Living in Dundee

Dundee had a population of 150,200 at the end of 2023. The regional median gross salary was €2,932 per month at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 6.5% at the end of 2018.

Last checked 2026-09-2617 sources

Population150,200people31 Dec 2023Official source · National Records of Scotland

Median gross salary (region)2,932EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent963.7EUR/month31 Aug 2026Regional figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate6.5%country median 3.4% — 91% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime7,827incidents per 100,000country median 9,646 — 19% belowOfficial source · www.gov.scot

PM2.5, annual mean4.35µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Higher unemployment than 96% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 82% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Dundee?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United KingdomNational rates and thresholds that apply in Dundee.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Dundee. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.02 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	BT Full Fibre 150¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹⁰Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	963.7 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price⁵Official · regional context

Is Dundee a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–58%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–53%

Family54%strong on family, weak on cost · range 45–63%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 37–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Dundee?

The unemployment rate is 6.5 % (2018). Source: Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Dundee is 6.5%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Dundee 6.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,932 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁴Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.5 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2018	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2004–2018

2.9%

5.1%

7.4%

9.6%

6.5%2004201120162018

Unemployment rate fell 28.1% between 2004 and 2018, from 9.0% to 6.5%.

What does a salary buy in Dundee?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,452of €2,452 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,452
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €964
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30	− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30	− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,452

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dundee. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Dundee. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	39 count	3 Aug 2026	Scottish Government⁹Official
Schools	48 count	3 Aug 2026	Scottish Government⁹Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Dundee's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Safety

How safe is Dundee?

Police recorded about 7,827 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.gov.scot¹⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesDundee highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267

Bristol13,099

Liverpool12,409

Leeds11,462

Birmingham11,416

Leicester11,001

Sheffield9,693

Cardiff9,379

Belfast9,156

Dundee7,827

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,827 incidents per 100,000country median 9,646	31 Dec 2024	www.gov.scot¹⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Dundee's nearest airport was DND, 4 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	4 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	DND	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.8°C in January and 15.1°C in July. Dundee's monthly precipitation totalled 63.5 mm in January and 64.2 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 61.6 hours in January and 185 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Dundee?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.35 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹¹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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7°1°

8°1°

10°2°

12°4°

14°6°

17°9°

19°11°

17°9°

13°6°

9°3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

129

169

209

183

185

171

139

105

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Dundee is 4.4 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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487

200

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Dundee 4.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.35 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.8 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 9.6 · Apr 11.8 · May 14.4 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.7 · Feb 1 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 3.8 · May 6.1 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 10.7 · Sep 9 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2.9 · Dec 0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.8 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 7.8 · May 10.3 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 12.9 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 63.5 · Feb 47.3 · Mar 46.3 · Apr 43.9 · May 50.2 · Jun 62.8 · Jul 64.2 · Aug 68.9 · Sep 53.8 · Oct 80.4 · Nov 68.3 · Dec 63.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 61.6 · Feb 89.6 · Mar 129 · Apr 168.8 · May 209.4 · Jun 183.3 · Jul 185 · Aug 170.9 · Sep 139.4 · Oct 104.9 · Nov 78.5 · Dec 53.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Aberdeen ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Cork (Ireland) ±1.2 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Dundee?

The published population was 150,200 people in June 2023. Source: National Records of Scotland³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	150,200 people	31 Dec 2023	National Records of Scotland³Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	2 count	3 Aug 2026	Scottish Funding Council⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Dundee

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

York as a Dundee alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 2.3% York vs 6.5% Dundee−65%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,576 (2026) York vs 7,827 (2024) Dundeeno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,233 York vs €2,932 Dundee+10%

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Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Dundee, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities

Blackpool149,070 residents Ipswich151,565 residents Middlesbrough148,215 residents Cambridge152,740 residents Telford156,910 residents York141,685 residents

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Dundee in rankings

#14 of 30 in Safest cities in United Kingdom by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dundee under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Dundee?

The published population was 150,200 people in June 2023. Source: National Records of Scotland.

Is the air quality good in Dundee?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

How safe is Dundee?

Police recorded about 7,827 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.gov.scot.

What is the unemployment rate in Dundee?

The unemployment rate is 6.5 % (2018). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Dundee?

The median gross salary is 2,932 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Dundee a good place to live?

Dundee may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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  title = {Dundee, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
National Records of Scotland nrscotland.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-05
Office for National Statistics (ONS) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-06
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-25
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Scottish Funding Council sfc.ac.uk · checked 2026-08-03
Scottish Government gov.scot · checked 2026-08-03
Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15

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