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Highland council area. Every figure carries its own date.

See how Inverness compares with its nearest cities and Scotland.

The figures cover the council areas named below. Some include large rural areas, so their size and circumstances can be very different.

How these cities and figures are chosen

The three nearest other official UK cities, measured in a straight line between the official representative place points, not by road or ferry distance. Cities across national borders are included. The same council area is not counted twice. These are geographical neighbours, not a ranking of similar economies or services. Each figure is compared only when its period, definition, unit and source are compatible. The national reference is the origin city's own nation, not an average of the selected cities.

Distances use official city location points, not council boundaries or driving routes. The selection stays the same when a figure is missing or cannot be compared. Each missing comparison is explained.

Scotland is the national reference for this page. Its figures come from published country totals, not an average of these cities.

If this area has no figure, an available national figure sets the date and measure for the other rows. The local gap remains visible.

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People living in the area

This shows the size of each council area, not how well it is doing.

Mid-2025 · matching dates and measures only
Place and area coveredFigure
Inverness (this area)Highland local authority area237,260
PerthPerth and Kinross local authority area154,930
AberdeenAberdeen City local authority area230,180
DundeeDundee City local authority area148,390
ScotlandWhole country · national picture5,545,500
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All usual residents

Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

Average home price

July 2026 · matching dates and measures only
Place and area coveredFigure
Inverness (this area)Highland local authority area£221,000
PerthPerth and Kinross local authority area£229,000
AberdeenAberdeen City local authority area£131,000
DundeeDundee City local authority area£147,000
ScotlandWhole country · national picture£196,000
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Homes in the local authority area

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are shown to the nearest £1,000 and are not adjusted for inflation.

Average monthly rent

Highland is unavailable. Other figures use the Scotland measure for August 2026.
Place and area coveredFigure
Inverness (this area)Highland local authority areaNot availableNo same-geography average monthly private rent in this official feed. Broader rental-market areas are not substituted.
PerthPerth and Kinross local authority areaNot availableNo same-geography average monthly private rent in this official feed. Broader rental-market areas are not substituted.
AberdeenAberdeen City local authority areaNot availableNo same-geography average monthly private rent in this official feed. Broader rental-market areas are not substituted.
DundeeDundee City local authority areaNot availableNo same-geography average monthly private rent in this official feed. Broader rental-market areas are not substituted.
ScotlandWhole country · national picture£1,013
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Homes in the country

Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

People aged 65 or over

A matching Highland or Scotland figure is not available; comparisons remain unfilled.
Place and area coveredFigure
Inverness (this area)Highland local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
PerthPerth and Kinross local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
AberdeenAberdeen City local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
DundeeDundee City local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
ScotlandWhole country · national pictureNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
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All usual residents

UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator.

People reporting bad or very bad health

A matching Highland or Scotland figure is not available; comparisons remain unfilled.
Place and area coveredFigure
Inverness (this area)Highland local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
PerthPerth and Kinross local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
AberdeenAberdeen City local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
DundeeDundee City local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
ScotlandWhole country · national pictureNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
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All usual residents

UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator.

People described their own health in the census. These figures are not adjusted for age, so they do not measure the quality of local health services.

Homes rented privately

A matching Highland or Scotland figure is not available; comparisons remain unfilled.
Place and area coveredFigure
Inverness (this area)Highland local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
PerthPerth and Kinross local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
AberdeenAberdeen City local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
DundeeDundee City local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
ScotlandWhole country · national pictureNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
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All occupied households

UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator.

Homes rented from a council or housing association

A matching Highland or Scotland figure is not available; comparisons remain unfilled.
Place and area coveredFigure
Inverness (this area)Highland local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
PerthPerth and Kinross local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
AberdeenAberdeen City local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
DundeeDundee City local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
ScotlandWhole country · national pictureNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
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All occupied households

UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications

A matching Highland or Scotland figure is not available; comparisons remain unfilled.
Place and area coveredFigure
Inverness (this area)Highland local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
PerthPerth and Kinross local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
AberdeenAberdeen City local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
DundeeDundee City local authority areaNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
ScotlandWhole country · national pictureNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
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All usual residents aged 16 and over

UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Scottish degree-or-higher excludes HNC/HND and is kept distinct from the wider Level 4+ measure used elsewhere.

People aged 16+ with a degree or higher

20 March 2022 · matching dates and measures only
Place and area coveredFigure
Inverness (this area)Highland local authority area31.2%
PerthPerth and Kinross local authority area35.9%
AberdeenAberdeen City local authority area38.1%
DundeeDundee City local authority area31.3%
ScotlandWhole country · national pictureNot availableA required output-area cell contains an undefined dash; the affected aggregate is withheld, not treated as zero.
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All usual residents aged 16 and over

UK Facts calculation: output-area counts summed using the official NRS 2022 geography index only when every required cell is numeric. The source dash has no verified definition in the archive or its disclosure notes, so affected sums are withheld; it is not treated as zero. Dash-cell counts are retained in diagnostics. Cells are privacy-adjusted and may not add to independently published totals. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Scottish degree-or-higher excludes HNC/HND and is kept distinct from the wider Level 4+ measure used elsewhere.