GCHSCP Demographics and Needs Profile

This Profile (2024) contains brief notes, tables and commentary that provide a snapshot of the characteristics of the population of Glasgow and its health and wellbeing. It is intended to serve as an easy reference tool to provide essential demographics and population health information at city, Health and Social Care Partnership locality and national level (where available) and it aims to support HSCP staff, managers and partners in assessing needs and in the planning, development and delivery of services for the people of Glasgow.

This Profile was first produced in 2020 and is now revised annually. It includes the latest information available at the time of writing and updates previous versions which can be accessed on the HSCP Performance and Demographics webpage. Previous Profiles were single documents, consisting of a large number of data tables, accompanied by commentary.

Since 2023, the Profile has been primarily web-based, split by section, allowing users to navigate quickly and more easily around the different categories of information which may most interest them. Data is presented in the Profile in several tables with high level commentary on the contents of the tables provided.

In addition to this web-based Profile, there is an Excel file containing all tables, sources and links, for ease of downloading data or tables directly and a Profile Summary highlighting key points from the full Profile. These files are available on the HSCP Performance and Demographics webpage.

Profile Structure

Population

This section contains detailed population estimates for the 56 neighbourhoods, 23 electoral wards and three HSCP localities within Glasgow, and the Glasgow City and Scotland total populations by age, gender and ethnicity banding. 

Further population estimates for Glasgow and Scotland by country of birth, English language proficiency and main language used at home, sexual orientation and religion are included, as well as projected population estimates by age-band and key indicators relating to housing and household characteristics.

Health and Wellbeing

A Profile of the health of the Glasgow population is then presented. This includes Healthy Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy and deaths and early deaths by cause, a range of physical and mental health indicators and information on the many factors that can impact upon health such as lifestyle and behaviours (including diet, obesity, activity levels, alcohol, drugs, smoking, homelessness), social health/capital, poverty/deprivation, education/participation in learning/employment and crime. Some information on social care needs and provision within the city is also included. Where available, information is also provided for the HSCP localities and Scotland.

Equalities

Equalities considerations are incorporated into the Profile through data or notes in the Profile tables. These are provided by key protected characteristic (age; gender (sex); ethnicity (race); sexual orientation; religion; long term health conditions (disability)). 

Profile Format

Tables Content

In addition to the main quantitative data provided within tables in this Profile, supplementary analysis is noted in the "Other information/notes" column of tables, where this is pertinent and available. Some of this analysis highlights results by characteristic, including age, gender and deprivation. Please note that where a table contains empty boxes/cells, data is not available for these indicators for the relevant geography.

Sources and Links to Data used in the Profile

The tables in the Profile have been compiled from reliable local and online sources, many of which are classed as official statistics. Many of the national official statistics data sources are covered by Crown copyright through the Open Government Licence.

All data sources, including the period they relate to, are noted below each table and a full list of Profile data sources and links is provided at the end of the web-based Profile and Excel tables file. Please refer to sources directly for further information on indicators, if required.

A short list of hyperlinks to other useful data sources that have not been used directly in the Profile is also provided within the web-based Profile and Excel tables file. These links provide access to further detailed information on health needs and inequalities as well as strategies, plans and work underway aimed at improving health and reducing inequalities. 

Impact of COVID-19

COVID-19 continues to have an impact on the Profile as some data covering the period 2020 to 2022 may be different from usual because of factors related to COVID-19. Differences include alternative methodologies or changes in people's behaviour, practices or outcomes. The Scottish Health Survey is one source that has excluded data from 2020 in it's reporting because of these reasons.  Data covering the pandemic period 2020 to 2022 should therefore still be viewed cautiously.

Further Information

For further information on any aspects of the Profile, please email the Performance, Business Intelligence and Business Change Team within Business Development at sw_research@sw.glasgow.gov.uk.

The map shows the city by its three HSCP localities of North East, North West and South and 23 multi-member wards. Further interactive city maps such as the 2016 multi-member ward map are available via the Glasgow City Council AtOM website.

Tables 1 and 5-12 illustrate key characteristics of the 622,050 people living in Glasgow City with comparison to the 5.45 million population of Scotland, according to the most recent Small Area Population Estimates (2022 SAPE). These characteristics include population density, gender, age, ethnicity, asylum seekers/refugees, English language proficiency, main language, country of birth, sexual orientation and religion.

Please note that due to their large size, Tables 2a-c, 3a-c, 4a-c, 6b-c and 7b-c are not included in this Profile narrative format. These tables are detailed population estimates by single year of age or age-band and gender for HSCP localities, electoral wards and neighbourhoods and are available in the Excel file accompanying this report.

Tables 13a-b show the estimated population projections of Glasgow and Scotland over the 20 year period 2024 to 2043. (These projections were published in March 2020 and do not therefore take account of any impact that the coronavirus pandemic may have had on population).

Tables 14a-b show the estimated population projections of Glasgow by locality and ward 2024 to 2030. (These projections are 'experimental statistics' which were published in August 2020 and do not therefore take account of any impact that the coronavirus pandemic may have had on population).

Table 1: Total Estimated Population, Land Area and Population Density by Area

^{_{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE)     © Crown copyright 2024}}

Key Points (Table 1)

1. Population density for Glasgow is more than 50 times the average for Scotland, where 3,562 people live in each square kilometre in Glasgow compared to 70 in each km² across Scotland overall.

Tables 5a-c. General Population Estimates by Age-band, Gender and Area/HSCP Locality

The tables below show locality population by age-band for children 0-17 years, adults 18-64 years and older people 65+ years.

Tables 5a-c in the accompanying Excel file also provide details of locality population by age-band for children 0-15 years, adults 16-64 years and older people 65+ years.

Table 5a. General Population Estimates by Age-band and Area/HSCP Locality - All People

^{_{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE)                 © Crown copyright 2024}}

Table 5b. General Population Estimates by Age-band and Area/HSCP Locality - Males

^{_{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE)                         © Crown copyright 2024}}

Table 5c. General Population Estimates by Age-band and Area/HSCP Locality - Females

_{^{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE)                                                     © Crown copyright 2024}} 

Key Points (Tables 5a-c)

1. Glasgow has an 11.4% share of Scotland's all people population, an 11.5% share of Scotland's male population and an 11.3% share of Scotland's female population. Most people, males and females living in Glasgow live in the South (All, F and M 36.6%) followed by North West (All and M 35.4%, F 35.5%) and then North East (All and M 28.0%; F 27.9%) localities.
2. North East and South localities have very similar profiles in terms of population share by age-band. North West has a lower percentage share of children and older people population and a higher share of adult population for all people, males and females.
3. There are more females than males overall in all three Glasgow localities, Glasgow City and Scotland with this also reflected in the gender balance of the adult and older people populations (with the exception of South locality where there are more adult males than females). For children, there are more boys than girls in each of the localities, Glasgow City and Scotland.

Table 6a. General Population Estimates by Age-band and Electoral Ward/HSCP Locality/Area - All People

_{^{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE)                         © Crown copyright 2024}}

_{Notes: Please refer to Tables 6a-c in the accompanying Excel file for details of population by electoral ward and age-band of children 0-15 years, adults 16-64 years and older people 65+years for all people, males and females.}

Key Points (Table 6a)

1. The Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward has the highest number of people of all ages living in it (35,614 - 5.7% of Glasgow total). The Greater Pollok ward has the highest number of children (7,405 - 6.9%); Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward has the highest number of adults (31,187 - 7.3%) and Cardonald ward has the highest number of older people (5,300 - 6.1%).
2. The Dennistoun ward has the lowest number of people of all ages living in it (19,681 - 3.2% of Glasgow total). The Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward has the lowest number of children (2,596 - 2.4%); North East ward has the lowest number of adults (12,905 - 3.0%) and Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward has the lowest number of older people (1,831 - 2.1%).
3. The ward profiles that differ most from the Glasgow average of 17.3% children (0-17), 68.6% adults (18-64) and 14.1% older people (65+) in terms of population share by age-band are all in the North West locality. These are Anderston/City/Yorkhill with 7.3% children (0-17), 87.6% adults (18-64) and 5.1% older people (65+); Hillhead 10.9% children (0-17), 80.1% adults (18-64) and 9.0% older people (65+) and Partick East/Kelvindale 10.5% children (0-17), 74.1% adults (18-64) and 15.4% older people (65+).
4. Other notable differences from the city average population shares are higher percentages of child population in North East (23.0%) and Greater Pollok (21.7%) wards; lower percentages of adult population in Cardonald (61.3%) and Linn (62.8%) wards and higher percentages of older people population in Shettleston (19.4%) and Cardonald (18.6%) wards.

Table 7a. General Population Estimates by Age-band and Neighbourhood/Area - All People

_{^{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE)                         © Crown copyright 2024}}

_{Notes: Please refer to Tables 7a-c in the accompanying Excel file for details of neighbourhood population by age-band for children 0-15 years, adults 16-64 years and older people 65+ years.}

Key Points (Table 7a)

1. The City Centre/Merchant City neighbourhood has the highest number of people of all ages living in it (22,845 - 3.7% of Glasgow total). The Castlemilk neighbourhood has the highest number of children (3,607 - 3.3%); City Centre/Merchant City neighbourhood has the highest number of adults (20,098 - 4.7%) and Knightswood neighbourhood has the highest number of older people (3,384 - 3.9%).
2. The Carmunnock neighbourhood has the lowest number of people of all ages (797 - 0.1% of Glasgow total), children (151 - 0.1%), adults (441 - 0.1%) and older people (205 - 0.2%) living in it.
3. The neighbourhood profiles that differ most from the Glasgow averages of 17.3% children (0-17), 68.8% adults (18-64) and 14.1% older people (65+) in terms of population share by age-band are Carmunnock for all age-bands, as noted above; City Centre/Merchant City (6.1% children, 88.0% adults, 5.9% older people); Crookston/South Cardonald (59.9% adults, 24.0% older people); Dennistoun (9.4% children, 81.1% adults, 9.5% older people); Drumchapel (25.6% children); Hillhead/Woodlands (10.8% children, 80.7% adults, 8.5% older people); Hyndland/Dowanhill/Partick East (9.8% children, 76.3% adults); Mount Vernon/East Shettleston (24.5% older people); Pollokshields East (6.5% older people); Priesthill/Househillwood (23.8% children); Ruchazie/Garthamlock (24.1% children) and Yorkhill/Anderston (8.4% children, 86.3% adults, 5.3% older people).

Tables 8a-c. Ethnicity of All People and School Pupils; Asylum Seekers/Refugees

Table 8a. General Population Estimates by Ethnicity Banding and Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) and NRS - Scotland's Census 2022          © Crown copyright 2024}}

^{_{Method: Prevalence rate from 2022 Census data (total 2011 datazone population) is applied to 2022 SAPE}}

_{Notes:
*Scotland's Census 2022 groups all Other White and Black Minority Ethnic backgrounds together it's high level reporting of Minority Ethnic background. 
This includes some ethnic groups that were in the White category on the census form such as Irish, Polish, Gypsy/Traveller, Roma and Showman/Showwoman.
This subtotal is therefore shown as well as separate subtotals for Other White and Black Minority Ethnic backgrounds.} 

Key Points (Table 8a)

1. The ethnic profile of Glasgow's population is very different from that of Scotland overall with Glasgow City having a percentage of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people (19.3%) almost 3 times that of Scotland (7.1%). There are also differences in the ethnic profile of the population within Glasgow with a BME population in North East of 14.3%, North West 20.9% and South 21.4%.

Table 8b. Ethnicity of School Pupils by Sector and Area (all pupils*)

_{^{Source: Scottish Government Pupil Census - Supplementary Statistics 2023}}

_{Notes: * grant aided school pupils included in Scotland figures, not individual local authority figures}

Key Points (Table 8b)

1. More than a quarter of Glasgow (local authority) school pupils (27.6%) have a Minority Ethnic background which is more than two times the percentage of Minority Ethnic pupils of Scotland overall (11.3%). 

Table 8c. Asylum Seekers and Refugees by Area

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Government Pupil Census - Supplementary Statistics 2023; 2. UK Government Statistics (Home Office) - Asylum and Resettlement - Local Authority Data as at 31 Mar 24: (a) Asylum Seekers in receipt of Section 95 support by LA; (b) Refugees resettled under Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) or Vulnerable Children Resettlement Scheme (VCRS) by LA.}}

_{Notes: * excludes grant aided school pupils.}

Key Points (Table 8c)

1. 1,588 Glasgow pupils are seeking asylum, representing 73.7% of the national total, compared to Glasgow's 10.2% share of pupils overall. Glasgow schools have 2,194 pupils who are refugees, 33.5% of all pupils who are refugees, in Scotland.
2. Among the overall population, 7 in 10 of Scotland's asylum seekers are living in Glasgow (3,681 - 72.7%). A far smaller number of 527 people are refugees resettled since 2014 living in Glasgow, representing 13.2% of all Scotland's resettled refugees, compared to Glasgow's 11.4% share of the national population of all people (Table 5a).

Table 9.  General Population Estimates by Country of Birth and Area (all people)

​​​​​^{_{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) and NRS - Scotland's Census 2022          © Crown copyright 2024}}

^{_{Method: Prevalence rate from 2022 Census data (total 2011 datazone population) is applied to 2022 SAPE}}

Key Points (Table 9)

1. 80.9% of Glaswegians were born in Scotland or elsewhere in the UK compared to 89.8% of Scottish people. 19.1% of Glasgow people were born outside of the UK - almost twice the percentage of 10.2% of Scots born outside the UK.

Tables 10 a-b. English Language Proficiency of All People/School Pupils and Use of Other Language at Home

Table 10a.  General Population Estimates by English Language Skills and Area (all people aged 3+)

​​​​​^{_{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) and NRS - Scotland's Census 2022          © Crown copyright 2024}}

^{_{Method: Prevalence rate from 2022 Census data (total 2011 datazone population) is applied to 2022 SAPE total 3+ population}}

Key Points (Table 10a)

1. An estimated 16,251 people in Glasgow have limited or no skills in English, with the Glasgow rate of 2.7% of the aged 3+ population being more than double that for Scotland (1.1%).

Table 10b.  General Population Estimates by Main Language and Area (all people aged 3+)

^{_{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) and NRS - Scotland's Census 2022          © Crown copyright 2024}}

^{_{Method: Prevalence rate from 2022 Census data (total 2011 datazone population) is applied to 2022 SAPE total 3+ population}}

Key Points (Table 10b)

1. 11.7% of Glaswegians use a language other than English or British Sign Language (BSL) at home, compared to 5.5% of Scots.

Table 10c.  School Pupils English Language Competence / Main Home Language by Area (all pupils)

^{_{Source: Scottish Government Pupil Census - Supplementary Statistics 2023}}

_{Notes: Total pupils for Glasgow = 71,688; Scotland = 705,528}

Key Points (Table 10c)

1. More than a fifth of Glasgow school pupils (21.4%) are at an early stage of learning English as a second language - more than three times the percentage for Scotland of 6.0%. Similarly, more than a quarter of Glasgow pupils (28.2%) have a main home language other than English, Gaelic, Scots, Doric or British Sign Language (BSL) - almost three times the percentage of 10.4% of Scottish pupils.

Tables 11a-b. Sexual Orientation of All Adults/School Pupils

Table 11a. General Population Estimates by Sexual Orientation and Area (adults 16+)

^{_{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) and NRS - Scotland's Census 2022          © Crown copyright 2024}}

^{_{Method: Prevalence rate from 2022 Census data (total 2011 datazone population) is applied to 2022 SAPE total 16+ population}}

Key Points (Table 11a)

1. Glasgow has almost twice the percentage of LGBTi people (7.1%) as Scotland (4.0%).
    

Table 11b. Glasgow S1-4 School Pupils LGBT Sexual Orientation

^{_{Source: NHSGGC Schools Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City 2019/20}}

Key Points (Table 11b)

1. 9.0% of school pupils are LGBT.

Table 12. General Population Estimates by Religion and Area (all people)

^{_{Source: NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) and NRS - Scotland's Census 2022          © Crown copyright 2024}}

^{_{Method: Prevalence rate from 2022 Census data (total 2011 datazone population) is applied to 2022 SAPE}}

Key Points (Table 12)

1. Just under half of the Glasgow adult population report of belonging to a religion (49.7%) with most following Roman Catholic (20.7%) or Church of Scotland (13.3%) religions. 43.2% of Glasgow adults have no religion.
2. In Scotland, more than two-fifths of adults have a religion (42.7%) while more than half have no religion (51.1%). Most that do have a religion, belong to the Church of Scotland (20.4%) or Roman Catholic (13.3%) faiths.

Tables 13a-b. Population Projections 2023 to 2043 - Number of People and Percentage Change

Please note that the undernoted population projections are high quality estimates based on past trends using certain assumptions which do not take account of the many factors that may influence population change. Further information on limitations is available on the NRS website. Major factors that have impacted on population since these 2018 based projections were calculated include the Covid pandemic and Brexit, for instance.  

Table 13a. Population Projection Estimates 2024 to 2043 by Age-band and Area - Number of People

^{_{Source: NRS  population projections 2018 based                                                                            © Crown Copyright 2020}}

_{Notes: The 2024 age-band projections, which were based on 2018 (pre Covid) population figures, differ to actual population figures by varying degrees. Overall, the projections for Glasgow and Scotland 2024 population, are higher than actual 2024 population (based mid 2022 SAPE), by 2.6% (Glasgow) and 1.0% (Scotland).} 

Table 13b. Population Projection Estimates 2024 to 2043 by Age-band and Area - Percentage Change from 2024

_{^{Source: NRS  population projections 2018 based                                                           © Crown Copyright 2020}}

Key Points (Table 13a-b)

1. The total population of Glasgow is forecast to increase by more than 7,400 people (1.2%) between 2024 and 2029, by almost 14,900 (2.3%) between 2024 and 2034 and by more than 24,400 (3.8%) between 2024 and 2043. Lower rates of overall population growth are forecast for Scotland of 0.7% between 2024 and 2029, 1.3% between 2024 and 2034 and 1.3% between 2024 and 2043.
2. It is expected that the adult population of Glasgow will increase marginally over the ten-year period 2024 and 2034 by 0.3%, while the child population is likely to decrease by 6.0% during this time. Both the adult and child population of Scotland is expected to decrease between 2024 and 2034 by 2.3% (adults) and 7.5% (children). The older people population of both Glasgow and Scotland is expected to grow hugely over this 10-year period by 22.3% (Glasgow) and 19.0% (Scotland).
3. In the 19 year period 2024 to 2043, the Glasgow child population is likely to decrease by 6.8% compared to a 8.7% decrease for the Scotland child population. The Glasgow adult population is expected to grow by 1.6% over this period while the adult population of Scotland is expected to decrease by 2.9%. The older people population of both Glasgow and Scotland is expected to grow hugely over this period by 27.3% (Glasgow) and 22.7% (Scotland).

Tables 14a-b. Population Projections 2024 to 2030 - Number of People and Percentage Change

The undernoted population projections by electoral ward are experimental statistics that have been calculated by the Improvement Service. They are high quality estimates based on past trends using certain assumptions which do not take account of the many factors that may influence population change. These calculations were made using 2018 population data, before the pandemic and Brexit impacted on population for instance. Population projections are less reliable for small populations and reliability decreases the further you go into the future. These detailed figures should be treated with caution. Further information on the limitations of these Projections is available on the Improvement Service website. 

Table 14a. Population Projection Estimates 2024 to 2030 by Age-band and Electoral Ward/HSCP Locality - Number of People

_{^{Source: Improvement Service Sub-Council Area Population Projections (2018 based)}}

Table 14b. Difference in Projected Population 2024 to 2030 by Age-band and Electoral Ward/HSCP Locality - Number of People and Percentage

_{^{Source: Improvement Service Sub-Council Area Population Projections (2018 based)}}

Key Points (Table 14a-b)

1. The total population of Glasgow is forecast to increase by 8,954 (1.4%) between 2024 and 2030, with increases also expected within Glasgow for North East locality of 5,876 (3.2%) and North West locality of 5,953 (2.6%). A decrease is expected for South locality of 2,875 (-1.3%), over this period. By ward, the projections vary widely from a decrease of -7.2% in the total population of Linn to an increase of 15.8% in the total population of Anderston/City/Yorkhill. 
2. Within the North East locality increases are forecast for all age-bands 2024 to 2030. The child (0-17 years) population is expected to grow by 410 (1.2%), the adult (18-64 years) population by 1,678 (1.4%) and the older people (65+) population by 3,788 (14.3%).
3. Projections 2024 to 2030 vary widely by ward within the North East locality. The child population forecasts range from a decrease of 365 (-12.7%) for Dennistoun to an increase of 1,151 (17.8%) for Calton. For the adult population this ranges from a decrease of 703 (-5.0%) for Baillieston to an increase of 3,519 (13.1%) for Calton. The older people population of all wards is expected to increase, ranging from 65 (3.0%) for Dennistoun to 827 (20.2%) for Springburn/Robroyston.
4. Within the North West locality the child (0-17 years) population is expected to decrease by 1,422 (-4.3%) 2024 to 2030. The adult (18-64 years) population is forecast to increase by 3,077 (1.9%) and the older people (65+) population is also forecast to increase, by 4,298 (14.6%).
5. Projections 2024 to 2030 vary widely by ward within the North West locality. The child population forecasts range from a decrease of 829 (-14.6%) for Drumchapel/Anniesland to an increase of 858 (27.5%) for Anderson/City/Yorkhill. For the adult population this ranges from a decrease of 1,114 (-6.0%) for Drumchapel/Anniesland to an increase of 5,015 (14.4%) for Anderston/City/Yorkhill. The older people population of all wards is expected to increase, ranging from 300 (7.8%) for Canal to 688 (13.5%) for Garscadden/Scotstounhill.
6. Within the South locality the child (0-17 years) population is expected to decrease by 2,799 (-6.5%) 2024 to 2030. The adult (18-64 years) population is also forecast to decrease, by 4,606 (-3.1%), while the older people (65+) population is forecast to increase by 4,530 (12.9%).
7. Projections 2024 to 2030 vary widely by ward within the South locality. The child population forecasts range from a decrease of 843 (-20.4%) for Pollokshields to an increase of 453 (7.4%) for Southside Central. For the adult population this ranges from a decrease of 1,776 (-10.6%) for Linn to an increase of 1,104 (5.7%) for Southside Central. The older people population of all wards is expected to increase, ranging from 329 (8.1%) for Newlands/Auldburn to 1,330 (25.5%) for Greater Pollok.

