UK.

In Scotland the figure is 10.2%.

29.3% of residents in Inverclyde had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability.

In Scotland the figure is 24.1%.

74.3% of residents in Inverclyde said their health was good or very good.

In Scotland the figure is 78.8%.

Inverclyde had 37,412 households at the census.

Inverclyde is 43rd lowest of 361 for the number of households.

30.9% of households in Inverclyde had no car or van at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 26.4%.

63.3% of households in Inverclyde owned their home at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 63.2%.

Inverclyde had 484 people per square kilometre at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 69 per km².

Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place.

10.6% of households in Inverclyde rented privately at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 12.9%.

25.1% of households in Inverclyde rented from a council or housing association at the census.

In Scotland the figure is 22.5%.

Inverclyde’s estimated population changed by −0.2% in the year to mid-2025.

Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates.