<page_title> List of towns and cities in Scotland by population </page_title> <section_title> Localities </section_title> <table> <cell> 12 <col_header> Rank </col_header> <col_header> 1 </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> <col_header> 5 </col_header> <col_header> 6 </col_header> <col_header> 7 </col_header> <col_header> 8 </col_header> <col_header> 9 </col_header> <col_header> 10 </col_header> <col_header> 11 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kirkcaldy <col_header> Locality </col_header> <row_header> 12 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 49,460 <col_header> Population </col_header> <row_header> 12 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Town <col_header> Status </col_header> <row_header> 12 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Fife <col_header> Council area </col_header> <row_header> 12 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The Kirkcaldy town had a recorded population of 49,460, making it Fife's second-largest settlement and the 12th most populous settlement in Scotland.