This section contains key indicators relating to housing and household characteristics.

Table 15 below shows the number and percentage of households by type/characteristic; pupils in single parent households; average household size and overcrowded households in Glasgow compared to Scotland.

Table 16a. summarises housing type and tenure in Glasgow and Scotland while Table 16b. looks at housing failing the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS).

Table 15. Household Estimates by Type/Characteristic and Area

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Survey Core Questions (SSCQ) 2022; 2. NRS Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland (2022); 3. NRS - Scotland's Census 2022; 4. NHSGGC Schools Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City 2019/20; 5. Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) (a) 2017/19 (b) 2022 Key Findings         © Crown copyright 2024}}

^{_{Method:1,2 Prevalence rate from 2022 SSCQ is applied to 2022 NRS Household populations.}}

_{Notes: *No. of Glasgow households excludes student halls of residence; ** families - households which contain at least one child under the age of 16. Resident adults may be of any age; *** a household is overcrowded by the bedroom standard if 2 occupants of the opposite sex have to share a bedroom unless they are married or co-habiting partners or 1 (or both) is under 10 yrs old.}

Key Points (Table 15)

1. Glasgow has a higher percentage of single adult (not pensioner) households than Scotland. Nearly a third (32.6%) of all Glasgow households are single adult, compared to less than a fifth for Scotland (19.2%).
2. The percentage of single parent households is also higher for Glasgow (5.8%) than Scotland (4.3%) with more than a quarter of Glasgow S1-4 pupils (28.0%) living in single parent households.
3. Older people living alone is considered a key indicator of vulnerability and it is estimated that 44,450 Glasgow households are single pensioner households. The percentage of single pensioner households is lower for Glasgow (14.8%) than Scotland (16.8%).
4. The percentage of overcrowded households in Glasgow (4.0%) is higher than that of Scotland overall (3.0%).

Tables 16a-b. Housing Type, Tenure and Condition

Table 16a. Housing Type and Tenure Estimates by Area

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Household Survey (SHS) - 2022; 2. Scottish Survey Core Questions (SSCQ) 2022.}}

Key Points (Table 16a)

1. Two-thirds of Glasgow adults (67.0%) live in flats and almost one third (33.0%) in a house/bungalow. The reverse is true for Scotland overall with one third (33.0%) living in flats and two-thirds (67.0%) in a house/bungalow.
2. Glasgow has far higher rates of social and private renting (52.6%) than Scotland overall (35.2%) and a far lower percentage of owner occupiers (46.9%) than Scotland (64.4%).

Table 16b. Housing Condition

^{_{Source: Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) (a) Local Authority Analysis 2017/19 (b) 2022 Key Findings}}

_{Notes: The Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) was introduced in February 2004 as a measure of housing quality. It means that social landlords must make sure their tenants homes are energy efficient, safe and secure, not seriously damaged and that they have kitchens and bathrooms that are in good condition.} 

Key Points (Table 16b)

1. More than a third of social housing in Glasgow fails the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) (35.5%). This percentage is lower than the Scottish average of 41.4%.

Table 17 below shows Life Expectancy at birth for the three HSCP localities, Glasgow and Scotland and Healthy Life Expectancy at birth and aged 65 for Glasgow and Scotland.

Tables 18a-c show details of deaths and early deaths from various causes including cancer, coronary heart disease and all causes by age-band as well as those attributed to alcohol, drug use, smoking, homelessness and suicide, for Glasgow and Scotland. Some indicators are available at HSCP locality level.

Table 17. Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy* Estimates by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) (a) 2017 to 21 Public Health Scotland/NRS (b) 2020 to 22 NRS. 2. NRS Healthy Life Expectancy 2019 to 2021.          © Crown copyright 2022}}

_{Notes: *Healthy Life Expectancy is the number of years a person expects to live in good health, from the age noted.}

Key Points (Table 17)

1. On average, a Glasgow woman is expected to live to 78.2 years from birth - 5.2 years longer than a Glasgow man (73.0 years). Life Expectancy for males and females from birth is similar in North West (M 73.8; F 78.8) and South localities (M 73.9; F 78.8) and higher than those for the North East locality (M 71.8; F 77.2). Life Expectancy for Glasgow males from birth (73.0) is 3.5 years lower than for Scotland males (76.5). For Glasgow females (78.2) it is 2.5 years lower than for Scotland females (80.7).
2. Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) from birth - the number of years a person can expect to live in good health from birth - is 1.2 years higher for Glasgow females (56.0) than males (54.8). Healthy Life Expectancy from birth is 5.6 years lower for Glasgow males (54.8) than Scotland males (60.4) and 5.1 years lower for Glasgow females (56.0) than Scotland females (61.1).
3. Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) from age 65 - the number of years a person can expect to live in good health from age 65 - is 2.7 years higher for Glasgow females (9.3) than males (6.6). Healthy Life Expectancy from age 65 is 3.0 years lower for Glasgow males (6.6) than Scotland males (9.6) and 1.7 years lower for Glasgow females (9.3) than Scotland females (11.0).

Tables 18a-c. Deaths and Early Deaths by Cause; Drug, Alcohol, Smoking and Homelessness Related Deaths; Deaths from Suicides

Table 18a. Deaths and Early Deaths by Cause and Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) (a)  2017 to 2021 NRS crude rate per 100,000; (b) 2019 to 2021 NRS and ISD age/sex standardised rate per 100,000; (c) 2019 to 2021 NRS and ISD age/sex standardised rate per 100,000. 2. Adapted from Public Health Scotland (PHS) - Core Suite of Integration Indicators 2022 (NRS 2020 age standardised rate per 100,000 <75). Public Health Scotland data licensed under the Open Government Licence.         © Crown Copyright 2022}}

Key Points (Table 18a)

1. All the death rates listed in Table 18a. are higher for Glasgow than for Scotland. The premature mortality rate of deaths of people under 75 years from all causes is 45% higher for Glasgow (651.2 per 100,000 population) than Scotland (449.8 per 100,000 population).

2. A similar differential is evident in death rates for Glasgow and Scotland from coronary heart disease (CHD) in under 75s and lung cancer. The Glasgow CHD death rate of 74.6 per 100,000 people is 42% higher than the Scotland rate of 52.6 deaths per 100,000 and the Glasgow lung cancer death rate of 138.3 per 100,000 is 55% higher than the Scotland rate of 89.1.

Table 18b. Drug, Alcohol, Smoking and Homelessness Related Deaths by Area

^{_{Source: 1. NRS Drug-related Deaths in Scotland 2022. 2. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) (a) 2017 to 2021 NRS and ISD (b) 2020 to 2021 NRS and ISD. 3. NRS Homeless Deaths 2022                      © Crown Copyright 2023}}

Key Points (Table 18b)

1. All death rates from drugs, alcohol, smoking and homelessness in Table 18b. are higher for Glasgow than for Scotland.
2. The average annual drug related deaths rate for Glasgow of 44.4 per 100,000 population is almost double the Scotland rate of 23.4 per 100,000 population. In 2022 there were 196 drug related deaths in Glasgow, a lower number than the annual average (2018-2022) of 271, with two-thirds of these being deaths of males (132 - 67.3%). The 2022 drug deaths profile by gender was similar for Scotland.
3. For Glasgow, the rate of alcohol specific deaths for males of 47.8 per 100,000 population is more than three times the rate for females of 15.8 per 100,000. For Scotland, both alcohol specific male and female death rates are lower than their respective Glasgow rates with the male rate of 29.4 per 100,000 people being more than twice the female rate of 12.8 per 100,000. Overall, the death rate for all people specific to alcohol is more than 50% higher for Glasgow (31.8 per 100,000 population) than Scotland (21.1).
4. The Glasgow rate of smoking attributable deaths of 395.5 per 100,000 population is almost 50% higher than the Scotland rate of 270.0 per 100,000.
5. The Glasgow rate of homeless deaths of 112.1 per million is almost twice the rate for Scotland of 56.0 per million people. Figures for Scotland indicate that homeless deaths are more prevalent among males (87.6 per million) than females (31.0 per million).

Table 18c. Deaths from Suicide by Area

^{_{Source: Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) (a)  2017 to 2021 NRS crude rate per 100,000; (b) 2017 to 2021 NRS age/sex standardised rate per 100,000.          © Crown Copyright 2022}}

Key Points (Table 18c)

1. All suicide rates in Table 18c. are higher for Glasgow than for Scotland.
2. The rate of deaths from suicide in young people is 11.3 per 100,000 people aged 11 to 25 for Glasgow, slightly more than the 11.1 per 100,000 for Scotland.
3. The suicide rate (number of people per 100,000 population) for males is around three times the rate for females both for Glasgow (males 24.1; females 8.3) and for Scotland overall (males 21.2; females 7.1).
4. Within Glasgow, the North East locality has the highest all person suicide rate of 18.2 per 100,000 people, followed by 15.9 for North West and 15.3 for South.

This section presents a selection of health and well-being indicators from a wide and extensive range that is available online. The indicators shown here are split by age-band as follows: children/pupils, all adults (age 16+) and all people (all ages including children) and older people.

The indicators show different aspects of physical and mental health at various ages and stages of life, whether good or poor, and also provide information on people living with health conditions, illness, disability or limiting illness as well as those living in circumstances that are likely to impact on health.

Tables 19a-b. Child Health Indicators by Area/Locality; Child Health Indicators from Schools Health and Wellbeing Census by Area

Table 19a. shows several indicators from a variety of sources mostly relating to birth, early years and primary school aged child health and well-being for the three HSCP localities, Glasgow and Scotland (where these are available).

Table 19b. shows a selection of indicators relating to the physical and mental health/well-being of Glasgow school pupils from stages Primary 5 (P5) to Secondary 6 (S6) (though not all questions are asked of all school years). These figures are from the first Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22 that 16 out of a total of 32 local authority areas, including Glasgow, took part in. (Note: Similar Health and Well-being surveys of secondary school pupils were previously conducted every few years by Health Boards, including NHSGGC).

