Small Area Population Estimates and Forecasts

Population Totals - Electoral Wards

The tables below contain summary figures from 2001 to 2016 for electoral wards, listed by administrative area. For maps and analysis of population change please refer to downloadable files.

Related information:

Information on Aberdeenshire's electoral wards

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Population totals for Settlements

Authority	2001	2006	2011	2016
Aberdeenshire	226,940	236,260	244,000	247,000

Aberdeenshire Council Administrative Areas:

• Banff and Buchan
• Buchan
• Formartine
• Garioch
• Marr
• Kincardine and Mearns

Banff and Buchan

Code	Electoral Ward/Area	2001	2006	2011	2016
1	Banff and District	10,934	10,969	10,925	11,020
2	Troup	9,358	9,526	9,461	9,564
3	Fraserburgh and District	14,879	14,951	14,858	15,026
	Banff and Buchan Area Total	35,171	35,446	35,245	35,610

Buchan

Code	Electoral Ward/Area	2001	2006	2011	2016
4	Central Buchan	13,394	13,806	13,981	13,982
5	Peterhead North and Rattray	13,573	13,766	14,350	14,764
6	Peterhead South and Cruden	12,694	11,796	11,549	11,485
	Buchan Area Total	39,661	39,368	39,879	40,232

Formartine

Code	Electoral Ward/Area	2001	2006	2011	2016
7	Turriff and District	10,698	11,089	11,320	11,258
8	Mid Formartine	13,909	15,255	15,975	15,857
9	Ellon and District	12,130	13,075	12,985	12,882
	Formartine Area Total	36,737	39,419	40,279	39,997

Garioch

Code	Electoral Ward/Area	2001	2006	2011	2016
10	West Garioch	9,428	10,132	10,178	10,159
11	Inverurie and District	11,660	11,376	13,221	14,108
12	East Garioch	7,618	9,850	11,336	11,459
13	Westhill and District	13,804	14,896	15,788	15,968
	Garioch Area Total	42,510	46,254	50,523	51,693

Marr

Code	Electoral Ward/Area	2001	2006	2011	2016
14	Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford	15,201	15,452	15,688	15,917
15	Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside	10,690	10,971	11,311	11,412
16	Banchory and Mid Deeside	8,788	9,402	9,969	10,052
	Marr Area Total	34,679	35,825	36,968	37,381

Kincardine and Mearns

Code	Electoral Ward/Area	2001	2006	2011	2016
17	North Kincardine	12,865	13,126	13,819	14,866
18	Stonehaven and Lower Deeside	12,871	14,048	13,843	13,735
19	Mearns	12,446	12,774	13,443	13,487
	Kincardine and Mearns Area Total	38,182	39,948	41,105	42,088

For more information please email statistics@aberdeenshire.gov.uk