Welcome to our central hub for Edinburgh’s data. This page brings together key sources of statistics and data about Edinburgh, covering who lives here, how the city is changing, and what life is like in different parts of Edinburgh. Whether you are a resident, researcher, charity, or business owner, this webpage connects you directly with the facts, trends, and insights shaping Scotland's capital city.
Explore our key data resources to discover how Edinburgh lives, works, and grows:
- Edinburgh by Numbers gives a city-wide overview across key themes: a good starting point if you want a broad picture of Edinburgh.
- Area profile dashboards lets you explore statistics for specific sections of the city, from individual community councils up to wards and localities.
- Deprivation data focuses on relative disadvantage across Edinburgh's neighbourhoods using the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.
- Scotland's Census provides a detailed analysis of the census data.
If you are looking for information about how the Council is performing against its goals, see our Council performance reports.
For any questions or help accessing the reports, email datateam@edinburgh.gov.uk.
Edinburgh by Numbers
Discover how Edinburgh compares to other cities with the 19th edition of Edinburgh by Numbers. This annual review looks back at a decade of data, exploring vital trends in population, the economy, tourism, environment, transport, and housing.
Read the Edinburgh by Numbers report (PDF)
Read the accessbile version (Word)
Area profile dashboards
Our interactive dashboards bring local data to life. Get instant facts and figures for Edinburgh as a whole, or zoom in on smaller areas. You can easily explore data across our 4 localities, 17 wards and all 47 community councils. You can also explore the data for the 7 Scottish Parliament Constituencies or the 5 UK Parliament Constituencies.
Most data come from , but some sections include more recent datasets: Income (updated to 2025 using ), Benefits (updated to 2026 using ), and Population (headline figures and age pyramid updated to 2024 using )
The area profile dashboards have 2 parts
- Area comparison - compare indicators across different areas.
- Thematic dashboards - view data by topic (population, health, housing, education, income, benefits).
We expect this tool to evolve as we add new datasets and features over time.
View the area profile dashboards
Deprivation data
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) measures levels of deprivation across Scotland. Our report gives an overview of the 2020 SIMD data for Edinburgh, at city and ward level.
Read the Edinburgh SIMD 2020 report (PDF)
You can also .
Scotland’s Census
The census is a survey of all people and households in Scotland, carried out by National Records of Scotland and the Scottish Government every ten years.
If you want to explore the census results in more detail,