Table 19a. Child Health Indicators by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) (a)  2020/21 to 2022/23, (b) 2020/21, (c) 2018/19 to 2020/21, (d) 2022/23 school year; 2. Adapted from Public Health Scotland Infant Feeding Statistics 2022/23; 3. Adapted from Public Health Scotland Dental Statistics - Registration and Participation as at 30 Sept 2022; Public Health Scotland data licensed under the Open Government Licence; 4. Glasgow City HSCP Quarterly Performance Reports.}}

_{Notes: *current guidance from WHO and Scottish Government recommends that children are started on solid foods (in addition to continuing their milk feeding) at around six months of age.} 

Key Points (Table 19a)

1. All three Glasgow localities and Glasgow City (87.1%) as a whole have a higher healthy birth rate percentage than Scotland (84.6%).
2. 31.1% of Glasgow babies are exclusively breast-fed at 6-8 weeks, a slightly lower percentage than the 31.8% of Scotland's babies.  There are large differences in this rate for the Glasgow localities, ranging from 23.7% for North East to 32.6% for South and 36.3% for North West.
3. A higher percentage of children are introduced to solid foods at 6 months plus, as recommended, in Glasgow (89.0%) than in Scotland overall (83.4%).
4. Developmental concerns were picked up at the 27-30 month check-up in 21.0% of Glasgow toddlers compared to 14.6% of Scottish toddlers.
5. A similar percentage of Primary 1 (P1) children have a healthy weight in Glasgow (69.6%) and Scotland (69.8%) though this indicator varies between the Glasgow localities, ranging from 80.0% for North West to 70.4% for South and 65.8% for North East.
6. A lower percentage of children (aged 0-17) living in the NHSGGC area have visited their dentist in the past 2 years (63.9%) than Scottish children (65.7%).
7. The percentages of children with no obvious dental decay at P1 and P7 are lower in all three Glasgow localities and Glasgow City (P1 63.3%; P7 66.6%) than Scotland (P1 73.8%; P7 75.2%).

Table 19b. Child Health Indicators from (Schools) Health and Wellbeing Census Scotland by Area*** 

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22; 2. Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22 - Glasgow City Council Education Services Infographics.}}

_{Notes: * WEMWBS = 'Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale' applies to people aged 13+ asking for responses on thoughts and feelings relating to 14 positively worded statements concerning their mental wellbeing. Each statement has a five item scale ranging from '1 - None of the time' to '5 - All of the time'. The lowest possible score is therefore 14 and the highest is 70. The higher the respondent's score, the better their mental well-being. A score of 40 or lower indicates probable depression. ** SDQ = 'Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire' (SDQ) (Robert Goodman, 1997). The questionnaire lists 25 statements that are grouped into 5 scales - emotion, contact, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationships and pro-social behaviour. Each scale comprises of 5 questions. Overall scores were calculated for each of the five scales by summing the scores for all items within each scale.  Possible scores range from 0 to 40 with a score of 15 or more indicating a raised/high/very high level of difficulties. ***experimental statistics - first national Scottish Government Health and Well-being Census conducted by local authority Education Services - intended to replace similar surveys previously carried out by NHSGGC and other Health Boards. Scotland figures for 16 local authorities (out of 32) that took part.} 

Key Points (Table 19b)

1. 16.0% of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils have a long term physical or mental health condition or illness, compared to 14.2% of Scottish pupils.
2. The percentage of Glasgow and Scotland SP5-S6 pupils with a positive (self) rating of their health is almost the same (Glasgow 73.7%, Scotland 73.9%). This is also higher for boys than girls for Glasgow (boys 77.1%, girls 70.6%) and Scotland (77.0%, 70.6%).
3. WEMWBS wellbeing scores indicate depression in 30% of S2-S6 Glasgow pupils.
4. The Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) included in the school's health and wellbeing survey, gives each pupil a score out of ten on five scales. The SDQ is widely used to identify emotional and behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence. Just under half of S2-S6 Glasgow pupils have a slightly raised, high or very high level of difficulties overall on the SDQ scale (49.0%) with higher rates for girls (60.1%) than boys (36.4%). The figures for Scotland are similar but slightly lower (All 47.4%, girls 58.0%, boys 36.3%).
5. Around a fifth of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (18.5%) agreed or strongly agreed with the statement 'I wish I had a different kind of life'. This was higher for Glasgow girls (22.0%) than boys (14.8%). The figures for Scotland are similar but slightly lower (All 17.6%, girls 21.3%, boys 14.0%).
6. 14.2% of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils often or always feel lonely, with the rate for girls of 17.1% being more than 50% higher than that for boys (11.1%). The figures for Scotland are similar (All 13.9%, girls 16.6%, boys 11.2%).
7. Almost three-fifths of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (59.5%) agreed or strongly agreed with the statement 'Even if I'm having a difficult time, I feel like I will be OK'. This is higher for Glasgow boys (65.1%) than girls (54.2%). The figures for Scotland are similar but slightly lower (All 58.4%, boys 64.5%, girls 52.4%).
8. 1 in 20 Glasgow (5.1%) and Scotland (4.6%) P5-S6 pupils do not have an adult in their life who they can talk to about any personal problems.
9. 3 in 10 Glasgow (30.1%) and Scotland (30.8%) P5-S3 pupils have been bullied (anywhere) in the last year with the rates for girls (Glasgow 31.5%, Scotland 31.9%) being higher than those for boys (Glasgow 28.6%, Scotland 29.7%).
10. 16.9% of Glasgow P7-S3 pupils experience cyber-bullying regularly ('most days' or 'about once a week') with boys (17.9%) affected more than girls (16.3%). The rates for Scotland are lower (All 15.1%, boys 15.7%, girls 14.6%).
11. Almost two-thirds of Glasgow (66.2%) and Scotland (66.6%) P5-S1 pupils agreed or strongly agreed with the statement 'Generally I feel cheerful and am in a good mood'. This is higher for boys (Glasgow 70.5%, Scotland 71.0%) than girls (Glasgow and Scotland 62.0%).
12. Nearly half of Glasgow P5-S1 pupils (46.4%) agreed or strongly agreed with the statement 'There are lots of things that I worry about in my life', with higher rates for girls (50.4%) than boys (42.2%) for this. The rates for Scotland are lower (All 41.8%, girls 45.9%, boys 37.8%).

Tables 20a-c. All People/Adults with Physical or Mental Health Conditions; Hospitalisations; Self Assessed Health Rating

Tables 20a-c below show a number of key health related indicators from a variety of sources covering self-rated health; illness/health conditions; hospitalisations; dental visits and mental health for Glasgow with some data available at HSCP locality and Scotland level. Each table or individual indicator specifies which age-band it relates to as some are "all people" (all ages including children) and others are "all adults" (aged 16+).

Table 20a. Health Indicators - All People with Specific Long Term Health Conditions by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: NRS - Scotland's Census 2022          © Crown Copyright 2024}}

Key Points (Table 20a)

1. 20.1% of all Glasgow people have one or more health condition compared to 21.4% nationally. Within Glasgow, the North East locality has the highest rate of all people with one or more condition (21.7%) followed by South (20.8%) and North West (18.2%).
2. The percentages of all people with specific health conditions are broadly similar for Glasgow and Scotland apart from for those with a mental health condition. The Glasgow rate of 14.4% is 3.1 percentage points (or 27%) higher than the Scotland rate of 11.3%.
3. The percentages of all people with a specific condition within Glasgow are all highest in the North East locality, apart from for learning disability, learning difficulty or developmental disorder. The North East locality also has an equivalent or higher percentage of people with each health condition listed, than the Glasgow average.

Table 20b. Health Indicators - All People Self Reported Health and All Adults with Health Condition/Illness, Hospital Admissions and Dentist Visits by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Scotland's Census 2022; 2. NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City 2022/23; 3. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) (a)  2019 to 2021, (b) 2019/20 to 2021/22, (c) 2019 to 2021; 4. Adapted from Public Health Scotland Stroke Statistics - 2022/23; 5. Scottish Surveys Core Questions (SSCQ) 2022; 6. Public Health Scotland Dental Statistics - Registration and Participation as at 30 Sept 2022. Public Health Scotland data licensed under the Open Government Licence.}}

Key Points (Table 20b)

1. A lower percentage of all Glasgow people (75.9%) said they have good or very good health than all Scottish people (78.9%).  A higher percentage of Glasgow (9.3%) than Scottish (6.9%) people said their health is bad or very bad.
2. 29.0% of Glasgow adults report having a limiting condition or illness with a higher percentage of 44.5% receiving treatment for a condition or illness. These rates rise with age, with more than three-fifths of Glasgow's older people aged 75+ reporting having a limiting health condition or illness (62.0%) compared to only 10.0% of adults aged 16-44. Similarly, more than four-fifths of Glasgow adults aged 75+ (82.0%) are receiving treatment for a condition or illness compared to only one-fifth of adults aged 16-24 (20.0%).
3. Rates of patients (all people) with emergency hospitalisations are far higher for Glasgow (8,325.4 per 100,000 population) than Scotland (7,236.1 per 100,000). Locality rates of Glasgow patients (all people) with emergency hospitalisations vary from 7,845.4 in North West to 8,085.6 in South and 9,390.9 in North East, per 100,000 population.
4. The Glasgow rate of emergency hospitalisations and rates of patients (all people) hospitalised with specific conditions (asthma, COPD, CHD) are higher for Glasgow and for all three Glasgow HSCP localities than for Scotland (apart from for asthma where the North West rate is slightly lower than the national rate). The rates of patient (all people) hospitalisations for emergencies and the specific conditions listed are highest for North East Glasgow for all conditions apart from asthma, for which South has the highest rate.
5. The Glasgow rate of patient (all people) hospitalisations for COPD (373.2 per 100,000 population) is 1.8 times the national rate (207.4).
6. The rates of new cancer registrations in Glasgow (734.1 per 100,000) and it's three localities are higher than the Scottish average (630.3).
7. The incidence of cerebrovascular disease/stroke is higher for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (which includes Glasgow) at 459.8 per 100,000 population, than for Scotland (426.2 per 100,000).
8. 46.9% of adults from the NHSGGC area aged 18+ have visited their dentist in the past 2 years, a slightly lower percentage than the 47.2% of Scottish adults who have done so.

