Cumberland vs Dumfries and Galloway
A side-by-side comparison of the Cumberland and Dumfries and Galloway local authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation. Deprivation uses IoD2025 for Cumberland and SIMD 2020 for Dumfries and Galloway, so those two figures aren’t directly comparable.
In short: Cumberland is the more populous.
| Cumberland | Dumfries and Galloway | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 273,254 | 145,490 |
| Density | — | — |
| Deprivation | 10% in most-deprived 10% | 5% in most-deprived 10% |
| Council tax (Band D) | £2,511 | — |
| Schools Good/Outstanding | 89% | — |
| Aged under 16 | 17% | 15% |
| Aged 16–64 | 60% | 57% |
| Aged 65+ | 23% | 29% |