What percentage of the population lives in (a) rural and (b) remote areas, broken down by (i) region, (ii) UK Parliament constituency and (…

The Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification defines rural areas as settlements with a population of less than 3,000 people and remote areas as settlements with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more people. Based on these definitions, the information is as follows:
(i) Percentage of Population in Rural and Remote Areas, by Scottish Parliamentary Regions (Source: General Register Office for Scotland)
Region
| Rural %
| Remote %

Central
| 7.3
| 0.0

Glasgow
| 0.2
| 0.0

Highlands and Islands
| 54.4
| 66.9

Lothian
| 4.9
| 0.0

Mid Scotland and Fife
| 25.9
| 5.9

North East
| 22.9
| 10.7

South
| 35.9
| 24.2

West
| 7.1
| 1.7


(ii) Percentage of Population in Rural and Remote Areas, by UK Parliamentary Constituencies (Source: General Register Office for Scotland)
UK Parliamentary Constituency
| Rural %
| Remote %

Aberdeen North
| 0.7
| 0.0

Aberdeen South
| 2.0
| 0.0

Airdrie and Shotts
| 13.7
| 0.0

Angus
| 25.9
| 1.0

Argyll and Bute
|