Table 20c. Health Indicators - All Adults and All People Mental Health by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) 2018 to 2022 exc. 2020; 2. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) (a)  2020/21, (b) 2019/20 to 2021/22.}}

_{Notes: * Mental wellbeing is measured using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS). The questionnaire consists of 14 positively worded items designed to assess: positive affect (optimism, cheerfulness, relaxation) and satisfying interpersonal relationships and positive functioning (energy, clear thinking, self-acceptance, personal development, mastery and autonomy). It is scored by summing the response to each item answered on a 1 to 5 Likert scale ('none of the time', 'rarely', some of the time', often', 'all of the time'). The total score ranges from 14 to 70 with higher scores indicating greater wellbeing. **The GHQ-12 is a scale designed to detect possible psychiatric morbidity in the general population which gives an overall score between 0 and 12. A score of 4 or more indicates the presence of a possible psychiatric disorder. *** anti-depressant medications may be prescribed for conditions other than anxiety or depression.}

Key Points (Table 20c)

1. All rates for the mental health indicators in Table 20c. are higher/worse for Glasgow and the three Glasgow localities than for Scotland - apart from the 19.6% people prescribed drugs for anxiety/depression/psychosis in the North West locality, which is lower than the 20.1% for Scotland.
2. Glasgow adults have a lower mental well-being (WEMWEBS) score of 47.6 than all Scottish adults (48.9).
3. 25.0% of Glasgow adults have common mental health problems compared to 21.0% of Scottish adults, with rates for females being higher than for males in Glasgow (F 29.0%, M 22.0%) and Scotland (F 23.0%, M 18.0%).
4. 21.4% of all Glasgow people have prescription drugs for anxiety, depression or psychosis, compared to 20.1% of all Scots.
5. The rate of Glasgow patients (all people) with psychiatric hospital admissions ranges from 282.4 per 100,000 population in the South locality to 300.3 in North West and 359.6 in North East - all higher than the Scottish average rate of 230.7 per 100,000 population.

Table 21. Health Indicators - Older People by Area

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) 2019 to 2021; 2. Adapted from Public Health Scotland (PHS) - Unintentional Injuries - Falls 2022/23, licensed under the Open Government Licence; 3. Alzheimer's Scotland 2017.}}

Key Points (Table 21)

1. The rate of multiple emergency hospital admissions for people aged 65+ is higher for Glasgow (6,251.1 per 100,000 population) than for Scotland (5,000.9). This varies within Glasgow - it is lowest in North West (5,912.1 per 100,000 population), higher in South (5,923.4) and highest of all in North East (6,954.5).
2. The rate of emergency hospital admissions resulting from a fall for people aged 65+ is also higher for Glasgow (27.3 per 1,000 population) than for Scotland (22.4 per 1,000), as is the rate for people aged 85+ which for Glasgow is 73.6 per 1,000 population compared to 71.7 per 1,000 population for Scotland.
3. It is estimated that there are more than 8,000 people living in Glasgow with dementia.

Like the previous section on Health and Well-being, this section presents a selection of indicators from a wide range available online. These indicators focus on lifestyle and behaviours that are likely to impact on health, positively or negatively. Each individual indicator notes the age group it applies to, from school pupils (ranging from P5 to S6), young people, all adults (aged 16+) or all people (all ages including children). Indicators are grouped by lifestyle type covering diet and weight, physical activity, alcohol, drugs/substance use, smoking/vaping and other which includes pupils gambling, sleep, screen time, sexual activity and teenage pregnancies.

Table 22. Lifestyle - Diet & Weight by Area/HSCP Locality

Table 22 details the percentage of P5-S6 (excluding S4) school pupils who eat breakfast every weekday, or who usually eat fruit, vegetables or sweets at least once a day. It also shows the percentage of adults who consume the recommended 5+ portions of fruit and vegetables per day and adults (including pregnant women) who are overweight or obese for Glasgow. Some indicators are also available at locality and national level.

Table 22. Lifestyle - Diet & Weight by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22; 2. NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City and Locality Reports 2022/23; 3. Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) 2016/19; 4. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) - PHS Births & Maternity Statistics - Maternal BMI 2020/21 to 2022/23.}}

Key Points (Table 22)

1. More than half (53.5%) of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (excl. S4) eat breakfast every weekday, with a higher percentage of boys (57.9%) than girls (49.4%) doing so. Scotland figures are higher for all pupils (56.9%), boys (62.3%) and girls (51.3%).
2. One third (33.2%) of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (excl. S4) usually eat fruit at least once a day, with a higher percentage of girls (35.1%) than boys (31.3%) doing so. Scotland figures are higher for all pupils (36.3%), girls (38.2%) and boys (34.0%).
3. One quarter (24.7%) of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (excl. S4) usually eat vegetables at least once a day, with a higher percentage of girls (26.2%) than boys (23.2%) doing so. Scotland figures are higher for all pupils (31.5%), girls (33.3%) and boys (29.5%).
4. One quarter (25.3%) of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (excl. S4) usually eat sweets at least once a day, with a higher percentage of girls (27.0%) than boys (23.5%) doing so. Scotland figures are lower for all pupils (23.4%), girls (24.6%) and boys (22.2%).
5. One third (33.1%) of Glasgow adults consume the recommended 5+ portions of fruit/veg per day, with a far higher rate of 37.0% for females than the 29.0% for males. Locality rates vary from 29.5% in North East to 33.9% in North West and 35.4% in South.
6. The percentages of overweight (58.0%) and obese (22.0%) Glasgow adult males are lower than the equivalent percentages for Scotland males of 68.0% overweight and 28.0% obese. The percentage of overweight adult females is the same for Glasgow and Scotland (63.0%) whilst the percentage of obese adult females is higher in Glasgow (32.0%) than in Scotland (30.0%).
7. Glasgow has a slightly lower percentage of pregnant women who are obese (26.5%) than Scotland (27.0%). Maternal obesity rates within Glasgow range from 23.9% of pregnant women in North West locality to 25.9% in South and 29.8% in North East.

Table 23. Lifestyle - Physical Activity by Area

Table 23 details the percentage of Glasgow and Scotland P5-S6 (excluding S4) pupils who do vigorous physical activity every day and the percentage of adults meeting recommended activity levels, for Glasgow and the localities. 

Table 23. Lifestyle - Physical Activity by Area

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22; 2. NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City and Locality Reports 2022/23; 3. Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) 2018 to 2022.}}

Key Points (Table 23)

1. 3 in 10 Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (excl. S4) do vigorous physical activity every day, with a higher rate of boys (34.6%) than girls (27.2%) doing this. All rates are lower for Scotland with 26.7% of all P5-S6 pupils (excl. S4) pupils, 30.2% of boys and 23.3% of girls doing vigorous physical activity every day.
2. 70.1% of Glasgow adults meet the recommended target of at least 150 mins of moderately intensive physical activity per week with this rate ranging by locality from 68.2% in North East to 72.2% in North West and 69.5% in South. Rates are higher for Glasgow younger people (age 16-24, 81.0%) than older people (age 75+, 43.0%).

Table 24. Lifestyle - Alcohol by Area/HSCP Locality

Table 24 lists a number of indicators related to alcohol of S2 and S4 pupils and adults, including (harmful) consumption levels and hospital admissions, for Glasgow, the localities and Scotland (where available).

Table 24. Lifestyle - Alcohol by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22; 2. NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City and Locality Reports 2022/23; 3. Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) (a) 2021, (b) 2018 to 2022 excl. 2020; 4. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) (a)  2019/20 to 2021/22 (b) 2021/22.}}

_{Notes: AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) is a comprehensive 10 question alcohol harm screening tool developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and modified for use in the UK.}

Key Points (Table 24)

1. 7 in 10 (70.6%) Glasgow S2 and S4 pupils never drink alcohol. The Glasgow rate is far higher than the Scotland average of 56.1%. For Scotland, the percentage of S2 pupils (67.2%) who never drink alcohol is far higher than the S4 percentage (40.7%).
2. Fewer than 1 in 20 Glasgow S2 and S4 pupils (4.6%) drink alcohol once a week or more. This rate is higher for Scotland's S2 and S4 pupils (7.4%).
3. 17.8% of all Glasgow adults have an increased level of alcohol risk with the rate for Glasgow adult males (22.0%) being far higher than rate for Glasgow adult females (13.0%). This rate for all adults is lowest for South locality, 13.9%, compared to 19.3% for North East and 20.4% for North West localities.
4. The rates of adults with hazardous/harmful alcohol use are similar for Glasgow and Scotland with the rates for males (Glasgow 29.0%; Scotland 31.0%) being almost double the rates for females (Glasgow and Scotland 16.0%).
5. The rate of alcohol related hospital stays for young people aged 11-25 is higher for Glasgow (272.9 per 100,000 population) than Scotland (255.2 per 100,000) and the Glasgow rate of alcohol related hospital stays for all people (1,045.4 per 100,000 population) is more than 70% higher than the national rate (611.1). Within Glasgow this varies from 929.1 per 100,000 people in South to 1,052.5 in North West and 1,187.6 in North East.

Table 25. Lifestyle - Drugs/Substance Use by Area

Table 25 shows the percentage of S4 pupils who have ever taken drugs/substances and who take them regularly and rates of drug related hospital stays for young people aged 11-25 and all people, as well as the estimated prevalence of problem drug users at HSCP locality, Glasgow and Scotland level (where data is available).

Table 25. Lifestyle - Drugs/Substance Use by Area

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22; 2. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) 2019/20 to 2021/22; 3. Adapted from Public Health Scotland (PHS) - Prevalence of Problem Drug Use in Scotland 2015/16; Public Health Scotland data licensed under the Open Government Licence.}}

_{Notes: * Estimated prevalence of problem drug users compiled from 3 sources - clients registering with specialist drug treatment services, drug related hospital admissions and Criminal Justice Social Work reports. 3 definitions used depending on types of drugs used by individual:
Definition 1: Opioids (including illicit and prescribed methadone use) and/or the illicit use of benzodiazepines.
Definition 2: As definition 1, plus illicit use of cocaine and amphetamines / amphetamine type substances.
Definition 3: As definition 2, plus illicit use of cannabis / synthetic cannabinoids.}

Key Points (Table 25)

1. 6.4% of Glasgow S4 pupils have ever taken 'drugs' (illegal drugs, drugs formerly known as legal highs, solvents or prescription drugs not prescribed to them). The Scotland rate for all S4 pupils is 50% higher at 9.6% with a far higher percentage of Scotland's male S4 pupils (11.3%) having taken 'drugs' than Scotland's female S4 pupils (7.7%).
2. 42.2% of Glasgow S4 pupils who have ever taken 'drugs' take them 'once or twice a month' or 'once a week or more' compared to 36.0% of Scotland's S4 pupils who have ever taken drugs.
3. The rate of drug related hospital stays for young people aged 11-25 is higher for Glasgow (178.3 per 100,000 population) than Scotland (167.7).
4. Depending on the definition used, it is estimated that there are between 11,869 and 18,060 problem drug users (aged 15-64) in Glasgow. Whichever definition is used, the number of Glasgow problem drug users represents 20% of the Scottish total. This is disproportionately high when compared to Glasgow's 12.8% share of Scotland's 15-64 population.
5. The Glasgow rate of drug related hospital stays for all people of 387.1 per 100,000 population is 70% higher than the Scotland rate of 228.3 per 100,000 population. This varies between localities, ranging from 324.1 per 100,000 population in South to 403.5 in North West and 456.3 per 100,000 in North East.

