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Glasgow has retained its place as the youngest place in Scotland - with the majority of residents now aged under 36.



The average age of people living in the city is at its lowest level since at least the turn of the century, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).



Edinburgh is the second youngest place in Scotland, the data shows - with Dumfries and Galloway the oldest.



The ONS data shows the median age of people living in every part of the UK.



The median is a kind of average which represents the middle point on a scale.

In other words, if you lined everyone up in order of age, the median would be the person exactly halfway down the line.



In Glasgow, the median age fell from 35.7 years old in 2016 to 35.6 years old in 2017.



Edinburgh, meanwhile, got slightly older - with the median age rising from 36.3 to 36.4.



The age gap between the cities has been growing, slowly but surely, since the 2000s began.



In 2001 Glasgow had a median age of 36.2 - making it just a fraction younger than Edinburgh (36.4).



But while Edinburgh’s age has roughly stood still, Glasgow has seen an injection of youth.



Aberdeen remains the third youngest place in Scotland, with a median age of 36.7.



Dundee (37.1) and West Lothian (40.8) complete the top five.



In Dumfries and Galloway, meanwhile, the average person is 48.9 years old.



Scotland as a whole has been getting older, as health care improves and life spans increase.



The median age across the country - at 42.0 years old - is now more than three years higher than it was at the turn of the century.

In 2001, the median age stood at 38.7 years old.