<page_title> List of towns and cities in Scotland by population </page_title> <section_title> Localities </section_title> <table> <cell> 3 <col_header> Rank </col_header> <col_header> 1 </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Aberdeen <col_header> Locality </col_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 196,670 <col_header> Population </col_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> </cell> <cell> City <col_header> Status </col_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Aberdeen City <col_header> Council area </col_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Aberdeen is the Scotland's third most populous city, with a population of 196,670.