Scotland has a population of just under 5.5 million people, 83 per cent of whom live in the urban areas that take up just 2.2 per cent of the country.
These built-up settlements contain connected towns, cities and villages that often have shared facilities and postcodes – Greater Glasgow, for instance, stretches out into commuter towns like Bishopbriggs and Newton Mearns.
Here are the 10 largest settlements in Scotland by population.
5. Motherwell & Wishaw
It may not include one of Scotland's eight cities, but the North Lanarkshire settlement of Motherwell & Wishaw is the fifth largest in Scotland. Its population of 125,610 are spread across Bellshill, Carfin, Holytown, Motherwell, New Stevenston, Newarthill, Newmains, Viewpark, and Wishaw. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
6. Falkirk
Comprising the town of Falkirk - along with Brightons, Carron, Carronshore, Grangemouth, Larbert, Laurieston, Maddiston, Polmont, Redding, Reddingmuirhead, Rumford, Stenhousemuir, Wallacestone, and Westquarter - the settlement of Falkirk has a population of 103,380. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
7. Coatbridge and Airdrie
Aslo including the towns of Bargeddie and Chapelhall, the Coatbridge and Airdrie conurbation has a population of 90,690. It means that the North Lanarkshire settlement is also more populous than half of Scotland's eight cities. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
8. Hamilton
The Hamilton conurbation, in South Lanarkshire also includes Blantyre, Bothwell and Uddingston. It has a population of 84,450. Photo: Canva/Getty Images