Table 26. Lifestyle - Smoking/Vaping by Area/HSCP Locality

Table 26 shows the percentage of S2 and S4 pupils who are regular smokers or vapers as well as the percentage of adults that smoke and the percentage of pregnant women smoking during pregnancy, at HSCP locality and Glasgow level. Rates of smoking attributed hospital admissions for Glasgow and Scotland are also noted.

Table 26. Lifestyle - Smoking/Vaping by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22; 2. NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City and Locality Reports 2022/23; 3. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) (a) ISD 2020 to 21 and SHS (b) 2019/20 to 2021/22; 4. Scottish Surveys Core Questions (SSCQ) 2022.}}

Key Points (Table 26)

1. 2.1% of Glasgow S2 and S4 pupils are regular smokers. The percentage for Scotland is higher at 2.7%, with a higher percentage of Scotland's S4 (4.3%) than S2 (1.6%) pupils smoking and a higher percentage of Scotland's male (2.9%) than female (2.5%) S2 and S4 pupils smoking.
2. 5.4% of Glasgow S2 and S4 pupils are regular vapers. The percentage for Scotland is higher at 6.7%, with a higher percentage of Scotland's S4 (10.1%) than S2 (4.3%) pupils vaping and a higher percentage of Scotland's female (7.7%) than male (5.8%) S2 and S4 pupils vaping.
3. 21.6% of all Glasgow adults smoke, with a higher rate of Glasgow adult males (25.0%) smoking compared to Glasgow adult females (25.0%). Adult smoking rates vary between the Glasgow localities, ranging from 19.2% in North West to 20.4% in South and 25.8% in North East.
4. The Glasgow rate of smoking attributed hospital admissions for adults aged 35+ of 2,061.8 per 100,000 population is more than 60% higher than the Scotland rate of 1,263.9 per 100,000.
5. Glasgow has a lower rate (10.6%) of women smoking during pregnancy than Scotland (12.9%). All three Glasgow locality percentages are also lower than the Scotland average: North East 12.1%; North West (9.5%); South (10.2%).

Tables 27a-b. Lifestyle - School Pupils, Other - Gambling, Sleep, Screen Time and Sexual Activity; Teenage Pregnancies

Table 27a. shows the percentage of Glasgow and Scotland school pupils who spent their own money on gambling in the last month (S3,S5 and S6), who have 9+ hours sleep on a school night (P5-S6) and who spend 6+ hours on screens on weekdays in their free time (S1-6). The percentage of S4-6 pupils who have had sexual intercourse and the percentage of these pupils who did not use a condom or contraception the last time they had intercourse, is also shown.

Table 27a. Lifestyle - School Pupils, Other - Gambling, Sleep, Screen Time and Sexual Activity by Area

^{_{Source: Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22}}

Key Points (Table 27a)

1. 17.1% of Glasgow S3, S5 & S6 pupils spent their own money on gambling, in the last month, compared to 18.0% of Scotland's pupils. This percentage for Scotland's male pupils of 23.4% is more than 80% higher than the percentage for female pupils of 13.3%.
2. Just under a third (31.7%) of Glasgow's P5-S6 pupils have (the recommended) nine hours or more of sleep on a school night, slightly more than Scotland's 29.6% pupils. The percentage for Glasgow decreases by (increasing) school stage, from 60.0% at P5 to 5.0% at S6.
3. Just under a third of Glasgow S1-6 pupils (32.1%) spend 6 hours or more on electronic devices in their free time, out of school, on weekdays, with 36.3% of female pupils doing this compared to 27.5% of male pupils. The figures for Scotland are lower (All 26.7%, females 28.9%, males 24.6%).
4. 1 in 10 of Glasgow's S4-6 pupils (10.0%) have had sexual intercourse - 11.7% of male pupils and 8.7% of female pupils. This compares to 14.0% of Scotland's pupils - 14.7% of male pupils and 13.5% of female pupils. The percentage for Glasgow almost doubles at each increase in school year from 6.4% at S4 to 11.5% at S5 and 19.2% at S6.
5. Of the Glasgow and Scotland S4-6 pupils who have had sexual intercourse, around half did not use a condom the last time they had intercourse (Glasgow 52.4%, Scotland 49.8%).
6. Of the Glasgow S4-6 pupils who have had sexual intercourse, just under a third (31.0%) did not use contraception the last time they had intercourse. This is higher than the quarter (25.0%) of Scotland's pupils who did not use contraception the last time they had intercourse.

Table 27b. Lifestyle - Teenage Pregnancies by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) - NRS 2019 to 2021; 2. Adapted from Public Health Scotland (PHS) Births & Maternity 2022 - Teenage Pregnancies, Year of Conception ending 31 Dec 2021; Public Health Scotland data licensed under the  Open Government Licence.}}

Key Points (Table 27b)

1. The Glasgow rate of teenage pregnancies of 31.5 per 1,000 population is higher than the Scotland rate of 25.0 per 1,000. Teenage pregnancy rates within Glasgow are variable with the North West rate (25.5) being lower than the Glasgow rate, and far lower than the North East (32.8) and South (36.5) locality rates per 1,000 population.

Tables 28a-c. Social Care - Children, Adults and Older People

Tables 28a.-c. include indicators relating to children, adults and older people who are in receipt of social care support or who may receive or be eligible for support.

Table 28a shows rates of looked after children, children on the Child Protection Register and children referred to the Children's Reporter (SCRA) for care or offence reasons for Glasgow, Scotland and the localities (where available). Table 28b gives information on adults receiving care at home (including personal care), direct payments or in long stay residential care while Table 28c has indicators relating to older people with high levels of care needs living at home, those receiving home care/free personal care and older people in long stay residential care.

Table 28a. Social Care - Children: Children Looked After, Children on the Child Protection Register and Children referred to the Children's Reporter, by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Glasgow HSCP careFirst - Looked After and Child Protection 11/6/24; NRS - 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) (Locality and Glasgow rates); 2. Scottish Government Children's Social Work Statistics 2022/23 (Scotland rate); 3. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) - Scottish Children's Reporters Administration 2022/23.}}

Key Points (Table 28a)

1. There is variability in rates of both looked after children and those on the Child Protection Register between the localities, Glasgow and Scotland.
2. The Glasgow looked after children rate of 1.7% is 42% higher than the Scotland rate of 1.2%, with locality rates ranging from 1.1% for South to 1.7% for North West and 2.3% for North East.
3. The Glasgow rate of children on the Child Protection Register of 2.5 per 1,000 population is higher than the Scotland rate of 2.3, with locality rates within Glasgow ranging from 2.0 for South to 2.3 for North West and 3.1 for North East, per 1,000 population.
4. The Glasgow rates of children referred to the Scottish Children's Reporters Administration (SCRA) are both far higher than the Scotland rates. For Glasgow, 16.3 children per 1,000 population aged 0-15 were referred to SCRA for Care and Protection reasons compared to 9.9 children per 1,000 for Scotland. For offence reasons, Glasgow referred 18.2 children per 1,000 population aged 8-15 to SCRA compared to 11.0 children per 1,000 referred across Scotland.

Table 28b. Social Care - Adults, by Area

^{_{Source: 1. Adapted from PHS Core Suite of Integration Indicators 2022, 4 Jul 2023; Public Health Scotland data licensed under the Open Government Licence; 2. Scottish Care Homes Census as at 31 March 2023; 3. Scottish Government Free Personal and Nursing Care Statistics 2022/23.}} 

Key Points (Table 28b)

1. 59.2% of Glasgow adults aged 18+ who have high levels of care needs, are cared for at home. This is lower than the Scotland rate of 63.5%.
2. 453 Glasgow adults aged 18-64 are in long stay residential care, representing 17.5% of the Scottish total number. This percentage is higher than Glasgow's 12.9% share of the 18-64 years population of Scotland.
3. 2,600 Glasgow adults were receiving care at home during the last week of the financial year (March 2023), representing 15.6% of the Scottish total number. This percentage is higher than Glasgow's 12.9% share of the 18-64 years population of Scotland.
4. 1,980 (76.2%) of these Glasgow adults receiving care at home during the last week of the financial year were in receipt of personal care, similar to the 74.7% of all Scottish adults receiving care at home in this week.

Table 28c. Social Care - Older People, by Area

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) - Scottish Government Community Care Statistics 2022/23; 2. Scottish Care Homes Census as at 31 March 2023; 3. Scottish Government Free Personal and Nursing Care Statistics 2022/23.}}

Key Points (Table 28c)

1. 37.9% of Glasgow's older people aged 65+ who have high levels of care needs, live at home. This is higher than the 36.7% for Scotland overall.
2. Glasgow has 3,271 people aged 65+ living in long stay residential care and 4,900 people aged 65+ in receipt of home care. Almost all (97.1%) of those receiving home care are receiving personal care at home.

Tables 29a-b. Child/Young Carers and Adult Carers

Tables 29a.-b. show the percentage of Glasgow children, school pupils and adults who are unpaid carers and those in receipt of Young Carer's Grant or Carer's Allowance for Glasgow, Scotland and locality (where available). These tables also show the number of unpaid child and adult carers in Scotland being supported by a local authority or carer's centre. 

Table 29a. Child/Young Carer Indicators by Area

^{_{Source: 1. NRS - Scotland's Census 2022; 2. Social Security Scotland Young Carer Grant High Level Statistics to 30 Sept 2023; 3. Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22 - supplementary tables; 4. NRS - mid 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE); 5. Carers Census Scotland 2022/23.}}

_{Notes: *Young Carer Grant is an annual payment of £359.65 (Apr 23) that can be applied for annually by young carers aged 16, 17, and 18 who care for someone normally paid a qualifying disability benefit. The period covered by the statistics is 21 Oct 2019 to 30 Sept 2023.}

Key Points (Table 29a)

1. 1.7% of Glasgow children aged 3-15 are unpaid carers compared to 1.8% of all Scottish children, according to the 2022 Census.
2. 6,800 of Scotland's child unpaid carers are supported by a local authority or carer's centre.
3. Since its introduction in late 2019, 1,575 Glasgow young people have been awarded the Young Carer Grant, representing 8.0% of the 16-18 years Glasgow population. A lower rate of 6.0% of Scottish 16-18 year olds have been awarded the grant.
4. One quarter (25.0%) of Glasgow P7-S6 pupils provide unpaid care to someone because they have a disability, an illness, a drug or alcohol problem, a mental health problem or problems related to old age.

