South Ayrshire population, 2001–2024
South Ayrshire has an estimated population of 112,260 (mid-2024), up 0.1% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the South Ayrshire local authority area.
112,260
population, mid-2024
+0.1%
since 2001
-0.2%
last 10 years
2011
peak year (112,980)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 112,260 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 111,940 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 111,560 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 111,560 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 111,470 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 112,010 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 111,990 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 112,400 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 112,200 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 112,260 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 112,440 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 112,710 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 112,900 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 112,980 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 112,600 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 112,490 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 112,610 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 112,380 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 112,100 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 112,030 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 111,840 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 111,550 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 111,690 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 112,160 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the South Ayrshire local authority area (code S12000028), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.