Table 1.1: Estimated Population by Age
| 2011 Census | 2019 Mid Year Estimates | 
| East Ayrshire | East Ayrshire | Scotland | 
|   | Total Persons | % of Population | Total Persons | % of Population | Total Persons | % of Population | 
| 0-4 | 
6,762 | 
5.5 | 
6,253 | 
5.1% | 
271,715 | 
5.0% | 
| 5-9 | 
6,394 | 
5.2 | 
6,830 | 
5.6% | 
299,316 | 
5.5% | 
| 10-14 | 
6,926 | 
5.6 | 
6,634 | 
5.4% | 
294,674 | 
5.4% | 
| 15-19 | 
7,717 | 
6.3 | 
6,370 | 
5.2% | 
281,958 | 
5.2% | 
| 20-24 | 
7,514 | 
6.1 | 
6,745 | 
5.5% | 
347,456 | 
6.4% | 
| 25-29 | 
6,986 | 
5.7 | 
7,270 | 
6.0% | 
382,255 | 
7.0% | 
| 30-34 | 
6,638 | 
5.4 | 
7,382 | 
6.1% | 
369,463 | 
6.8% | 
| 35-39 | 
7,892 | 
6.4 | 
7,164 | 
5.9% | 
352,522 | 
6.5% | 
| 40-44 | 
9,682 | 
7.9 | 
6,773 | 
5.6% | 
319,432 | 
5.8% | 
| 45-49 | 
9,787 | 
8 | 
8,464 | 
6.9% | 
361,458 | 
6.6% | 
| 50-54 | 
8,901 | 
7.3 | 
9,767 | 
8.0% | 
401,090 | 
7.3% | 
| 55-59 | 
7,913 | 
6.4 | 
9,201 | 
7.5% | 
393,123 | 
7.2% | 
| 60-64 | 
8,348 | 
6.8 | 
8,205 | 
6.7% | 
344,693 | 
6.3% | 
| 65-69 | 
6,522 | 
5.3 | 
7,358 | 
6.0% | 
299,444 | 
5.5% | 
| 70-74 | 
5,393 | 
4.4 | 
6,905 | 
5.7% | 
278,856 | 
5.1% | 
| 75-79 | 
4,297 | 
3.5 | 
4,689 | 
3.8% | 
195,951 | 
3.6% | 
| 80-84 | 
2,807 | 
2.3 | 
3,298 | 
2.7% | 
142,807 | 
2.6% | 
| 85-89 | 
1,519 | 
1.2 | 
1,781 | 
1.5% | 
83,429 | 
1.5% | 
| 90 and over | 
769 | 
0.6 | 
921 | 
0.8% | 
43,658 | 
0.8% | 
| Total Population | 
122,767 | 
100 | 
122,010 | 
100.0% | 
5,463,300 | 
100.0% | 
| Male | 
59,398 | 
48.4 | 
59,189 | 
48.5% | 
2,663,003 | 
48.7% | 
| Female | 
63,378 | 
51.6 | 
62,821 | 
51.5% | 
2,800,297 | 
51.3% | 
Source: National Records of Scotland (2019 Mid Year Estimates of Population), 2020
Note: Percentages are subject to rounding and may not add up to totals.