East Ayrshire in figures

A profile of East Ayrshire from official statistics: 9 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in East Ayrshire was 121,350 in 2025, up less than 0.1% from 2024.

Population121,3502025Up less than 0.1% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over22.6%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June6602025Compared with 820 in 2024
120K120.5K121K121.5K122K122.5K123K201120142017202020252011: 122,690 persons2012: 122,620 persons2013: 122,270 persons2014: 121,870 persons2015: 121,620 persons2016: 121,580 persons2017: 121,150 persons2018: 120,810 persons2019: 120,870 persons2020: 120,340 persons2021: 120,500 persons2022: 120,400 persons2023: 120,800 persons2024: 121,320 persons2025: 121,350 persons120K121K122K123K20112016202120252011: 122,690 persons2012: 122,620 persons2013: 122,270 persons2014: 121,870 persons2015: 121,620 persons2016: 121,580 persons2017: 121,150 persons2018: 120,810 persons2019: 120,870 persons2020: 120,340 persons2021: 120,500 persons2022: 120,400 persons2023: 120,800 persons2024: 121,320 persons2025: 121,350 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in East Ayrshire (pounds sterling) was £2.99 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 4.8% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£2.99 billion2024, provisionalUp 4.8% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£24,6272024, provisionalUp 4.2% from 2023
1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 1,347 GBP million2001: 1,433 GBP million2002: 1,473 GBP million2003: 1,533 GBP million2004: 1,619 GBP million2005: 1,738 GBP million2006: 1,867 GBP million2007: 1,928 GBP million2008: 2,013 GBP million2009: 1,963 GBP million2010: 1,977 GBP million2011: 2,029 GBP million2012: 2,043 GBP million2013: 2,064 GBP million2014: 2,123 GBP million2015: 2,177 GBP million2016: 2,223 GBP million2017: 2,379 GBP million2018: 2,341 GBP million2019: 2,378 GBP million2020: 2,252 GBP million2021: 2,431 GBP million2022: 2,623 GBP million2023: 2,856 GBP million2024: 2,992 GBP million1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0002000200920242000: 1,347 GBP million2001: 1,433 GBP million2002: 1,473 GBP million2003: 1,533 GBP million2004: 1,619 GBP million2005: 1,738 GBP million2006: 1,867 GBP million2007: 1,928 GBP million2008: 2,013 GBP million2009: 1,963 GBP million2010: 1,977 GBP million2011: 2,029 GBP million2012: 2,043 GBP million2013: 2,064 GBP million2014: 2,123 GBP million2015: 2,177 GBP million2016: 2,223 GBP million2017: 2,379 GBP million2018: 2,341 GBP million2019: 2,378 GBP million2020: 2,252 GBP million2021: 2,431 GBP million2022: 2,623 GBP million2023: 2,856 GBP million2024: 2,992 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in East Ayrshire (pounds sterling) was £138,971 (provisional) in July 2026, up 7.2% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£138,971July 2026, provisionalUp 7.2% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly7.2%July 2026, provisionalUp 3.1 percentage points from July 2025
100K110K120K130K140K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 104,828 GBP2021-08: 109,478 GBP2021-09: 115,451 GBP2021-10: 116,801 GBP2021-11: 117,211 GBP2021-12: 115,025 GBP2022-01: 116,580 GBP2022-02: 117,517 GBP2022-03: 118,327 GBP2022-04: 117,786 GBP2022-05: 120,063 GBP2022-06: 121,191 GBP2022-07: 124,839 GBP2022-08: 125,495 GBP2022-09: 127,170 GBP2022-10: 127,620 GBP2022-11: 127,187 GBP2022-12: 123,952 GBP2023-01: 121,899 GBP2023-02: 117,782 GBP2023-03: 118,552 GBP2023-04: 115,949 GBP2023-05: 120,182 GBP2023-06: 120,439 GBP2023-07: 121,424 GBP2023-08: 119,577 GBP2023-09: 120,202 GBP2023-10: 121,084 GBP2023-11: 120,135 GBP2023-12: 119,185 GBP2024-01: 120,709 GBP2024-02: 122,515 GBP2024-03: 121,423 GBP2024-04: 120,483 GBP2024-05: 120,766 GBP2024-06: 124,017 GBP2024-07: 124,425 GBP2024-08: 124,524 GBP2024-09: 124,662 GBP2024-10: 126,193 GBP2024-11: 126,938 GBP2024-12: 125,262 GBP2025-01: 124,138 GBP2025-02: 122,578 GBP2025-03: 123,981 GBP2025-04: 123,322 GBP2025-05: 123,855 GBP2025-06: 126,142 GBP2025-07: 129,581 GBP2025-08: 133,337 GBP2025-09: 134,961 GBP2025-10: 134,087 GBP2025-11: 134,697 GBP2025-12: 132,753 GBP2026-01: 131,833 GBP2026-02: 130,229 GBP2026-03: 132,789 GBP2026-04: 134,338 GBP2026-05: 135,593 GBP2026-06: 137,414 GBP2026-07: 138,971 GBP100K110K120K130K140K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 104,828 GBP2021-08: 109,478 GBP2021-09: 115,451 GBP2021-10: 116,801 GBP2021-11: 117,211 GBP2021-12: 115,025 GBP2022-01: 116,580 GBP2022-02: 117,517 GBP2022-03: 118,327 GBP2022-04: 117,786 GBP2022-05: 120,063 GBP2022-06: 121,191 GBP2022-07: 124,839 GBP2022-08: 125,495 GBP2022-09: 127,170 GBP2022-10: 127,620 GBP2022-11: 127,187 GBP2022-12: 123,952 GBP2023-01: 121,899 GBP2023-02: 117,782 GBP2023-03: 118,552 GBP2023-04: 115,949 GBP2023-05: 120,182 GBP2023-06: 120,439 GBP2023-07: 121,424 GBP2023-08: 119,577 GBP2023-09: 120,202 GBP2023-10: 121,084 GBP2023-11: 120,135 GBP2023-12: 119,185 GBP2024-01: 120,709 GBP2024-02: 122,515 GBP2024-03: 121,423 GBP2024-04: 120,483 GBP2024-05: 120,766 GBP2024-06: 124,017 GBP2024-07: 124,425 GBP2024-08: 124,524 GBP2024-09: 124,662 GBP2024-10: 126,193 GBP2024-11: 126,938 GBP2024-12: 125,262 GBP2025-01: 124,138 GBP2025-02: 122,578 GBP2025-03: 123,981 GBP2025-04: 123,322 GBP2025-05: 123,855 GBP2025-06: 126,142 GBP2025-07: 129,581 GBP2025-08: 133,337 GBP2025-09: 134,961 GBP2025-10: 134,087 GBP2025-11: 134,697 GBP2025-12: 132,753 GBP2026-01: 131,833 GBP2026-02: 130,229 GBP2026-03: 132,789 GBP2026-04: 134,338 GBP2026-05: 135,593 GBP2026-06: 137,414 GBP2026-07: 138,971 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in East Ayrshire were 3,000 in 2024, down 2.1% from 2023.

Active enterprises3,0002024Down 2.1% from 2023
Enterprise births3202024Down 3% from 2023
3,0003,0503,1003,1503,2002019202020212022202320242019: 3,165 count2020: 3,155 count2021: 3,185 count2022: 3,135 count2023: 3,065 count2024: 3,000 count3,0003,0503,1003,1503,2002019202120242019: 3,165 count2020: 3,155 count2021: 3,185 count2022: 3,135 count2023: 3,065 count2024: 3,000 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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