See where South and North Lanarkshire rank in 'happiest' places to live report

Lanarkshire has ranked among the sixth bottom areas of Scotland that are the most happy according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The ONS has released the latest edition of its happiness report, which uses data from the Annual Population Survey to estimate life satisfaction, happiness, anxiety, and the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile at both a nationwide and local level.

And research shows that 'happiness' levels are ranked at 27th and 28th for South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire respectively, out of the 32 council areas in Scotland.

The happiest places in the country were found to be Na h-Eileanan Siar in first place, followed by Shetland Islands and then Orkney.

Similarly, when it comes to life satisfaction, Shetland, Na h-Eileanan Siar, and Orkney were found to have the highest averages, while South Lanarkshire ranked 23rd with a 7.42 average and North Lanarkshire at 25th with a 7.41 average.

Meanwhile, the regions in Scotland that have the highest average levels of anxiety according to the ONS data are South Ayrshire, the City of Edinburgh, and Renfrewshire with North Lanarkshire ranking ninth and South Lanarkshire 12th.

When it comes to the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile, North Lanarkshire ranks 22nd with 7.61 average and South Lanarkshire at 26th at a 7.55 average..

As noted by the ONS, different local authorities should not be directly compared due to the low sample sizes and large confidence intervals estimates. However, the data still provides a valuable insight into how happy the public is in different regions of Scotland.

Motherwell in North Lanarkshire also ranks low (Wishaw Press)

Read on for a full summary of the ratings for all Scottish areas in terms of life satisfaction, the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile, happiness, and anxiety, sorted from highest to lowest.

Happiness

1. Na h-Eileanan Siar - 8.05
2. Shetland Islands - 8.03
3. Orkney Islands - 7.85
4. Highland - 7.64
5. Aberdeenshire - 7.62
6. East Dunbartonshire - 7.59
7. Midlothian - 7.57
8. Argyll and Bute - 7.56
9. Stirling - 7.50
10. Scottish Borders - 7.46
11. Angus - 7.45
12. Moray - 7.45
13. Falkirk - 7.42
14. City of Edinburgh - 7.41
15. Dumfries and Galloway - 7.40
16. West Lothian - 7.40
17. East Lothian - 7.39
18. Aberdeen City - 7.37
19. Perth and Kinross - 7.36
20. East Renfrewshire - 7.32
21. Dundee City - 7.30
22. Inverclyde - 7.27
23. Fife - 7.18
24. South Ayrshire - 7.18
25. Clackmannanshire - 7.17
26. Renfrewshire - 7.16
27. South Lanarkshire - 7.16
28. North Lanarkshire - 7.15
29. West Dunbartonshire - 7.15
30. East Ayrshire - 7.12
31. Glasgow City - 7.01
32. North Ayrshire - 6.99

Life satisfaction

1. Shetland Islands - 8.12
2. Na h-Eileanan Siar - 8.10
3. Orkney Islands - 8.06
4. Aberdeenshire - 7.88
5. Highland - 7.85
6. Argyll and Bute - 7.74
7. Aberdeen City - 7.68
8. East Dunbartonshire - 7.67
9. Fife - 7.66
10. Stirling - 7.64
11. Midlothian - 7.62
12. Scottish Borders - 7.62
13. Angus- 7.60
14. Falkirk - 7.59
15. Dumfries and Galloway - 7.58
16. Moray - 7.58
17. West Lothian - 7.58
18. Dundee City - 7.57
19. East Lothian - 7.50
20. East Renfrewshire - 7.50
21. City of Edinburgh - 7.46
22. Inverclyde - 7.43
23. South Lanarkshire - 7.42
24. Clackmannanshire - 7.41
25. North Lanarkshire - 7.41
26. Renfrewshire - 7.41
27. Perth and Kinross - 7.39
28. South Ayrshire - 7.36
29. East Ayrshire - 7.35
30. West Dunbartonshire - 7.30
31. Glasgow City - 7.19
32. North Ayrshire - 7.16

Anxiety

1. South Ayrshire - 3.59
   
2. City of Edinburgh - 3.43
3. Renfrewshire - 3.35
4. Glasgow City - 3.32
5. North Ayrshire - 3.32
6. Clackmannanshire - 3.31
7. East Ayrshire - 3.30
8. Inverclyde - 3.29
9. North Lanarkshire - 3.29
10. Falkirk - 3.23
11. East Lothian - 3.12
12. South Lanarkshire - 3.11
13. East Renfrewshire - 3.09
14. Stirling - 3.05
15. Perth and Kinross - 3.04
16. Aberdeen City - 3.01
17. West Dunbartonshire - 3.01
18. West Lothian - 2.96
19. East Dunbartonshire - 2.84
20. Argyll and Bute - 2.83
21. Fife - 2.83
22. Scottish Borders - 2.79
23. Midlothian - 2.78
24. Dundee City - 2.76
25. Moray - 2.75
26. Angus - 2.67
27. Dumfries and Galloway - 2.67
28. Aberdeenshire - 2.60
29. Highland - 2.59
30. Orkney Islands - 2.59
31. Na h-Eileanan Siar - 2.47
32. Shetland Islands - 2.33

Feeling that the things done in life are worthwhile

1. Shetland Islands - 8.29
2. Na h-Eileanan Siar - 8.25
3. Orkney Islands - 8.01
4. Highland - 7.98
5. Argyll and Bute - 7.95
6. Moray - 7.95
7. Aberdeenshire - 7.93
8. East Dunbartonshire - 7.89
9. Midlothian - 7.89
10. West Lothian - 7.83
11. Fife - 7.82
12. Dumfries and Galloway - 7.81
13. Falkirk - 7.78
14. Scottish Borders - 7.78
15. East Renfrewshire - 7.73
16. Stirling - 7.71
17. East Lothian - 7.69
18. City of Edinburgh - 7.68
19. Perth and Kinross - 7.67
20. Angus - 7.66
21. Aberdeen City - 7.65
22. North Lanarkshire - 7.61
23. Inverclyde - 7.59
24. West Dunbartonshire - 7.58
25. South Ayrshire - 7.55
26. South Lanarkshire - 7.55
27. Dundee City - 7.54
28. East Ayrshire - 7.54
29. Renfrewshire - 7.54
30. Clackmannanshire - 7.51
31. North Ayrshire - 7.45
32. Glasgow City - 7.37

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