Deprivation in West Lothian
Council areaCentral Scotland. 187,240 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 429 square kilometres.
3 layers about deprivation for West Lothian, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2
35 of West Lothian’s 239 neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 20%.
Share of neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20%
CouncilScotland only14.6% of the neighbourhoods in West Lothian are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in Scotland.
Among councils in Scotland, that is the 14th most deprived of 32.
Worked out by Open Index from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 deciles.
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
NeighbourhoodScotland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of West Lothian. The map shows each one.
Deprivation rank (Scotland)
NeighbourhoodScotland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of West Lothian. The map shows each one.