Table 29b. Adult Carer Indicators by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: 1. Scotland's Census 2022; 2. Carer's Allowance Cases in Payment - DWP (Nov 2023); 3. Carers Census Scotland 2022/23.}}

Key Points (Table 29b)

1. 12.9% of Glasgow adults and 13.5% of Scotland's adults aged 16+ are unpaid carers. There is variability within Glasgow with 11.0% of adults in North West providing unpaid care compared to 13.9% in North East and 14.0% in South.
2. The adults in receipt of Carers Allowance indicator shows that 2.6% of the Glasgow adult population are in receipt of this benefit, which is far lower than the 12.9% of adults who are unpaid carers. 3.4% of the female Glasgow 16+ population receive this benefit, double the 1.7% rate for Glasgow adult males.
3. More than 37,000 of Scotland's adult unpaid carers are supported by a local authority or carer's centre, more than three quarters of which are females (76.6%).

Table 30. Homelessness - Children, Adults and Households

Table 30 shows a number of key homelessness indicators related to children, adults and households for Glasgow and Scotland.

Table 30. Homelessness - Children, Adults and Households by Area

^{_{Source: Scottish Government Homelessness Statistics 2022/23 and as at 31 March 2023}}

Key Points (Table 30)

1. 2,391 Glasgow children were associated with homelessness applications in 2022/23, representing a disproportionately high percentage of 14.3% of the national total number of children associated with homelessness applications (compared to Glasgow's 10.8% share of Scotland's child population).
2. 2,855 Glasgow children were homeless and living in temporary accommodation, representing a disproportionately high 29.8% of the national total (compared to Glasgow's 10.8% share of Scotland's child population).
3. 5,339 homelessness applications in Glasgow were assessed as (the applicants being) homeless or threatened with homelessness with almost half of these (49.1%) involving people with one or more support need (2,624).
4. The rate of adults assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness is more than 40% higher for Glasgow (178 per 10,000 population) than Scotland (126).
5. There were 3,207 households in temporary accommodation in Glasgow in 2022/23 - a disproportionately high 21.3% of the national total of households in temporary accommodation, when compared to Glasgow's 11.8% share of all Scotland's households.
6. 75.1% (3,260) of Glasgow households assessed as unintentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness (where contact was maintained and outcomes were known) secured settled accommodation compared to 82.6% of Scottish households.

Table 31a-b Social Health/Capital and Home Internet Access by Area/HSCP Locality

Table 31a shows a number of indicators of social health or capital for Glasgow and Scotland school pupils including participation in 'positive' activities such as sports, charity work or religion, views on where they live and feeling safe there and home internet access.

Table 31b lists similar indicators relating to Glasgow adults covering belonging, local friendships, social support, volunteering, isolation, loneliness, mostly by locality and at Glasgow City level. The percentage of Glasgow households with home internet access is also included.

Table 31a. Pupils' Social Health/Capital and Home Internet Access by Area

^{_{Source: Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22}}

Key Points (Table 31a)

1. More than four-fifths of Glasgow S1-3 pupils (81.9%) have participated in positive behaviours in the last year such as sports, drama or dance activities, charity events, religion or voluntary work. Participation is higher for Glasgow boys (84.7%) than girls (79.2%) and figures are similar for Scotland (All 81.2%, boys 83.1%, girls 79.1%).
2. More than four-fifths of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (82.3%) generally felt safe in their local area most or all of the time compared to 87.0% of Scotland's pupils.
3. Overall, more than half of Glasgow P5-S6 pupils (57.9%) think their area is a good place to live. This is lower than the 65.5% of Scottish pupils who think this.
4. Nearly all of Glasgow's (97.9%) and Scotland's (98.3%) P5-S6 pupils have access to the internet at home on a phone or other device.

Table 31b. Adults (16+) Social Health/Capital and Households Internet Access by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{source: 1. NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City and Locality Reports 2022/23; 2. 2022 Scottish Household Survey (SHS).}}

Key Points (Table 31b)

1. 25.0% of Glasgow adults belong to clubs, associations or groups with similar rates in the three localities. There are differences by age, with higher rates of younger people aged 16-24 (33.0%) and older people aged 75+ (27.0%) belonging to such organisations than those aged 25-34 (19.0%). The rate of Glasgow adults living in areas among the 15% most deprived data zones who belong to organisations (18.0%) is far lower than the rate for people from other areas (29.0%).
2. 19.0% of all Glasgow adults have volunteered in the last year, ranging in the localities from 15.0% in North East to 20.0% in South and 21.0% in North West. The percentage of Glasgow adults living in other areas who have volunteered in the last year (21.0%) is around a third higher than that of those living in the 15% most deprived data zone areas (16.0%).
3. 82.0% of Glasgow adults have a positive perception of social support available to them, with a higher percentage of women (85.0%) than men (79.0%) having this.
4. 71.0% of Glasgow adults value the local friendships they have with a higher percentage of women (72.0%) than men (69.0%) valuing these. The North East and South locality rates of 73.0% of adults who value local friendships are higher than the 66.0% North West locality rate.
5. 87.1% of all Glasgow households have home internet access.
6. 22.1% of all Glasgow adults feel isolated from friends and family with this percentage varying between age groups . A lower rate of young adults aged 16-24 (18.0%) feel isolated from friends and family than 55-64 year olds (25.0%) and 75+ adults (30.0%).
7. 27.4% of all Glasgow adults have felt lonely in the last 2 weeks with this affecting women (30.0%) more than men (24.0%). A higher percentage of adults in the North West (30.1%) have felt lonely in the last 2 weeks than those in the North East (29.1%) or South (23.3%) localities.

Tables 32a-c. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) - 20% Most Deprived Data Zones and People Living in these Areas; School Pupils by SIMD Quintile. 

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is the Scottish Government's standard approach to identify areas of multiple deprivation in Scotland. The SIMD is a relative measure of deprivation constructed using 38 indicators within 7 "domains" (Income, Employment, Health, Education, Skills & Training, Geographic Access, Housing and Crime) each of which describes a specific aspect of deprivation. The overall SIMD is a weighted combination of these domains. The SIMD is based on small geographical areas called data zones which have an average population of 750 people in Glasgow. There are a total of 746 data zones in Glasgow and 6,976 in Scotland (2011 based).

In recent years, analysis has often focused on the outcomes and circumstances of people living in the most deprived 15% of data zones as the most deprived, compared to all people or those living in other areas (85% least deprived). The focus going forward however would appear to classify those living in areas that are the most deprived 20% data zones in Scotland, as the most deprived.

Examples of use of both the 15% and 20% most deprived data zones as a measure of the most deprived populations are found in this Profile. Indicators sourced from documents such as the NHSGGC Health and Wellbeing report published in 2022/23 provide analysis relating to people living in the 15% most deprived data zones (mdd). The analysis of the 2020 SIMD shown in this section below concerns areas that are classed as the 20% most deprived data zones (mdd) in Scotland.

Tables 32a.-c. focus on the SIMD 20% most deprived data zones and the people and school pupils living in these areas as a measure of deprivation, within Glasgow and Scotland. Table 32a. shows actual numbers of data zone areas, Table 32b. provides details of population living in these areas, while Table 32c. shows local authority school pupils by SIMD Quintile (Quintile 1 = 20% most deprived data zones).

 
Table 32a. Scotland's 20% Most Deprived Data Zones (Quintile 1) by Area/HSCP Locality (overall SIMD)

 ^{_{Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020v2           © Crown copyright 2020}}

Key Points (Table 32a)

1. A disproportionately high percentage of 45.4% of all of Glasgow's data zones are in the 20% most deprived data zones in Scotland.
2. Within Glasgow, the North East locality has a far higher proportion of 20% most deprived data zones at 58.4% (128 data zones) than both the South (112 - 40.1%) and North West localities (99 - 39.9%).

Table 32b. Population Living in Scotland's 20% Most Deprived Data Zones (overall SIMD - Quintile 1) by Age-band and Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: NRS - 2022 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) & 2020 SIMDv2                     © Crown copyright 2024}}

_{Method: Prevalence rate from 2020 overall SIMDv2 is applied to 2022 SAPE}

Key Points (Table 32b)

1. A disproportionately high percentage of 43.7% of all people in Glasgow live in areas that are among the 20% most deprived data zones in Scotland. The population living in Scotland's 20% most deprived data zones within Glasgow varies widely from 36.6% in North West and 40.6% in South to 56.8% in North East.
2. The percentage of children aged 0-17 living in these areas is higher than for all people with 51.8% of all children in Glasgow living in the 20% most deprived data zones. Within Glasgow, the North East locality has the highest percentage of children living in the 20% most deprived data zones (63.4%), followed by North West (48.7%) and South (45.3%).
3. Adults in North West have the lowest percentage (33.8%) of any of the population groups living in the 20% most deprived data zones in Scotland.

Table 32c. Local Authority School Pupils by SIMD Quintile*

^{_{Source: Scottish Government Pupil Census - Supplementary Statistics 2023                © Crown copyright 2024}}

_{Notes: * The data here refer to the number of local authority school pupils, by the SIMD quintile of where they live. Quintile 1 contains the 20% most deprived data zones and Quintile 5 the least deprived 20%.} 

Key Points (Table 32c)

1. More than half of Glasgow's school pupils (56.5%) live in SIMD Quintile 1, which is areas that are among the 20% most deprived data zones in Scotland. This compares to just over a fifth of pupils (22.3%) living in SIMD Quintile 1 areas nationally.

Table 33. Poverty and Deprivation - Child Poverty by Area

The Scottish Government has a child poverty analysis web-page and Glasgow City Council have a Child Poverty Report (PDF, 8 MB), providing access to a number of indicators relating to child poverty at local authority and national level. Table 33 below details some child poverty related indicators from this and other sources, for Glasgow and Scotland.

