| 2001 Census | ||||||||||
| Population by Sex | ||||||||||
| Total Population | Household Residents | Communal Establishments | ||||||||
| Community Area | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | |
| Blantyre | 8281 | 9169 | 17450 | 8242 | 9074 | 17316 | 39 | 95 | 134 | |
| Bothwell | 3187 | 3502 | 6689 | 3095 | 3395 | 6490 | 92 | 107 | 199 | |
| Cambuslang | 10486 | 11643 | 22129 | 10388 | 11477 | 21865 | 98 | 166 | 264 | |
| Carluke | 9132 | 9607 | 18739 | 9040 | 9473 | 18513 | 92 | 134 | 226 | |
| Clydesdale East | 7590 | 7805 | 15395 | 7337 | 7735 | 15072 | 253 | 70 | 323 | |
| East Kilbride | 35929 | 38842 | 74771 | 35843 | 38601 | 74444 | 86 | 241 | 327 | |
| Hamilton | 23817 | 26152 | 49969 | 23689 | 25803 | 49492 | 128 | 349 | 477 | |
| Lanark | 7904 | 8549 | 16453 | 7817 | 8399 | 16216 | 87 | 150 | 237 | |
| Larkhall | 7493 | 8329 | 15822 | 7450 | 8219 | 15669 | 43 | 110 | 153 | |
| Lesmahagow | 3792 | 4287 | 8079 | 3697 | 4035 | 7732 | 95 | 252 | 347 | |
| Rutherglen | 15282 | 17995 | 33277 | 15139 | 17716 | 32855 | 143 | 279 | 422 | |
| Stonehouse | 3563 | 3837 | 7400 | 3547 | 3765 | 7312 | 16 | 72 | 88 | |
| Strathaven | 5248 | 5529 | 10777 | 5212 | 5420 | 10632 | 36 | 109 | 145 | |
| Uddingston | 2502 | 2764 | 5266 | 2486 | 2718 | 5204 | 16 | 46 | 62 | |
| South Lanarkshire Totals | 144206 | 158010 | 302216 | 142982 | 155830 | 298812 | 1224 | 2180 | 3404 | |
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