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Deprivation in South Lanarkshire

Council area

South Scotland. 334,330 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,774 square kilometres.

3 layers about deprivation for South Lanarkshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2

Most deprived 10%Least

88 of South Lanarkshire’s 431 neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 20%.

Share of neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20%

CouncilScotland only
20.4%
Worked out by Open Index · 2020

20.4% of the neighbourhoods in South Lanarkshire are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in Scotland.

Among councils in Scotland, that is the 10th most deprived of 32.

Worked out by Open Index from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 deciles.

Share of neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20%: South Lanarkshire among every council32 areas from 0.0% to 45.4%. The middle area is 11.2%. South Lanarkshire is 20.4%.

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

NeighbourhoodScotland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of South Lanarkshire. The map shows each one.

Deprivation rank (Scotland)

NeighbourhoodScotland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of South Lanarkshire. The map shows each one.