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City of Edinburgh vs Midlothian

A side-by-side comparison of the City of Edinburgh and Midlothianlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: City of Edinburgh is the more populous.

City of EdinburghMidlothian
Population531,370100,390
Density
Deprivation5% in most-deprived 10%3% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)
Schools Good/Outstanding
Aged under 1614%19%
Aged 16–6470%62%
Aged 65+16%20%