Wanderlust World Wanderlust World There are no reliable census records for Scotland in 1485. However, historians estimate that the population of the Kingdom of Scotland at the end of the 15th century ranged between 1.2 million and 1.5 million people.
Medieval Scotland lacked centralized record-keeping. Estimates are based on tax records, parish registers, and comparative data from neighboring countries. The figure reflects a recovery from the demographic shocks of the 14th-century plagues and the Wars of Independence.
This population supported a predominantly rural, agrarian society with small urban centers like Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen.