| 2001 Census | |||||||||||
| Population by Sex | |||||||||||
| Ward | Total Population | Household Residents | Communal Establishments | ||||||||
| No. | Ward Name | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | |
| Ward 01 | Lanark North | 2225 | 2440 | 4665 | 2185 | 2400 | 4585 | 40 | 40 | 80 | |
| Ward 02 | Lanark South | 1938 | 2236 | 4174 | 1908 | 2160 | 4068 | 30 | 76 | 106 | |
| Ward 03 | Lesmahagow | 2192 | 2559 | 4751 | 2099 | 2310 | 4409 | 93 | 249 | 342 | |
| Ward 04 | Blackwood | 1994 | 2111 | 4105 | 1986 | 2079 | 4065 | 8 | 32 | 40 | |
| Ward 05 | Clyde Valley | 2104 | 2128 | 4232 | 2089 | 2105 | 4194 | 15 | 23 | 38 | |
| Ward 06 | Biggar/Symington & Black Mount | 1901 | 2126 | 4027 | 1894 | 2110 | 4004 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |
| Ward 07 | Duneaton/Carmichael | 1858 | 1840 | 3698 | 1852 | 1838 | 3690 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Ward 08 | Carstairs/Carnwath | 2310 | 2244 | 4554 | 2070 | 2192 | 4262 | 240 | 52 | 292 | |
| Ward 09 | Douglas | 2114 | 2273 | 4387 | 2108 | 2268 | 4376 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Ward 10 | Carluke/Whitehill | 2401 | 2608 | 5009 | 2385 | 2579 | 4964 | 16 | 29 | 45 | |
| Ward 11 | Carluke/Crawfordyke | 2393 | 2594 | 4987 | 2356 | 2541 | 4897 | 37 | 53 | 90 | |
| Ward 12 | Forth | 2455 | 2523 | 4978 | 2439 | 2514 | 4953 | 16 | 9 | 25 | |
| Ward 13 | Law/Carluke | 2493 | 2524 | 5017 | 2480 | 2504 | 4984 | 13 | 20 | 33 | |
| Ward 14 | Long Calderwood | 2177 | 2285 | 4462 | 2158 | 2236 | 4394 | 19 | 49 | 68 | |
| Ward 15 | Calderglen | 2161 | 2195 | 4356 | 2152 | 2173 | 4325 | 9 | 22 | 31 | |
| Ward 16 | Blacklaw | 2171 | 2269 | 4440 | 2171 | 2269 | 4440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 17 | Morrishall | 1895 | 2173 | 4068 | 1886 | 2143 | 4029 | 9 | 30 | 39 | |
| Ward 18 | Maxwellton | 2019 | 2271 | 4290 | 2019 | 2271 | 4290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 19 | East Mains | 1989 | 2220 | 4209 | 1976 | 2214 | 4190 | 13 | 6 | 19 | |
| Ward 20 | West Mains | 2198 | 2372 | 4570 | 2198 | 2372 | 4570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 21 | Duncanrigg | 2019 | 2319 | 4338 | 2005 | 2266 | 4271 | 14 | 53 | 67 | |
| Ward 22 | Westwoodhill | 2009 | 2180 | 4189 | 2009 | 2180 | 4189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 23 | Headhouse | 1924 | 2138 | 4062 | 1924 | 2138 | 4062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 24 | Heathery Knowe | 1956 | 2193 | 4149 | 1943 | 2182 | 4125 | 13 | 11 | 24 | |
| Ward 25 | Greenhills | 2106 | 2468 | 4574 | 2106 | 2468 | 4574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 26 | Whitehills | 2333 | 2503 | 4836 | 2333 | 2503 | 4836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 27 | Hairmyres/Crosshouse | 2168 | 2360 | 4528 | 2157 | 2336 | 4493 | 11 | 24 | 35 | |
| Ward 28 | Mossneuk/Kittoch | 2369 | 2369 | 4738 | 2357 | 2332 | 4689 | 12 | 37 | 49 | |
| Ward 29 | Stewartfield | 2511 | 2628 | 5139 | 2506 | 2570 | 5076 | 5 | 58 | 63 | |
| Ward 30 | Lindsay | 2439 | 2418 | 4857 | 2439 | 2418 | 4857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 31 | Avondale North | 2482 | 2679 | 5161 | 2465 | 2633 | 5098 | 17 | 46 | 63 | |
| Ward 32 | Avondale South | 2309 | 2427 | 4736 | 2290 | 2364 | 4654 | 19 | 63 | 82 | |
| Ward 33 | Blantyre West | 2309 | 2354 | 4663 | 2309 | 2354 | 4663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 34 | Coatshill/Low Blantyre | 2151 | 2544 | 4695 | 2128 | 2477 | 4605 | 23 | 67 | 90 | |
