Table 4 The distribution of the 2001 Scottish population across major regions of Scotland, and the percentage of the area's population in each deprivation category.
Deprivation category (DepCat) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | Population | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Highlands and Islands | 367,850 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
North East | 525,850 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Clydeside conurbation | 1,447,870 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Central | 438,570 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
East | 738,550 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
South West | 818,410 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 0 |
South East | 727,100 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
All Scotland | 5,064,200 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 7 |