Dundee City

Key figures

7 of 9 measures have a published figure for Dundee City · no figure for annual rent as a share of pay, band d council tax as a share of pay. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Dundee City: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Dundee City’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Dundee City moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average house price rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

SNP (2026) — SNP 15, Labour 8, Liberal Democrat 4, Conservative 1, Other and independent 1 of 29 seats.

Since 2016: SNP (2016–2019); SNP (largest party, no overall majority) (2020–2021); SNP (2022–2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Dundee City’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

No recorded-crime data is loaded for this area. Coverage.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 2.8% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£34,860
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 6.8% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20264,105people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.3 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20264.2%
• Band D council tax in ScotlandYear ending March 2027 · up 7.7% on a year earlier · Scottish Government, published 31 March 2026£1,730
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 0.8 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20265.7%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 5.7% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£150,945
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · down 0.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025149,880people
• Crimes recorded by the police in ScotlandYear ending March 2026 · up 18.3% on a year earlier · Scottish Government, published 23 June 202613,924crimes
• Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 peopleYear ending March 2026 · up 18.3% on a year earlier · Scottish Government, published 23 June 2026929per 10,000 population
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 2.0% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£676

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Dundee City; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Dundee City, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £23,1252008→£34,8602025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Dundee City, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £23,125 in 2008 to £34,860 in 2025, a change of £11,735 or 50.7%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £34,860 in 2025 − £23,125 in 2008 = £11,735, which is 50.7% of the figure for 2008.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Dundee City, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £23,125 in 2008 to £34,860 in 2025, a change of £11,735 or 50.7%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £4402008→£6762025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Dundee City, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £440 in 2008 to £676 in 2025, a change of £237 or 53.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £676 in 2025 − £440 in 2008 = £237, which is 53.8% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 676.30 and 439.70, and 676.30 − 439.70 = 236.60.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Dundee City, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £440 in 2008 to £676 in 2025, a change of £237 or 53.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• -150Year to mid-2012→-1,180Year to mid-2024

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Dundee City, net internal migration by local authority fell from -150 in Year to mid-2012 to -1,180 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 1,030 or 686.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -1,180 in Year to mid-2024 − -150 in Year to mid-2012 = −1,030, which is 686.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Dundee City, net internal migration by local authority fell from -150 in Year to mid-2012 to -1,180 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 1,030 or 686.7% (ONS).

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• 1,810Year to mid-2012→3,440Year to mid-2024

  International migration into a local authority

  In Dundee City, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,810 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,440 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 1,630 or 90.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  3,440 in Year to mid-2024 − 1,810 in Year to mid-2012 = 1,630, which is 90.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Dundee City, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,810 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,440 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 1,630 or 90.1% (ONS).

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• 1,430Year to mid-2012→2,000Year to mid-2024

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Dundee City, international migration out of a local authority rose from 1,430 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,000 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 570 or 39.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  2,000 in Year to mid-2024 − 1,430 in Year to mid-2012 = 570, which is 39.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Dundee City, international migration out of a local authority rose from 1,430 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,000 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 570 or 39.9% (ONS).

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• 370Year to mid-2012→1,430Year to mid-2024

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Dundee City, net international migration by local authority rose from 370 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,430 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 1,060 or 286.5% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,430 in Year to mid-2024 − 370 in Year to mid-2012 = 1,060, which is 286.5% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Dundee City, net international migration by local authority rose from 370 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,430 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 1,060 or 286.5% (ONS).

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• 1,768Year to mid-2012→1,355Year to mid-2024

  Births by local authority

  In Dundee City, births by local authority fell from 1,768 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,355 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 413 or 23.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,355 in Year to mid-2024 − 1,768 in Year to mid-2012 = −413, which is 23.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Dundee City, births by local authority fell from 1,768 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,355 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 413 or 23.4% (ONS).

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• 1,666Year to mid-2012→1,749Year to mid-2024

  Deaths by local authority

  In Dundee City, deaths by local authority rose from 1,666 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,749 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 83 or 5.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,749 in Year to mid-2024 − 1,666 in Year to mid-2012 = 83, which is 5.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Dundee City, deaths by local authority rose from 1,666 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,749 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 83 or 5.0% (ONS).

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• 102Year to mid-2012→-394Year to mid-2024

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Dundee City, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 102 in Year to mid-2012 to -394 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 496 or 486.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -394 in Year to mid-2024 − 102 in Year to mid-2012 = −496, which is 486.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Dundee City, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 102 in Year to mid-2012 to -394 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 496 or 486.3% (ONS).

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• 28Year to mid-2012→-16Year to mid-2024

  Other population change by local authority

  In Dundee City, other population change by local authority fell from 28 in Year to mid-2012 to -16 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 44 or 157.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -16 in Year to mid-2024 − 28 in Year to mid-2012 = −44, which is 157.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Dundee City, other population change by local authority fell from 28 in Year to mid-2012 to -16 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 44 or 157.1% (ONS).

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Compare Dundee City with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Dundee City and Birmingham
• Dundee City and Leeds
• Dundee City and North Yorkshire
• Dundee City and Somerset
• Dundee City and Cornwall
• Dundee City and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Dundee City said then and says now, with the periods named. Dundee City since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Dundee City are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.