| Ward 35 | Burnbank/Blantyre | 2661 | 2964 | 5625 | 2653 | 2958 | 5611 | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| Ward 36 | High Blantyre | 2058 | 2341 | 4399 | 2050 | 2319 | 4369 | 8 | 22 | 30 | |
| Ward 37 | Hamilton Centre/North | 2044 | 2292 | 4336 | 2043 | 2245 | 4288 | 1 | 47 | 48 | |
| Ward 38 | Whitehill | 1941 | 2180 | 4121 | 1909 | 2082 | 3991 | 32 | 98 | 130 | |
| Ward 39 | Bothwell South | 1810 | 2005 | 3815 | 1800 | 1970 | 3770 | 10 | 35 | 45 | |
| Ward 40 | Uddingston South/Bothwell | 2001 | 2174 | 4175 | 1919 | 2102 | 4021 | 82 | 72 | 154 | |
| Ward 41 | Uddingston | 1878 | 2087 | 3965 | 1862 | 2041 | 3903 | 16 | 46 | 62 | |
| Ward 42 | Hillhouse | 1994 | 2185 | 4179 | 1994 | 2185 | 4179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 43 | Udston | 1641 | 1889 | 3530 | 1595 | 1797 | 3392 | 46 | 92 | 138 | |
| Ward 44 | Wellhall/Earnock | 2188 | 2460 | 4648 | 2179 | 2436 | 4615 | 9 | 24 | 33 | |
| Ward 45 | Earnock | 2114 | 2197 | 4311 | 2111 | 2194 | 4305 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Ward 46 | Woodhead/Meikle Earnock | 2193 | 2356 | 4549 | 2193 | 2356 | 4549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 47 | Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair | 1817 | 2021 | 3838 | 1806 | 1990 | 3796 | 11 | 31 | 42 | |
| Ward 48 | Low Waters | 2082 | 2326 | 4408 | 2082 | 2326 | 4408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 49 | Silvertonhill | 2164 | 2310 | 4474 | 2146 | 2272 | 4418 | 18 | 38 | 56 | |
| Ward 50 | Cadzow | 2741 | 2902 | 5643 | 2733 | 2886 | 5619 | 8 | 16 | 24 | |
| Ward 51 | Dalserf | 2470 | 2697 | 5167 | 2458 | 2659 | 5117 | 12 | 38 | 50 | |
| Ward 52 | Larkhall East | 2250 | 2518 | 4768 | 2235 | 2487 | 4722 | 15 | 31 | 46 | |
| Ward 53 | Larkhall West | 2376 | 2579 | 4955 | 2360 | 2538 | 4898 | 16 | 41 | 57 | |
| Ward 54 | Larkhall South | 1927 | 2171 | 4098 | 1916 | 2125 | 4041 | 11 | 46 | 57 | |
| Ward 55 | Stonehouse | 2159 | 2319 | 4478 | 2154 | 2293 | 4447 | 5 | 26 | 31 | |
| Ward 56 | Rutherglen West | 2324 | 2564 | 4888 | 2324 | 2564 | 4888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 57 | Stonelaw | 1915 | 2344 | 4259 | 1824 | 2152 | 3976 | 91 | 192 | 283 | |
| Ward 58 | Bankhead | 1941 | 2284 | 4225 | 1932 | 2281 | 4213 | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Ward 59 | Spittal/Blairbeth | 1924 | 2321 | 4245 | 1915 | 2296 | 4211 | 9 | 25 | 34 | |
| Ward 60 | Burgh | 2037 | 2465 | 4502 | 2015 | 2426 | 4441 | 22 | 39 | 61 | |
| Ward 61 | Cairns | 2172 | 2454 | 4626 | 2172 | 2454 | 4626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 62 | Hallside | 2985 | 3225 | 6210 | 2967 | 3187 | 6154 | 18 | 38 | 56 | |
| Ward 63 | Cambuslang Central | 1989 | 2375 | 4364 | 1928 | 2296 | 4224 | 61 | 79 | 140 | |
| Ward 64 | Cathkin/Springhall | 2084 | 2485 | 4569 | 2084 | 2485 | 4569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 65 | Fernhill | 1843 | 2181 | 4024 | 1831 | 2161 | 3992 | 12 | 20 | 32 | |
| Ward 66 | Kirkhill/Whitlawburn | 2325 | 2465 | 4790 | 2325 | 2465 | 4790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward 67 | Eastfield | 2085 | 2303 | 4388 | 2085 | 2303 | 4388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Lanarkshire Totals | 144206 | 158010 | 302216 | 142982 | 155830 | 298812 | 1224 | 2180 | 3404 | ||
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