Welcome to the section of our website focused on information about Argyll and Bute.
Argyll and Bute's population of 87,810 (NRS Mid Year Estimates 2023) is spread across the second largest local authority area in Scotland covering a land area of 690,946 hectares (2022 Census). Argyll and Bute has the fifth sparsest population of the 32 local authorities, with an area population density of 13 persons per hectare. This compares to a Scottish average of 70 persons per hectare (Mid-Year 2023 Population Estimates).
The council area is bounded by the urban areas of Helensburgh and Dunoon along the Clyde, Loch Lomond to the East, the Mull of Kintyre to the south, Atlantic Islands to the west, and the Sound of Mull and Appin to the north.
The following links will take you to pages containing more information about Argyll and Bute:
Introduction to Argyll and Bute
A brief history of Argyll and Bute
Quick facts and figures about Argyll and Bute
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020: Argyll and Bute