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Local level Brexit vulnerabilities in Scotland: Brexit Vulnerabilities Index (BVI)
This research identifies areas of Scotland that are expected to be most vulnerable to the consequences of Brexit, and what drives those risks to support local authorities and other organisations in understanding local risks around EU exit.
Annex 1 Data Tables
Table A1.1: Most vulnerable communities
| Local Authority | RESAS Classification | Relative share of datazones amongst most vulnerable 20% | Number of datazones amongst most vulnerable 20% | Population in datazones amongst most vulnerable 20% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Larger Cities | 9% | 25 | 23,630 |
| Aberdeenshire | Mainly Rural | 29% | 98 | 78,759 |
| Angus | Mainly Rural | 24% | 37 | 28,490 |
| Argyll and Bute | Islands and Remote Rural | 49% | 61 | 41,243 |
| City of Edinburgh | Larger Cities | 8% | 47 | 40,060 |
| Clackmannanshire | Mainly Rural | 11% | 8 | 5,992 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Mainly Rural | 47% | 94 | 68,502 |
| Dundee City | Larger Cities | 16% | 31 | 24,355 |
| East Ayrshire | Mainly Rural | 20% | 32 | 21,817 |
| East Dunbartonshire | Urban with Substantial Rural | 4% | 5 | 4,475 |
| East Lothian | Mainly Rural | 8% | 11 | 9,914 |
| East Renfrewshire | Urban with Substantial Rural | 2% | 3 | 2,161 |
| Falkirk | Urban with Substantial Rural | 11% | 23 | 16,870 |
| Fife | Urban with Substantial Rural | 14% | 70 | 54,281 |
| Glasgow City | Larger Cities | 30% | 223 | 185,573 |
| Highland | Mainly Rural | 43% | 135 | 102,621 |
| Inverclyde | Urban with Substantial Rural | 18% | 21 | 13,548 |
| Midlothian | Urban with Substantial Rural | 2% | 2 | 1,440 |
| Moray | Mainly Rural | 21% | 27 | 21,489 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | Islands and Remote Rural | 53% | 19 | 13,961 |
| North Ayrshire | Urban with Substantial Rural | 21% | 39 | 29,657 |
| North Lanarkshire | Urban with Substantial Rural | 16% | 70 | 53,912 |
| Orkney Islands | Islands and Remote Rural | 34% | 10 | 8,835 |
| Perth and Kinross | Mainly Rural | 33% | 62 | 53,108 |
| Renfrewshire | Urban with Substantial Rural | 16% | 37 | 31,995 |
| Scottish Borders | Mainly Rural | 29% | 41 | 33,960 |
| Shetland Islands | Islands and Remote Rural | 50% | 15 | 11,376 |
| South Ayrshire | Mainly Rural | 20% | 31 | 23,381 |
| South Lanarkshire | Urban with Substantial Rural | 13% | 58 | 45,299 |
| Stirling | Urban with Substantial Rural | 12% | 15 | 11,593 |
| West Dunbartonshire | Urban with Substantial Rural | 15% | 18 | 13,011 |
| West Lothian | Urban with Substantial Rural | 11% | 27 | 23,607 |
| Scotland[26] | 100% | 1,395 | 1,098,915 |
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