Perth and Kinross

Key figures

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

Population change, year by year

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

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

Rates per 1,000 residents

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

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

Pay against housing costs

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

average house price rose faster than pay over these periods.

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

Who runs the council

SNP minority administration (2026) — SNP 16, Conservative 12, Other and independent 6, Liberal Democrat 5, Labour 1 of 40 seats.

Since 2016: SNP (largest party, no overall majority) (2016); Conservative (largest party, no overall majority) (2017–2021); SNP (largest party, no overall majority) (2022–2024); SNP minority administration (2025–2026)

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

Between the censuses

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

Crime

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

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · down 0.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£39,934
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 7.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20262,155people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.2 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20262.4%
• Band D council tax in ScotlandYear ending March 2027 · up 8.9% on a year earlier · Scottish Government, published 31 March 2026£1,674
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · down 11.4 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20260.2%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 0.2% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£228,159
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 1.0% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025154,420people
• Crimes recorded by the police in ScotlandYear ending March 2026 · up 7.8% on a year earlier · Scottish Government, published 23 June 20266,544crimes
• Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 peopleYear ending March 2026 · up 7.8% on a year earlier · Scottish Government, published 23 June 2026423.8per 10,000 population
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 0.6% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£759

National figures that apply here

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

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

Then and now

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

• £23,4962008→£39,9342025

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

  In Perth and Kinross, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £23,496 in 2008 to £39,934 in 2025, a change of £16,438 or 70.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £39,934 in 2025 − £23,496 in 2008 = £16,438, which is 70.0% of the figure for 2008.

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

  In Perth and Kinross, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £23,496 in 2008 to £39,934 in 2025, a change of £16,438 or 70.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £4472008→£7592025

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

  In Perth and Kinross, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £447 in 2008 to £759 in 2025, a change of £312 or 69.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £759 in 2025 − £447 in 2008 = £312, which is 69.8% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 758.80 and 447.00, and 758.80 − 447.00 = 311.80.

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

  In Perth and Kinross, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £447 in 2008 to £759 in 2025, a change of £312 or 69.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 580Year to mid-2012→1,330Year to mid-2024

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Perth and Kinross, net internal migration by local authority rose from 580 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,330 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 750 or 129.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,330 in Year to mid-2024 − 580 in Year to mid-2012 = 750, which is 129.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

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

  In Perth and Kinross, net internal migration by local authority rose from 580 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,330 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 750 or 129.3% (ONS).

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• 1,020Year to mid-2012→1,510Year to mid-2024

  International migration into a local authority

  In Perth and Kinross, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,020 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,510 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 490 or 48.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,510 in Year to mid-2024 − 1,020 in Year to mid-2012 = 490, which is 48.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

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

  In Perth and Kinross, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,020 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,510 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 490 or 48.0% (ONS).

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• 880Year to mid-2012→630Year to mid-2024

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Perth and Kinross, international migration out of a local authority fell from 880 in Year to mid-2012 to 630 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 250 or 28.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  630 in Year to mid-2024 − 880 in Year to mid-2012 = −250, which is 28.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

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

  In Perth and Kinross, international migration out of a local authority fell from 880 in Year to mid-2012 to 630 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 250 or 28.4% (ONS).

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• 140Year to mid-2012→880Year to mid-2024

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Perth and Kinross, net international migration by local authority rose from 140 in Year to mid-2012 to 880 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 740 or 528.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  880 in Year to mid-2024 − 140 in Year to mid-2012 = 740, which is 528.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

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

  In Perth and Kinross, net international migration by local authority rose from 140 in Year to mid-2012 to 880 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 740 or 528.6% (ONS).

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• 1,389Year to mid-2012→1,124Year to mid-2024

  Births by local authority

  In Perth and Kinross, births by local authority fell from 1,389 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,124 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 265 or 19.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,124 in Year to mid-2024 − 1,389 in Year to mid-2012 = −265, which is 19.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

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

  In Perth and Kinross, births by local authority fell from 1,389 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,124 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 265 or 19.1% (ONS).

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• 1,527Year to mid-2012→1,875Year to mid-2024

  Deaths by local authority

  In Perth and Kinross, deaths by local authority rose from 1,527 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,875 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 348 or 22.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,875 in Year to mid-2024 − 1,527 in Year to mid-2012 = 348, which is 22.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

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

  In Perth and Kinross, deaths by local authority rose from 1,527 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,875 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 348 or 22.8% (ONS).

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• -138Year to mid-2012→-751Year to mid-2024

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Perth and Kinross, births minus deaths by local authority fell from -138 in Year to mid-2012 to -751 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 613 or 444.2% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -751 in Year to mid-2024 − -138 in Year to mid-2012 = −613, which is 444.2% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

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

  In Perth and Kinross, births minus deaths by local authority fell from -138 in Year to mid-2012 to -751 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 613 or 444.2% (ONS).

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• -172Year to mid-2012→41Year to mid-2024

  Other population change by local authority

  In Perth and Kinross, other population change by local authority rose from -172 in Year to mid-2012 to 41 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 213 or 123.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  41 in Year to mid-2024 − -172 in Year to mid-2012 = 213, which is 123.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

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

  In Perth and Kinross, other population change by local authority rose from -172 in Year to mid-2012 to 41 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 213 or 123.8% (ONS).

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Compare Perth and Kinross with another place

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

• Perth and Kinross and Birmingham
• Perth and Kinross and Leeds
• Perth and Kinross and North Yorkshire
• Perth and Kinross and Somerset
• Perth and Kinross and Cornwall
• Perth and Kinross and Buckinghamshire

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

Since you moved here

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

Where these figures come from

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

Not yet published here

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