Table 33. Poverty and Deprivation - Child Poverty by Area

^{_{Source: 1. UK Government Official Statistics - Children in Low Income Families Statistics 2022/23 (provisional); 2. End Child Poverty - Local Child Poverty Rates (after Housing Costs) 2014/15 to 2021/22; 3. Scottish Government Pupil Census Supplementary Statistics 2023; 4. Scottish Government (Schools) Health and Well-being Census 2021/22; 5. Scottish Child Payment: high level statistics to 30 September 2023.}}

_{Notes: *Relative low income is defined as a family in low income Before Housing Costs (BHC) in the reference year. A family must have claimed one or more of Universal Credit, Tax Credits or Housing Benefit at any point in the year to be classed as low income in these statistics. **Absolute low-income is defined as a family whose equivalised income is below 60 per cent of the 2010/11 median income adjusted for inflation. Gross income measure is Before Housing Costs (BHC) and includes contributions from earnings, state support and pensions. ***Scottish Child Payment was introduced starting 9 Nov 2020 for low-income families, initially with children aged under six, to provide regular, additional financial support for families already in receipt of qualifying benefits to assist with the costs of caring for a child. There are no limits on the number of eligible children supported by the Scottish Child Payment and since 14th November 2022 eligible families receive £25 per child aged 0-15 per week. Between April 2022 and 13th November 2022, the rate was £20 per child aged 0-5 per week and before that the rate was £10 per child aged 0-5 per week.}

Key Points (Table 33)

1. A third (33.5%) of Glasgow children aged 0-15 years are living in relative low income families compared to around a fifth (21.3%) of all Scottish children. Within Glasgow, this rate varies widely from 8.4% of children in Partick East/Kelvindale ward to 61.1% in Southside Central ward.
2. More than a quarter (27.4%) of Glasgow children aged 0-15 years are living in absolute low income families compared to 17.1% of all Scottish children. Within Glasgow, this rate varies widely from 6.6% of children in Partick East/Kelvindale ward to 54.3% in Southside Central ward.
3. Just under a third of Glasgow children aged 0-15 are estimated to be living in poverty (32.0%) compared to a quarter (24.5%) of Scotland's children. This varies within Glasgow from 32.0% in the Glasgow North constituency to 42.4% in Glasgow Central.
4. The percentages of Glasgow children of P6 and above registered for free school meals are at least double those for Scotland. Around two-fifths of Glasgow primary (P6-7 40.7%) and secondary school children (41.1%) are registered for free school meals compared to around one fifth nationally (P6-7 21.1%; secondary 18.4%). All primary pupils in Scotland to P5 and all "special" school pupils are provided with free school meals in Scotland.
5. Around 1 in 10 Glasgow (11.2%) and Scotland (9.7%) P5-S3 pupils do not have enough money to do the same things as their friends, most of the time.
6. More than a third of Glasgow (36.5%) and Scotland (34.1%) P7-S6 pupils go to bed hungry at least sometimes.
7. The Scottish Child Payment is a new benefit which was introduced in Scotland from November 2020, payable in respect of each child 0-15 years (initially only for children under 6 years of age), in low income families already in receipt of qualifying benefits. 46,995 applications for this benefit have been authorised for Glasgow children, representing 16.2% of the total authorised applications for Scotland, compared to Glasgow's 10.8% share of Scotland's 0-15 years population.

Tables 34a-b. Poverty & Deprivation - All People, Adults, Older People and Households

Table 34a. lists a selection of indicators relating to all people, adults and households with low income, experience of difficulty meeting essential living costs and fuel poverty, at locality and Glasgow level with some available at Scotland level. Table 34b. looks at how households are managing financially and pensioners in receipt of pension credit, for Glasgow and Scotland. The tables specify which age group/characteristic each indicator relates to from "all people" (all ages including children), "all adults" (aged 16+), "working age population" (aged 16-64), "pension claimants" and "households".

Table 34a. Poverty & Deprivation - All People and Adults by Area/HSCP Locality 

 ^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020; 2. NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City and Locality Reports 2022/23; 3. Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) 2017 to 2021; 4. Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) - 2022.}}

_{Notes: * fuel poverty definition  ** Other households are those with adult residents (of any age) and no children apart from older people households.}

Key Points (Table 34a)

1. 19.3% of all people in Glasgow are income deprived compared to 12.1% of all Scotland's people. Rates vary within Glasgow from 16.8% of all people in North West to 18.9% in South and 22.8% in North East.
2. 13.3% of Glasgow's working age population aged 16-64 are employment deprived compared to 9.3% of Scotland's working age population. Rates vary within Glasgow from 11.5% in North West to 13.1% in South and 16.1% in North East.
3. 14.1% of all Glasgow adults live in households with all income derived from benefits. 24.0% of Glasgow adults living in areas that are among Scotland's 15% most deprived data zones live in households with all income derived from benefits compared to 9.0% of adults living in other areas in Glasgow.
4. 44.4% of all Glasgow adults have had difficulty meeting food and/or energy costs, rising to 52.0% for those living in areas that are Scotland's 15% most deprived data zones. Locality rates for Glasgow adults who have had difficulty meeting these costs range from 43.1% in South to 43.7% in North West and 46.6% in North East.
5. 21.8% of all Glasgow adults have experienced food insecurity in the past year with 29.6% of those living in the 15% most deprived data zone areas experiencing this compared to 17.4% of those living in other areas. Locality rates of adults experiencing food insecurity range from 20.3% for South to 21.3% for North East and 23.9% for North West.

6. Almost a third of Scottish households are fuel poor (31.0%) with 18.5% classed as extreme fuel poor. Up to date rates are not available for Glasgow. Please click on the fuel poverty definition for further information, if required.

Table 34b. Poverty & Deprivation - Households/Older People by Area

^{_{Source: 1. 2022 Scottish Household Survey (SHS); 2. Department of Work and Pensions statistics (DWP) - Nov 2023.}}

Key Points (Table 34b)

1. Less than half of Glasgow households (46.1%) are managing well financially compared to just under half of Scotland's households (49.0%). A higher proportion of Glasgow households (43.4%) are getting by than Scotland's households (39.9%) with similar proportions of Glasgow (10.5%) and Scotland's (11.1%) households not managing well.
2. 21,504 Glasgow pension claimants are in receipt of pension credit - a disproportionately high number of the total number of pension credit claimants for Scotland. The average weekly rate of pension credit awarded to Glasgow claimants of £76.96 is 14.2% higher than the average weekly rate for Scotland of £67.36, indicating a higher level of financial need in Glasgow.

Table 35. Education, Training & Employment - Young People, by Area

Table 35 details key educational attendance and attainment indicators at Glasgow and Scotland level for school pupils/leavers and economic activity/participation measures for young people aged 16-19 years, with some indicators providing comparison between looked after young people and the overall population.

Table 35. Education, Training & Employment - Young People, by Area

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Government Summary Statistics for Attainment and Initial Leaver Destinations no. 6, 2024; 2. Skills Development Scotland - Annual Participation Measure 2023; 3. Scottish Government School Attendance and Absence Statistics 2022/23; 4. Scottish Government Education Outcomes of Looked After Children 2021/22.}}

Key Points (Table 35)

1. The school attendance rate for all pupils is 88.9% for Glasgow compared to 90.2% for Scotland. The attendance rate for looked after children is lower for both Glasgow (88.4%) and Scotland (87.9%).
2. 58.6% of Glasgow school leavers achieved a highest level of qualification at SCQF level 6 or higher (eg. Higher or above) - a little higher than the Scottish average of 57.9%. 25.4% of Glasgow and 26.9% Scottish school leavers achieved a highest level of qualification at SCQF 5 (eg. National 5).
3. The percentages of looked after school leavers achieving one or more qualification at SCQF level 4 or better are far lower than the rates for all school leavers for both Glasgow (LA 79.3%; all leavers 94.6%) and Scotland (LA 78.3%; all leavers 96.0%).
4. A slightly higher percentage of Glasgow school leavers (97.7%) aged 16-19 were in positive destinations, initially, than Scottish school leavers (95.9%). The Glasgow rate of looked after school leavers in positive destinations initially (94.0%) is much higher than the comparative rate for Scotland (84.8%) however both these rates are lower than the aforementioned respective rates for all Glasgow and Scotland school leavers.
5. The Annual Participation Measure confirms that the vast majority of 16-19 year olds in Glasgow and Scotland are in education, employment or training, however the rate for Glasgow of 92.5% is a little lower than the national average of 94.3%.

Tables 36a-b. Education, Training and Employment - Adults, Working Age Adults (16-64) and Households

Table 36a shows the percentage of adults with no qualifications by locality, gender, deprivation and age-band. Table 36b shows the highest level of qualification achieved by adults, employment indicators relating to the working age population and workless households for Glasgow and Scotland.

Table 36a. Adults with no qualifications by Area/HSCP Locality

^{_{Source: NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City and Locality Reports 2022/23}}

Key Points (Table 36a)

1. Table 36a shows that overall, there is variability in the percentage of Glasgow adults with no qualifications between localities, age-bands and areas by deprivation (according to the 2022/23 NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey).
2. North West locality has 10.2% adults with no qualifications compared to North East which has 17.8% and South which has 18.0%. 5% of Glasgow young adults aged 16-24 have no qualifications compared to 46% of older people aged 75+. Glasgow people living in the 15% most deprived data zone areas are almost twice as likely as those from other areas to have no qualifications - 20.4% compared to 11.0%.

Table 36b. Education, Training & Employment - Adults, by Area

^{_{Source: 1. Scottish Surveys Core Questions (SSCQ) 2022; 2. NOMIS Glasgow Labour Market Profile (a) Oct 2022 - Sept 2023 (b) at Feb 2024 (c) Jan - Dec 2022.}}

Key Points (Table 36b)

1. 37.3% of Glasgow adults have a highest level of qualification equivalent to a degree or professional qualification, similar to 36.8% of Scots. 30.3% of Glasgow adults have a highest level of qualification equivalent to Standard or Higher level qualifications compared to 33.3% of Scots. According to the Scottish Survey Core Questions (SSCQ) 10.8% of Glasgow adults have no qualifications - slightly higher than the rate of 10.2% for Scotland.
2. The percentage of working age males in employment for Glasgow (74.0%) is lower than that for Scotland (77.5%). For females in employment the Glasgow (73.2%) and Scotland (73.1%) rates are almost the same.
3. The percentages of working age Glasgow males (6.0%) and females (3.5%) claiming out of work benefits are both higher than the Scotland percentages for males (3.8%) and females (2.5%).
4. A fifth of Glasgow households are workless (20.6%) compared to a lower percentage of 17.8% of Scotland's households.

Tables 37a-b. Crime Rates, Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Social Work Reports

Table 37a. compares crime rates for Glasgow and Scotland and looks at victims of crime within Glasgow while Table 37b. looks at Criminal Justice Reports and outcomes for Glasgow and Scotland.

Table 37a. Crime Rates and Victims of Crime by Area

^{_{Source: 1. Recorded Crime in Scotland 2022/23; 2. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) -  Scottish Government Scottish Crime Statistics (a) 2020/21 (b) 2021/22; 3. NHSGGC Adult Health and Well-being Survey - Glasgow City Report 2022/23; 4. Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) (a) 2019/20 (b) 2021/22.}}

Key Points (Table 37a)

1. All crime rates shown are far higher for Glasgow than Scotland.
2. 13.2% of Glasgow adults have experienced crime, with a higher percentage of men (15.0%) than women (11.0%) affected by this. A far higher percentage of younger adults aged 16-24 (14.0%) than older people aged 75+ (3.0%) have experienced crime.

Table 37b. Criminal Justice Social Work Report Indicators by Area

^{_{Source: Justice Social Work Statistics (in Scotland) - Additional Tables to 2022/23}}

Key Points (Table 37b)

1. The rate of Social Work Criminal Justice Reports submitted to court is higher for Glasgow, at 67.4 per 10,000 population, than Scotland, at 59.7 per 10,000.
2. In terms of outcomes of reports submitted, 17.7% of Glasgow reports result in a custodial sentence - higher than Scotland's 13.2%. 53.3% of Glasgow reports result in community or monetary penalties compared to 56.2% of Scotland's reports, while 3 in 10 reports for Glasgow (29.0%) and Scotland (30.6%) result in other outcome types/not yet known.

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