Resident population
654,330
Mid-year estimate · 2025
Scotland · S12000049
Driving in Glasgow City.
Understand the people and transport context around you, then plan the questions to ask about lessons, private practice or your teaching business.
Residents aged 17–24
81,979
Sum of published single-year ages · 2025
Households without a car or van
Not available
A nation-specific figure has not been imported for this area.
Context for planning, not a demand forecast.
Residents aged 17–24 are not necessarily learners. Adults learn at many ages. A household vehicle may not be suitable, available or insured for private practice. A provider business address does not establish pickup coverage.
Age detail
| Age | Residents |
|---|---|
| Age 16 | 6,227 |
| Age 17 | 6,319 |
| Age 18 | 6,264 |
| Age 19 | 7,435 |
| Age 20 | 8,107 |
| Age 21 | 10,501 |
| Age 22 | 13,352 |
| Age 23 | 14,153 |
| Age 24 | 15,848 |
Instructor business and affordability context
Registered driving-school enterprises
15
SIC 85530 · 2025 · rounded to the nearest five
These are VAT/PAYE registered enterprises based at an address in this area. Many small sole traders are excluded; one enterprise can employ several instructors. This industry classification also includes some flying schools. Use it alongside actual provider information when researching a teaching business.
ONS UK Business Counts through Nomis . A published zero can be rounded; it does not mean there are no instructors.
SIMD 2020v2 · Scotland
Historical area context using this nation’s own measures. These figures do not assess individual learners or establish funding eligibility. Compare only within the same source, edition and unit.
Overall deprivation quintiles
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Total 2011 data zones | 746 | data zones |
| Quintile 1 (1 is the most deprived fifth within Scotland) | 339 | data zones |
| Quintile 1 (1 is the most deprived fifth within Scotland) | 45.44 | percent of council data zones |
| Quintile 2 (1 is the most deprived fifth within Scotland) | 133 | data zones |
| Quintile 2 (1 is the most deprived fifth within Scotland) | 17.83 | percent of council data zones |
| Quintile 3 (1 is the most deprived fifth within Scotland) | 98 | data zones |
| Quintile 3 (1 is the most deprived fifth within Scotland) | 13.14 | percent of council data zones |
| Quintile 4 (1 is the most deprived fifth within Scotland) | 91 | data zones |
| Quintile 4 (1 is the most deprived fifth within Scotland) | 12.2 | percent of council data zones |
| Quintile 5 (1 is the most deprived fifth within Scotland) | 85 | data zones |
| Quintile 5 (1 is the most deprived fifth within Scotland) | 11.39 | percent of council data zones |
Original source and definitions . We count the published deprivation quintiles by the supplied council code. The denominator is 2011 data zones; this is not a population share.
Download registered enterprise counts and all imported deprivation domains · Open Government Licence v3.0. Different source periods remain separate.
Traffic and road safety
Annual traffic and reported injury collisions on the same official authority code.
Funding and support
Check the conditions attached to assistance with driving costs.
Instructor business context
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Sources and geography
Population: ONS estimates through Nomis. Vehicle availability: ONS Census 2021 through Nomis. Population and census years are different. Nomis geography groups: county / unitary; district / unitary. Joins use the exact official area code, not a similarity in names. Counties and districts can overlap. Download counts, status flags and input checksums.