Liste des council areas écossais par population en 2004
| Rang | Council area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Glasgow | 577 670 |
| 2 | City of Edinburgh | 453 670 |
| 3 | Fife | 354 600 |
| 4 | North Lanarkshire | 322 790 |
| 5 | South Lanarkshire | 305 410 |
| 6 | Aberdeenshire | 232 850 |
| 7 | Highland | 211 340 |
| 8 | City of Aberdeen | 203 450 |
| 9 | Renfrewshire | 170 610 |
| 10 | West Lothian | 162 840 |
| 11 | Dumfries and Galloway | 147 930 |
| 12 | Falkirk | 147 460 |
| 13 | City of Dundee | 141 870 |
| 14 | Perth and Kinross | 137 520 |
| 15 | North Ayrshire | 136 020 |
| 16 | East Ayrshire | 119 720 |
| 17 | South Ayrshire | 111 850 |
| 18 | Scottish Borders | 109 270 |
| 19 | Angus | 108 560 |
| 20 | East Dunbartonshire | 106 550 |
| 21 | West Dunbartonshire | 91 970 |
| 22 | East Lothian | 91 580 |
| 23 | Argyll and Bute | 91 190 |
| 24 | East Renfrewshire | 89 610 |
| 25 | Moray | 87 720 |
| 26 | Stirling | 86 370 |
| 27 | Inverclyde | 82 430 |
| 28 | Midlothian | 79 610 |
| 29 | Clackmannanshire | 48 240 |
| 30 | Hébrides extérieures | 26 260 |
| 31 | Shetland | 21 940 |
| 32 | Orcades | 19 500 |
