Economic Data & Publications (beta)

This section, which is in development, provides statistics on Edinburgh City Region's economic performance, including employment, employers, household income, business density, GDP, population, travel-to-work trends, numbers in education and data on the property market.

For the most up to-date trends in Edinburgh's economy and to see how the capital compares with similar-sized UK cities, download the latest Edinburgh Economy Watch (updated monthly).

Commercial Property

Statistics for Edinburgh, the Lothians and Scotland, including retail property.

Edinburgh Economy

Edinburgh has the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of any UK city outside London and is predicted to continue outperforming most of the UK with growth of 3.3% a year until 2010.

Education in Edinburgh

68,790 students are enrolled in Edinburgh's internationally recognised universities.

Environment

The city of Edinburgh is 263.73 sq km - 41.2% of which is designated as greenbelt. Includes statistics on the  climate, land usage and recycling.

Health & Safety

Life expectancy at birth for Edinburgh's residents is 76.2 years for males and 81.0 years for females.

Housing Market

The average house price in Edinburgh is £193,300.

Labour Market

48.2% of the city's population over the age of 25 is a university graduate.

Population of Edinburgh

Comprehensive demographic information for Edinburgh, Lothians and Scotland. The  Edinburgh City Region's population of 1.2m is expected to grow to almost 1.8million by the year 2030.

Tourism Trends

Edinburgh's tourist attractions are visited by over 7 million people a year.

Edinburgh Transport

There are over 16m passenger arrivals and departures from Waverley train station , and around 9 million arrivals and departures from Edinburgh airport annually.

Other

The City of Edinburgh Council's total budgeted income was £1,043m for 2008/09.

The Edinburgh Economy Watch tracks the impact that the current global and national economic conditions are having on the capital.

This bulletin monitors visitation trends across the city centre.

The Edinburgh by Numbers booklet shows a selection of summary statistics for Edinburgh and the wider Edinburgh City Region.